Every year by the end of December, people start to get excited about the upcoming year and think about all those sexy—but often unrealistic—resolutions to have for the year to come.
Not gonna lie, I used to be that guy as well, but over time I understood that change is often a slow, incremental process; insta-fixes, for the most part, exist only in our mind.
Going from December 31 to January 1 is not particularly special per se, and that extra digit—that usually takes some time to get familiar with—wouldn’t instantly fix all of your problems. Whatever you tell yourself, you’re still the same person with all of your qualities and flaws.
On my side, what I do by the end of the year is write down all the positive things, achievements, and progress I made throughout the year, and next to it I write down as well all the negative things, sorrows, misfortunes, bad luck, and mistakes… and just by examining both sides, I conclude quickly if it was a great or a not-so-great year.
That being said, the point of this post is to shed light on how you can positively aim to have a great year while still being totally realistic.
There are 365 days in a year, and I think the day is one obvious measurement unit we can consider! Now imagine out of those 365 days, 250 days were really great, 70 were not bad, and some 45 were awful (but nothing dramatically awful took place); you’d naturally look back on it by the end of December and feel it was a pretty good year.
The idea is that if you fix your day, your week, month, and year will consequently fix themselves.
Take some time for yourself, brainstorm about it properly, then write down how you usually spend your days (either weekdays, weekends, or vacations) and try to spot all those things that drain your soul and ruin your day, everything that makes you less productive and stands in your way of becoming the person you wish to be. Once these culprits are identified, have a plan on how you can progressively eradicate them.
Keep in mind that it’s all about progress (even tiny ones). If today is 1% better than yesterday, you’ll be amazed how such tiny progress can compound over time and revolutionize your life.
And voilà, here is your sexy New Year’s resolution, yet a realistic one!
