On the 11th day of the fifth month of 2011 (are we there already? I know the feeling) chances are good that most (if not all) New Year resolutions are only a faint memory that you'll only be able to recall if you really have to. I've said it before - I'm not the biggest supporter of setting New Year's resolutions to start off with - it feels as if I'm limiting myself to a box that I don't want to fit in (I cope better with 1 Feb resolutions) ;-)
But for many people New Year's dreams and aspirations - new mountains to climb or cities to conquer - are very much part of their lives. And that's what it is and stays in many instances - ideals, not reality. There might be many reasons for this - it's easy to get excited about a new prospect - the motivation is there to show yourself that you can do it. The problem comes in when the novelty wears off and you slide back to your old ways of doing things - habits are hard to break.
The silver lining of this dark cloud is that it's not impossible - human beings are actually adaptable creatures - much more than we choose to believe many times. The book give insight into what is needed to make these changes possible - a straightforward three-step plan:
1. know what change is necessary (information)
2. desire the change (motivation)
3. have the tools to achieve and maintain the change (strategy).
Most of you will agree that three-step quick fixes are often not the answer to life's challenges - but hey, who says no to a kick-start? So on 11 May 2011 I'm really going to try to break some bad habits and acquire new ones - let's check back in three months' time to check on the progress. Are you in?
P.S. little miss mentor uses the shadowmatch online tool very effectively to identify and manage habits and specific behaviour patterns, which in turn, determines your thoughts and consequent actions.
Contact little miss mentor to find out how your habit profile looks.
Have a good week!
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