Sticking with New Year’s resolutions

New year, new me! That’s what they say, right? Except for in a recent study done, most people have been found to give up their new year’s resolution by the second week. The study done by Forbes says that only about 8 percent of people succeed with their goal. That’s crazy! So you’re telling me that out of the 7 BILLION people in this world, only about 560 million can actually stick to the plan. Let’s talk about commitment issues, amiright?

The practice of challenging ourselves and setting goals at the beginning of the year have been around for thousands of years, so why can’t we get the hang of it?

What I believe to be the problem in our society is actually something that I heard not too long ago by really strong, tall guy with an unmistakable accent. If you guessed Arnold Schwarzenegger, you’re right.

Not only is this guy one of the largest human beings on the face of the earth, but if you ever take the time to listen to his life story, the struggles and obstacles he’s been through, he is a true inspiration. The most recent speech of his that I listened to talked about the art of goals and dedication. He talked about how by simply organizing your day and setting time for yourself (going to the gym, reading a book, or learning about something new), will help us waste much less time with useless tasks.

The one thing that he said in his speech that stuck with me the most is that the reason people don’t reach their goals is because they have a plan b. At first, that was really hard for me to understand, because I’ve been taught the saying “if plan A doesn’t work, there are 25 other letters in the alphabet.” However, when he went on to explain what he meant, it made complete sense. Instead of putting our entire time and energy into that one plan a, we are slowly contributing some of it to the plan b in the back of our minds. If we only have one goal to begin with, there won’t be any distractions or energy vampires veering us away from the end result. I know, right? Mind blown.

So as we go into this next year of 2019, I challenge you to find something that you 100 percent want to dedicate yourself to. Whether it’s a fitness, financial or spiritual goal, set your mind to what you want to do and stick with it. Give yourself enough credit, you can accomplish anything that you set your mind to.