Don’t be the resolution maker that no one likes. The new year is often touted as a time to make serious changes and live a new kind of life. That’s understandable, people like to have a convenient start/stop date for big things in life. There are certain resolutions you should avoid, or maybe work into your life at another time. So take this list in hand and use it as an anti-checklist. You’ll feel so much better about yourself for it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year’s_resolution
1. Going to the Gym
Everyone and their mother decides “oh I want to start going to the gym on New Year’s”. Well they are all wrong. Any gym-goer dreads the new year for this reason. The gym is a public space and has its own set of rules. A flood of new people on Jan 2 just destroys the area. Newcomers are loud, rude and inexperienced. If you really want to start going to the gym, wait until February. You’ve already waited long enough to go, so a month won’t hurt.
2. Making People in your Family Healthy
Stop trying to change what is for others. You may have the best intentions of getting the rest of your family healthy, but all that will do is make them hate you. See, human beings don’t like doing what they don’t want to do. You need to give them motivation and support to get in shape, but you cannot make them. You will just breed resentment. Maybe try to convince them to join you at the gym in February. Don’t suddenly remove all bread from the house.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_club
3. ”Be a Better Person”
Stop being vague. Resolving to be a better person is a huge cop out. It’s like sending good wishes to a bad place, you feel better without actually doing anything. Being a better person is a blanket statement that permits yourself to make meaningless and incremental changes while faking that there’s a larger goal in mind. Tackle specifics of what’s going to make you a better person. There’s got to be a line where you accept what’s got to change.
4. Quit Smoking
You’re not going to make it, plain and simple. Sure, the support network is there at the start of the year, but one by one everyone succumbs to the cravings and the addictions. Then you’re left alone, just you and your smokes. Who is going to help you now? It’s similar to the gym thing. Just find a support network that will always exist, and utilize that. You should absolutely quit, but don’t do it on a once per year bandwagon.
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5. Drink Less
The same reasoning as above. If you have a drinking problem, it’s excellent that you’re seeking to address it. But the thing about a resolution is that it was likely made while intoxicated. You need to make sure to be able to handle the problems associated with alcohol withdrawal. If your social circle is heavily involved in drinking, be prepared to lose some friends. Don’t alter everything in life solely for the sake of a resolution. Make sure to be thoroughly prepared.
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