On January 1, many people make New Year’s resolutions. They set long-range goals and say, “I’ll work like crazy to achieve these goals, and then I’ll celebrate.” At the beginning, we’re motivated. But we run out of steam when things get hard – or tedious – or boring. Things take longer than we expect, require […]
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A Simple Approach to New Year’s Resolutions
I heard the other day that there are well over 100 million blogs in the US. Worldwide, it could be 400 million or more. I wonder how many of them will be talking about New Year’s resolutions today. My guess is . . . a bunch. If you need help with your resolutions, you’ve got […]
How To Finish the Year Well
Everybody focuses on January 1. That’s the day for the clean slate – the fresh start – the “do-over.” That’s a good thing. But in doing so, there’s a tendency to think, “Well, it’s too late to fix anything in five days. I’ll just focus on next year, and everything will be better.” So, we […]