
Ahhh, an
opportunity to start fresh and begin a new year full of potential.
The New Year’s resolutions are set, and the motivation to pursue
each and every one of them is high. Yet, more often than not, they do
not get accomplished. I believe people start out with great
intentions on pursuing their resolutions to improve a certain area in
their life, which is very commendable. However, through time,
these resolutions begin to erode and turn into a memory of what
should have been.
The
reason people often fail at attaining their New Year’s resolutions
is not because they lack discipline but because they lack, what I
like to call, the “Why Factor”. The Why Factor is not just
a basic superficial explanation of why you chose that particular
resolution; it is a deep esoteric meaning that is rooted within the
very essence of who you are.
A
common New Year’s resolution is to lose weight, and it seems that
the most common drive behind this resolution is just to look good.
The problem with this approach is that it’s superficial.
Goal’s fueled by shallow perceptions are often not attained because
there is a lack of a deeper intention. For this very reason, my
fitness and martial arts mentor, Mike Lee Kanarek, has always
professed to me to never workout for the mirror but, instead, workout
with the purpose of taking care of and honoring my body for the
benefits of my health and well being, adding to that the results in
the mirror will automatically follow. In other words, your “Why
Factor” needs to be deeper than a superficial attainment; it needs
to be authentic and resonate with your values and deeper self.
I
believe that before we take our first step towards our goals, we must
first take a personal inventory of our motives and assure ourselves
that they are driven by a deeper reasoning. Making sure that we are
pursuing our resolutions with a strong basis instead of a causal,
simplistic approach will, in turn, provide us with the fuel to
automatically develop the discipline needed in order to fully attain
our New Year’s resolutions.
I
hope that this post serves you well. I look forward to reading your
thoughts and comments.
Luis
Rosario
MorningCoach.com
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