Resolve to Have a Better Year

The practice of making New Year’s resolutions began about 4000 years ago with the Babylonians, who did theirs in March, not in January as we do today.  They were making promises to the gods, while we most often today make promises to ourselves.  The Babylonians were looking for their gods to help them make things right.  Most people today resolve to do things on New Year’s Eve that they think will help them do things the right way, or become a better person.  Generally, folks are not successful with their New Year’s resolutions, which explain why the gyms and health clubs return to their normal level of business mere weeks after the New Year.  No one ever said trying to be better was easy!

Perhaps, the key to a successful resolution is to make one that you can actually keep.  If you have never liked to read books, resolving to read two or three a week is probably not going to happen.  So, maybe it is a matter of not trying to do more, and not trying to do so at a faster pace than ever before.  Resolve to do what you do well even better by working not longer, but smarter, and more efficiently.  Focus on adding value, not adding activities, or time.  If you do, these are the kind of New Year’s resolutions that you will actually keep!      

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