I have read a few times over the past few years that some people think making resolutions is not a good thing, that it somehow places unnecessary pressure on us.
If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would almost think that some kind of ‘dark forces’ are behind this, and I am not even joking!
How on earth can someone think it’s it’s pressurising to make commitments to ourselves? How, er, dare I say, low-achieving do we have to want to be, to think it’s too stressy to work out what we want in life and how we plan to get it?
Is that too harsh? If no, I am sorry. It’s how I feel. There’s low expectations and then there’s ridiculously low expectations!
I am not even sure it’s possible to go through life without expectations, aims, goals and desires. Surely it’s the human condition to be constantly shooting our ‘rockets of desire’ (I have been listening to Abraham Hicks on my new headphones in the gym)!
So rather than deciding to “not for anything because then I won’t be disappointed” take control. Decide what you want and how you plan to get it.
To decide not to make some wishes or set your intentions for the year ahead because you’re worried you’re not going to achieve your aims is to give on 2017 even before you begin!
* According to the British Medical Journal, for example “for many smokers it may take 30 or more quit attempts before being successful may assist with clinical expectations.” 30 attempts! So you can’t quit whatever you’re aiming for yet.
* Internet guru and hugely successful author Seth Godin got “900 rejection letters in a row, (and was) turned down 30 times each by 30 top publishers. Over the course of year”. 900 rejections!
* Walt Disney was once fired from a Missouri newspaper for “not being creative enough.”
The main thing is to keep aiming. As they say in the classics, aim for the stars and you might at least make it to the Moon!
Everything in life is easier broken down into manageable steps that we can take one at time. The first step is to decide what you want!
So if you’re ready, click here for my 100% free of charge 2017 Intention Setting Kit.
