Making Decisions is Essential for Self Improvement
There is a massive difference between hoping or wishing for self improvement, or that something will change in our lives, and actively deciding to make changes in our lives.
New Year resolutions often fall into the wishing and hoping category. If we say ‘I’d like to give up smoking’ or ‘I need to lose weight’ or ‘I really should get fit’ or ‘I should get a better job’ our chances of success aren’t great. Why not? The wording alone makes these more like a wish list of things that we think will make us happier if they happened. This is a bit like saying “I’d like to win the lottery” and the very lack of conviction makes their odds of success pretty similar.
These are not decisions. Decisions are when we say to ourselves ‘I am going to do whatever I have to do to lose 30 pounds in the next six months’ or ‘I am not prepared to put up with my lousy job any longer’. We need to decide that ‘enough is enough’ and be absolutely serious that this is what we want. We need to be prepared get any information and help we need, form a plan and be prepared to take massive and consistent action. We need to be 100% committed to our decisions and be prepared to follow through whatever it takes.
To be continued….
Self Improvement Quote of the Day:
'The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.' – Ben Stein
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Saturday, 10 March 2007
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