I was at trader joes last week chatting with the checker about New Years resolutions. She said "I don't make them anymore, I never follow through," On one hand, her statement felt really freeing, but on the other hand, it felt defeatist. Like giving up. Since that conversation, I've been thinking a lot about New Year's resolutions and why we make them on a certain day.
As I've gotten older (and wiser) I've come to realize there is no magic to January 1. Or Mondays. Or Mondays that fall on the first day of the month. (!) But the bottom line is, that I won't give up. It doesn't mater when you start to change, because "A year from now, you will wish you had started today." (Karen Lamb)
My mantra for change in both my professional and personal life comes from Napoleon Hill--"Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along." No, definitely not perfect at remembering this, but getting better!
Happy New Year's--here's to change happening all year long! See you in 2016!
As I've gotten older (and wiser) I've come to realize there is no magic to January 1. Or Mondays. Or Mondays that fall on the first day of the month. (!) But the bottom line is, that I won't give up. It doesn't mater when you start to change, because "A year from now, you will wish you had started today." (Karen Lamb)
My mantra for change in both my professional and personal life comes from Napoleon Hill--"Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work whatever tools you may have at your command and better tools will be found as you go along." No, definitely not perfect at remembering this, but getting better!
Happy New Year's--here's to change happening all year long! See you in 2016!
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