Resolutions – Episode 13

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My 2011 TO DO List

1. Lose 10 pounds
2. Find Mr./Ms. Right
3. Quit smoking
4. Start running
5. Decrease caffeine
6. Increase marketing
7. Make more money

Check. Check. Check.
No sweat. Right?

It’s a new year bearing a full list of new promises that we make to ourselves. 92% of the resolutions made on January 1st will be forgotten by February 1st.¹ Are we all suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder? Perhaps.

But we’re willing to bet it’s more about pleasure vs. pain than you may think.

Ask Yourself:

• Is the pain you avoid greater than the pleasure you receive from breaking comfort zones?
• Do your habits support making the change needed to accomplish the goal?
• Are you more surprised your lack of success or your lack of planning for it?

Now Tell Yourself:
Either START planning your habits or STOP making resolutions.

¹ Living on the Up Beat – http://www.pr9.net/games/consumer/3207december.html