Resolutions Are Crap
Did that get your attention?
I’m not doing any resolutions this New Year.
They don’t work.
But what does work?
That’s a great question.*
* * *
* One that I work on all the time.
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No resolutions here, either! What does work? Make a goal, then make a realistic plan as to how you’re going to meet that goal, and then executing the plan (and reviewing and revising along the way).
That’s what works for me 🙂