New Year’s 2013 – Resolutions
1-2-13 WOSO Commentary
Did you have personal and business resolutions for 2012? How
did you do? I read the other day that we do not meet 90% of our New Year
resolutions. Not a very good success
rate, right?
Of course, the main reason for not fulfilling our
resolutions is probably the lack of sustained effort, but utilizing my weight
goal of 155, there are other possible reasons.
First of all, is the goal concrete and measurable? That I
will lose weight is too vague and certainly not measurable.
Secondly, is the goal realistic? From 197 pounds five years
ago I had reached 160 when I established this new goal of 155 for the Monday
before Thanksgiving (I weigh myself once a week each Monday prior to exercising
and breakfast and jot down my weight). It
was going to be tough because I do not remember ever weighing 155, but given
where I was, it was going to be tough but achievable.
Thirdly, is there a concrete strategy to achieve the goal?
My forty pound weight loss over five years has been based on eating less,
eating healthier and doing more exercise. No fad diets. At no time did I shoot
for huge weight loss. Initially, the strategy was to lose no more than 1 pound
a week. I would also have 6 month periods with the goal of maintaining the
newly achieved weight level. This last goal of 155 pounds was 5 pounds over 6
months. The strategy was the same - eat less, eat healthier and do more
exercise.
Finally, the commitment has to be complete. Frankly, at the
beginning of November, I did not think I was going to achieve the 155 goal
because trips in September to England and Ireland and in October to Vermont, resulted
in my going up to around 167 pounds. Only pride and commitment permitted my
weighing 154.4 on Monday, November 26th.
I hope you were successful in your 2012 goals and I hope you
have new goals for 2013 that are concrete, measurable, and realistic. I trust
you have a concrete strategy for meeting your goals and finally I pray you have
the commitment to fulfill them.
Hopefully, at the end of 2013 you will be among the 10% who
met their goals. Now that is an achievement, right?
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