Happy New Year!
I’ll skip the hum drum explanation about how most New Year’s resolutions fail, as I’m assuming you probably know that over 75% of people don’t see theirs through.
But why? Why is it so hard to keep a New Year’s resolution, or any goal, for that matter? The answer has to do with a lack of repetition towards setting goals. If you only set a goal once a year, as oppose to someone who sets goals daily, monthly, and yearly, the odds of success are obviously much lower. It’s simple math: if you set goals 365 days of the year, you have a greater chance of success then if you set a goal just once a year. Because you will gain more experience setting goals, like anything else, you will also gain skill and wisdom with regards to goal setting. This will ensure that future goal setting will be well thought out, more realistic, and have a higher probability of success.
Success is not a goal, it’s a habit. Success encompasses failure, meaning that in order to be successful at something, you WILL fail at it. And if you try something multiple times, you will have more setbacks, just the same with triumphs. Many people don’t know this, but Babe Ruth struck out just as many times as he hit home runs. Thomas Edison failed over one thousand times before he gave the world its first successful light bulb. What does that tell you about success? No football team wins every game of every season, every year. No student passes every single test or assignment. Even the best business people have deals fall though from time to time. So don’t be discouraged if you’re not successful at everything you attempt.
Remember that failure is a part of success, not the opposite of it.
It is also vital to keep it all in the best perspective. Pay more attention to what you have to gain when you set a goal rather than what you could lose if you fail. Successful people follow this anecdote closely.
Have a great year, and remember to be repetitious in your goal setting!
All the best,
David Alvas
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