It's that time of the year again, you know the beginning of the year where everyone is so excited about all the things they are going to do that they didn't accomplish in the previous year. Firstly let me say Happy New Year, welcome to the year 2014! Every year I realize how older I am getting, not a good thought... Anyway that's not the point of this post. New Year Resolutions, I am pretty sure by now everyone has heard someone they know talk about them. Every beginning of the year people have that new found confidence and inspiration to turn their lives around and do something new, I applaud them. Not everyone can do that. Let's be honest here I am pretty sure more than half of the time new year resolutions are a bust. Sure in the first few weeks of January you are all excited, pumped up and ready to take on the world. But who are we kidding, after a while we kind of get tired, give up and go back to our normal lives. It happens every year and for a while I wondered why. That is until a friend of mine highlighted to me why we most of us fail to achieve these resolutions. We set unrealistic goals. Now I am not saying if your goal this year is to become an astronaut you won't achieve it, I am just saying it's thinking too far ahead. If you set simple achievable everyday goals like this week I am going to drink the recommended 8 glasses of water per day you won't be easily discouraged. Then from those simple goals you can set higher goals until you reach the ultimate one. I am not saying this method works but I think it makes sense, I am planning on trying it out myself. Let me know how it works out. So where I was I, yes 2014, a fresh new 365 pages meaning days book (that quote has been going around like a disease) but it is accurate. A new year is always a great way to start afresh and I wish all of you a great and prosperous 2014!
For what I am about to share to make sense, I need to give you a bit of background information. I am what my friends call an 'activity slut'. Its kind of a harsh term but completely factual. I am the kind of person who participates in literally everything that I come across, be it charity organisations, school related projects, societies, etc. If I feel like I could contribute something to any project I do it, without any hesitation. I love working with people and trying to make the lives of people around me better and being involved in all these projects gives me the opportunity to do just that. I also do it for selfish reasons, I want to leave a legacy that will live on for decades after I have left this earth. I want to be remembered by each and everyone I come in contact with. What? I am only human! But one thing I never do is get involved in anything where I am uncertain about its success. All my moves are calculated, I only take part in things I know for sure I will be...
hmm...i have to try that method...bin stuck to the old unrealistic one for a very long time...thanks Lala
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