New Year’s resolutions are the bane of everyone’s existence. Some people do fairly well with sticking to the resolutions they set for the year, but many (myself included) get off track within the first few days. I’ve gotten tired of consistently saying I wanted to do something throughout the year, but never following through, so I decided to be extremely vague with my resolution, this year. I want this year to be a year of success. No matter what I’m doing all year, as long as there are successes, I will technically be fulfilling my New Year’s resolution.
This may seem like I’m cheating and not taking the tradition seriously, but, for the most part, I am. I’ll agree that I’m taking an easy path this year, but this will make my year feel more fulfilling. I’m building myself up, as I keep working toward success, and I will measure my year’s success by how many successes I’ve had.
If you’re still with me on this bizarre New Year’s resolution train, bless you. It’s something that I was thinking about for nearly all of December, and I really wanted to make a resolution that would stick. Working out more or losing weight were my top resolutions for years, and I would forget about them, by the time February rolled around. By the end of the year, I would think back to what I had accomplished and feel like there was nothing upon which to reflect. By choosing success as a resolution, I’m going to stop taking every accomplishment for granted, no matter the significance. That way I can appreciate everything I do, instead of feeling like a failure because I didn’t meet the initial goal of mastering a hobby or losing weight.
Instead of making specific resolutions, give broad or vague ones a try. That way, you can measure your success however you want.