By Isaiah O’Connor

I was thinking of doing a New Years’ podcast that was rather a standard format, that is to say, do a year in review and a bit of plan for the future type of thing. However, as I started to write it, it felt a bit too hollow and cliche, so I figured I would go a different route. I saw someone make a joking post on FaceBook about New Years Resolutions. It said,

“I’m opening a gym called “Resolutions.” It will have exercise equipment for the first two weeks and then it turns into a bar for the rest of the year."

Humorous as this is, it got me thinking. Why is it that there is a  large difference between the amount of resolution made vs the amount accomplished. As I thought about it I came to this conclusion. The large majority of resolutions are simply grand dreams, wishes that you hope for but have no real concrete plan of achieving. For example, many people make a resolution to lose weight. You could reword it from “This year I resolve to lose weight” to “I wish I could lose weight this year.” Or “This year I resolve to become wealthy” to “This year I wish I could become wealthy.”

. As I learned from Dave Ramsey, Goals need to be S.M.A.R.T. That is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Sensitive. You can read his blog post on it here.

For further reading, you can check out my blog post on the subject, by clicking here. No Resolutions

For my previous podcast click here. Season 1 Wrap

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Isaiah O’Connor