Comments on: Skip the New Year’s Resolutions

By: Arturo Ortiz

Arturo Ortiz — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:05:29 +0000

I agree with most of this blog. I agree that it’s better to start small and work up. I think that it’s less tedious to have a lot of small goals instead of one big one. The only thing that I can tell you is that, when you make a goal you have to expect to fall back a little. You said that you have tried to save $1000 and ended up saving $800, or saying that you wanted to lose 20 pounds, but ended up losing only 15. This is common and is not failure, failure would be not seeing any success. Rather the point of a goal is not merely to reach the exact demand, but to get better than you started out.

By: thefrugallery

thefrugallery — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:47:52 +0000

I like to make goals rather than resolutions. For example, I might set a goal of working out 4 times a week. This is more encouraging than setting a resolution to lose weight. The end result might be the same, but it puts less pressure on me. I like to make it more about the action than the final result.

By: Pretty Jewelry Things Stores

Pretty Jewelry Things Stores — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:30:58 +0000

Totally agree. Forgetting resolutions makes meeting my goals so much easier and like you stated I accomplish so much more.

By: Monkey Mama

Monkey Mama — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:48:32 +0000

I am the same way. I think goals are important, but they should be made when they make sense or need to made. Certainly nothing magical about January 1.

Happy New Year – always enjoy your posts!