Why your New Year's resolution will fail
Rick Weaver
Award-winning Senior Recruiter | National Talent Acquisition Specialist in Executive Search and Management Recruiting
January has arrived! It brings with it a new year which is seen by many to signify a new start at attaining those goals sitting on the back burner for far too long. Known as "New Year's Resolutions" they are really nothing more than typical goals. According to Capital Character the average resolution will only last two weeks.
Why such poor performance?
Even though the focus this time of year is on keeping a resolution, these resolutions are generally just verbal. They are not treated using processes known to increase goal achievement.
The transition from resolution to goal success involves four steps:
If resources are insufficient or the cost is too great, you need to rethink the goal. This does not mean to reject it as it may simply need to be tweaked slightly. If the goal is too soft, go back to step one and two and increase your expectation or shorten the timing. If the second phase validates that the goal is possible, you can continue the road to success!
Why did you stay up on New Year's Eve?
After 2020 and 2021 there are probably a lot of people that stayed up on December 31 just to make sure 2021 ended. But let's make sure that 2022 is a year where things take a turn for the better.
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