Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work

Written by Stephen Outram Tuesday, 03 January 2012 06:22

How many New Year’s Resolutions have you made that resulted in something actually changing?

Resolution doesn't make any sense in the context of, you, desiring to change something.

We have been trained to think that resolution means “determined” or a promise we make to ourselves but that is not correct at all. Resolution means “breaking into parts” or “to loosen.” And how much has that to-do with you changing something? Not much.

If your New Year's Resolution is to make more money in 2012, for example, then you’re asking for your money flows to loosen or break into parts. It makes no sense.

If you would like more money, rather than creating a resolution, try asking a question or making a demand of you,

“What will it take for me to have more money in 2012?”

And where did we get this idea of New Year's Resolutions from and then to just accept it as something that might work?

How many of the ideas we currently have, about making money or having money, did we pick up from a tradition or a family member and really have no-idea what we are actually saying or asking for?

Getting clear about what we say could be really useful in beginning to change the habits we use to not-get what we desire; like having greater ease with money and more money.

What would you have to loosen-up-on for that to actualise? Perhaps easing your annual grip on resolutions might be a good start.

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