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5 Reasons Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail. Plus A New Way To Succeed!
Every year millions of people make their New Year’s resolutions: They’re going to lose weight, stop drinking, get their six-pack or hit six figures in their business.
Most people give up these goals by mid-February, but this doesn’t have to be the case. With some good planning and attention to detail, you can see your goals accomplished by 2022.
Why Resolutions Fail
If you follow the life hacker blogs you’ve already heard a few reasons.
- Will Power Isn’t Enough.
- The Goal Is Out Of The Person’s Control.
- Lack of Planning.
- A Critical Mindset.
To this list, I want to add:
The Timing is Off
Timing is a major factor that is overlooked in the self-help world.
After all, the self-help world is a market and people are trying to sell their products NOW.
Self-help gurus know you want to change. They know you believe now is the time to do it and they have written books, designed machines, and concocted formulas to help you do it.
SO ACT NOW!
Because the self-help market booms in January due to New Year’s, and people make a lot of money, no one is talking about how it’s the worst time of year for making drastic change.
Why is New Years the Worst Time Of Year To Make Change?
Because it’s winter and it’s freaking cold outside (or at the equator, it’s often rainy season and wet AF).
Not to mention dark (where I lived in Portland, OR, it is dark by 4:30).
Those might seem like lame excuses, but they’re greater obstacles than people give them credit for.
Think about it. Our light exposure is lower. Our vitamin D levels are crashing. Our bodies are fighting to stay warm, a fight they associate with a struggle to survive.
In the winter your body receives the very clear message that it’s fighting for its life. Everything feels just a little bit harder.
