Stop with New Year’s Resolutions, & Do This Instead.
Season 2 - EPS 1 - IRON31 Podcast
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Going into a new year inevitably comes with new goals.
It’s our world’s natural and most loved reset button.
Although we enter the new year with a renewed momentum, we are still the same person with the same struggles and same capacities that we had before the clock struck midnight.
Not to be negative, but when the ball drops and the countdown is over, magic doesn’t transform us into a whole different person.
But here is what we must consider before making a New Year’s Resolution:
1️⃣ Quick Fixes vs. Sustainable Change:
Resolutions often lean towards quick fixes and habit implementation that does not fit your current capacity. People will add habits before analyzing their current lifestyle and schedules and then will be defeated by overwhelm by February 1st.
2️⃣ The “All or Nothing” Trap
Resolutions tend to fall into the “all or nothing” trap. Small victories matter. Celebrate progress, not perfection.
3️⃣ Continuous Growth Trumps Annual Overhauls
Opt for continuous growth rather than an annual overhaul of new habits at the start of the year. Consistent, small improvements lead to more sustainable and lasting health outcomes.
PS your goals may change as your seasons and circumstances change as too.
We often create our goals not based on what we want, but based upon what we see others accomplishing, and creating these goals alone gives a dopamine hit to our insecurities.
Life has become a big game of keep up, and New Year’s Resolutions only offer us a restart button to our annual disappointments to self serve our ego.
✅ HERE’S WHAT I DO INSTEAD:
I stopped making New Year Resolutions 4 years ago and have been implementing a “Word of the Year” instead.
Choosing a word helps me revert back to the word in times of small and big decision making.
My word for this next year is Remain, coming from John 15:4, “Remain in me, and I in you.”
I go more in depth in the episode, so please make sure to listen and use our free “Word of the Year” Resource for reflection!
Have the BEST DAY EVER,
-Ash
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