Now is the Time to Make Our Groundhog Day Resolutions
We can all probably agree that making New Year’s Resolutions is not a new or particularly effective concept. Historical references to people making New Year’s Resolutions go back over 2,000 years. Unfortunately, the practice never tends to turn out too well for most individuals. Depending on what statistics you choose to look at, you will probably find an average success rate somewhere around 10%. (In other words, New Year’s Resolutions will tend to have a failure rate of around 90%.)
Since New Year’s Resolutions typically do not work and are destined in most cases to fail before the end of January, would it not make sense to look for a different approach? After all, with New Year’s Day immediately following a two-month holiday span that most consider hectic and stressful, is it really the best time for conducting deep introspection and making long-term, life-altering commitments?
A Better Approach
I think it makes far more sense to use New Year’s Day as a kickoff point for a resolution development process. With the stress of the holidays behind us, it may now be possible to do self-analysis with a degree of mental focus.
Why not spend January contemplating the past year or however we choose to do self-examination? We might even want to test-drive a couple of potential resolutions to see if they feel like a good fit. After all, any good developmental process should…
