Yipee! Smash 2022 by taking massive action and hereโs how!!
What is that one resolution that you want to achieve so badly?
Is it exercise, diet, starting a business, date nights with your spouse, working for that promotion, stopping drinking, overcoming procrastination, spiritual connection, spending more quality time with your children?
My 2022 resolution for both my business and personal life is to get out more!!!
I like how the New Year gives us an option to reset with resolutions. It feels hopeful, doesnโt it?
๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ!
Do you ever wonder why?
The reason is simple. We count on willpower to get us the desired habits, beliefs, and actions.
๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ, ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ.
My friend, willpower itself can be the source of self-sabotage.
According to American Psychological Association & most psychology researchers define willpower as:
โ๏ธ The ability to delay gratification and resist short-term temptations to meet long-term goals;
โ๏ธ The capacity to override an unwanted thought, feeling, or impulse;
โ๏ธ The conscious, effortful regulation of the self, by the self;
โ๏ธ A limited resource capable of being depleted.
Now read that again!!! Doesnโt it sound like willpower takes too much energy?
In other words, you have to be good at ' self-control'.
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ.
Or what the subconscious wants versus what the conscious believes to be true.
So instead of relying on willpower to help you ace that resolution, you might want to consider this:
โ Take that resolution and break it down to specific goals. You know the drill... S.M.A.R.T goals.
โ Secondly, focus on the person you need to be to achieve those goals. Instead of saying to yourself, I must lose 20 kgs in 2022, how about changing that to an empowering question like โhow can I change my eating habits to healthy ones that I can enjoy whilst I work towards my 20kg weight loss goal?
โ Focus on your thoughts. The results you see today are because of your thoughts. In the same way, your thoughts about your new yearโs resolution will create the same result.
๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ.
In the end, you will create willpower that serves you.
The only way you can consistently show up for that resolution is if you consistently work on your thoughts about your goals.
So go on and smash 2022 goals with this model in action. Your thoughts create your feelings, your feelings create your actions and your actions create your results.
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Here's to a smashing new year!