With 2023 approaching, I got to thinking about this resolution madness. Do you make them? Do you keep them?
Here’s one of the earliest instances where the actual phrase "new year resolution" was used in a January 1st issue of a Boston newspaper from 1813.
“I believe there are multitudes of people who will sin all the month of December, with a serious determination of beginning the new year with new resolutions and new behaviour, and with the full belief that they shall thus expiate and wipe away all their former faults.”
Has anything changed in 2022/23?
Did you know, the fail rate for those of us participating in this madness is 88%?
And here is a breakdown of why people fail at sticking to their resolutions.
There's a better way to practice self-reflection and self-improvement without the guilt, self-denial, and high probability of failure.
Listen in to find out what I propose as an achievable alternative to the New Year's Resolution.
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