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.
Similar Posts
Failure
ByMatthew
“I’m a failure.” I failed. Things didn’t turn out exactly like I thought at the outset. I learned something about my goal and my choices along the way. There is no such thing as “failure;” everything produces results. I have examined my inputs (thoughts, beliefs, exclusions, inclusions, emotions, moods, choices and non-choices) and results. I…
Work Always Comes First
ByMatthew
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi An oldie, but a goodie. Another one, that I can’t attribute, but love, is ” . . . it’s like standing in front of a stove, with no wood in it, and expecting heat.”
The Mistake So Many* Make
ByMatthew
What is the secret behind every tragic misstep on the path to success? It happens right here: People believe their emotions have an external cause. That’s it. That’s the only real problem. – Steve Chandler * * * Your emotions create your experience, the visceral, palpable real part of your experience. You create your emotions. (By…
When You Lose
ByMatthew
The important thing is to learn a lesson every time you lose. – John McEnroe Always make sure you learn.* Otherwise, what’s losing for? ***** * And make sure you learn when you win too!
The Different Stages of Mindset
ByMatthew
Our mindset is everything. How and what we think about everything matters. It’s not enough to say that mindset creates our lives (although it does), it’s more accurate to say that mindset is our lives. To help understand mindset I want to share an idea I had the other day. I want to share a progression…
The 99/1 Practice (and how it will transform your life)
ByMatthew
There’s something you can do 1% of the time, that will utterly – and positively – transform your life. I call it the 99/1 Practice. * * * One of the, if not the most, important things you can do to live well and achieve important, meaningful goals is to regularly plan and strategize. But the vast majority…
One Comment
Comments are closed.
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 🙂