So, I was sitting here writing into my fitness blog, which we won't get in to. I had a thought about all the things we say we're going to do. It almost seems like a cliche to develop New Year's resolutions that will change our lives:
I am going to quite smoking/drinking
I am going to work out 5 times a week
only to shrug the resolution within a short span of time (a week in most cases) and determine to do it next year.
While in Iraq, I learned that there was a difference between what one intends to do and what one has done or is doing. The latter has much more significance. Granted, a plan of short-range events is often a good way to get oneself situated and oriented on a distant, long-range goal. (Business practices call it a plan of action.)
However, it is much more significant to create good habits through repetitious behavior. Even in small steps, a definitive action is worth more than all the good intentions combined.
As an example, my fitness blog is listed as Day one, two... and resets whenever I miss a day. I am looking at the number of consecutive days of having performed this particular habit as a reminder, tomorrow, that it isn't just another day.
I am going to quite smoking/drinking
I am going to work out 5 times a week
only to shrug the resolution within a short span of time (a week in most cases) and determine to do it next year.
While in Iraq, I learned that there was a difference between what one intends to do and what one has done or is doing. The latter has much more significance. Granted, a plan of short-range events is often a good way to get oneself situated and oriented on a distant, long-range goal. (Business practices call it a plan of action.)
However, it is much more significant to create good habits through repetitious behavior. Even in small steps, a definitive action is worth more than all the good intentions combined.
As an example, my fitness blog is listed as Day one, two... and resets whenever I miss a day. I am looking at the number of consecutive days of having performed this particular habit as a reminder, tomorrow, that it isn't just another day.
