Now is the time that people begin to analyze all that has happened over the past 12 months. The good, bad and ugly are dragged out of the closet for further inspection. As a result of this review, resolutions are made for the coming year.
While all this reflection and goal setting is good, only about 5% of those resolutions are actually kept one month later. There are many reasons why they don't stick. The Internet is full of articles on the psychology of this matter. To sum it up, people create a "false hope syndrome" by starting a new behavior on the first of the year. By waiting for January 1st to reinvent yourself, you set yourself up for failure.
Many of the resolutions that are made are not goals that simply appeared on December 31st. If your resolution is to lose weight, you have probably been thinking about doing so for months, or even years. The moment that you backslide on your resolution, the tendency is to admit defeat and vow to try again next year.
As you reflect on 2012, resolve to NOT make any resolutions for January 1, 2013. While goal setting is necessary for personal and professional growth, don't wait until January 1st to to begin working on those goals. Work on your goal when you are ready to tackle it....that can be any random day of the week, during any month of the year.
Once you begin working on your goal, do NOT become defeated if you are not perfect in achieving your goal. Remember, Rome was not built in a day. It takes at least 21-28 days to establish a new habit. Keep at it. Slow and steady always wins the race!
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