You’ve heard it said a thousand times if you’ve heard it said once, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.”
Would it bother you if I pontificated on that idea for a minute this week, and ask a couple questions that just might hit a little bit too close to home?
How many of you made a resolution to start the New Year?
How many of you have stuck to that resolution?
How many of you even remember what it was that you resolved to do for 2019?
January is just about done. We are already 1/12 of the way through 2019. A few days into February will see us 10% into the new year.
But I’d wager a guess and suggest that any resolution you may have made has long been set aside as old habits return. Complacency is easy. Routine is routine, and I’d agree is normally the less resistive path. And of course, there is always next year - you’ve already given yourself a pass for this year.
Change is hard. No argument whatsoever. Change is hard. Change is uncomfortable.
May I suggest something to you. Despite the fact that change is hard, being intentional and doing the things you resolved to at the beginning of the year can yield real meaningful change that can affect the rest of your life.
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome - wouldn’t change be the opposite?
If you are not content with the direction your life is taking you, why not make today the day you institute real meaningful change that will change the course direction of your life?
Here’s the thing I know to be fact. You don’t need to wait until some arbitrary date - like New Years day - to make a resolution that will affect the rest of your life.
What it takes is a real intentional plan that moves you from where you are to where you want to be. That plan isn’t always easy to come up with, but thankfully there are people out there who can help move you in the right direction.
There is a reason some of the richest smartest most successful people in the world engage with coaches. If it works from someone of that stature, it is reasonable to assume it will work for you.
This week my encouragement is simply this - if you haven’t engaged with a coach (Life Coach, Career Coach, Business Coach, Health Coach, Fitness Coach etc.) and started that journey towards a new refined you, GET ENGAGED.
And if you don’t have a coach you are working right now, I humbly offer my services for your consideration in your quest to make 2019 and beyond the best possible years yet by making you the best possible you.
Don’t wait until next year to start what you can start today. Make that your first resolution of the rest of this year.
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