life-news-awareness-12.28.21

Resolutions SUCK!Most of us drop the ball by February, leaving us feeling guilty, unmotivated, and STUCK.What a way to start the new year...not.We all like to make resolutions: exercise more, eat better, Netflix less, etc.  But these resolutions are nonspecific and vague.It means that there’s not much holding us to them— and it turns out that they’re pretty easy to break.And who does that help?Definitely not you. We’re here with the RESOLUTION REVOLUTION. The key? Make promises, not resolutions. The goal? Get you to reach your goals in 2022. Here's the first step: make promises not resolutions.While a resolution is vague and open ended,a promise is concrete and goal oriented.It’s action packed,Consequence backed,A true commitment to yourself,And the dream you are out to forward.Resolutions are hard to pin down...But promises are very specific, measurable, and loophole free,Outlining exactly what you will or won’t do —No room for interpretations or excuses. For example:Resolution: This year, I will exercise more.Promise: Starting Jan. 2, I will jog 30 minutes, 4x per week — even on vacation.You should be able to answer the following three questions about your promises:

1. How often?

2. How long?

3. How many?

Why so nitty gritty? Your mind has a mind of its own.Listen to the voice in your head closely enough and you’ll hear one particular voice we call the Brat.It hates specificity, likes wiggle room, is sneaky, and loves to negotiate. Making a promise that is specific and measurable shuts up the Brat — or at least has you hearing it loud and clear. Here's step two: go public with your promises.Promises should be public so people who care about you can hold you accountable to them.Going public with your promises is brilliant and courageous.The Brat (see above) not only hates specificity, it hates accountability.As does another contender in your head: the Chicken...

Love,The Inner.U Team

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