Discover why a staggering 91% of people abandon their New Year's resolutions. Explore four essential marks that can dramatically improve your chances of success. Learn how mindset—embracing growth and love over fear—plays a crucial role in achieving goals. Dive into the significance of setting realistic and high-reaching objectives for lasting progress. Get inspired by personal stories that highlight the transformative power of love. Finally, uncover strategies for resilience and habit formation to maintain your momentum throughout the year.
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Mindset is Everything
Mindset is key to achieving goals, as it shapes how we view challenges.
View New Year's resolutions as opportunities for growth, not punishment.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Motivation: Love Over Fear
Let love, not fear, motivate your resolutions.
Love for health, family, or God will sustain you through difficulty.
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Set Audacious Goals
Set specific goals, even audacious ones, to guide your actions.
Visualize your desired future to stay motivated.
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Atomic Habits by James Clear provides a practical and scientifically-backed guide to forming good habits and breaking bad ones. The book introduces the Four Laws of Behavior Change: make it obvious, make it attractive, make it easy, and make it satisfying. It also emphasizes the importance of small, incremental changes (atomic habits) that compound over time to produce significant results. Clear discusses techniques such as habit stacking, optimizing the environment to support desired habits, and focusing on continuous improvement rather than goal fixation. The book is filled with actionable strategies, real-life examples, and stories from various fields, making it a valuable resource for anyone seeking to improve their habits and achieve personal growth[2][4][5].
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
The book is divided into two parts. The first part recounts Frankl's harrowing experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, between 1942 and 1945. He describes the inhumane conditions and the psychological and emotional struggles of the prisoners. The second part introduces Frankl's theory of logotherapy, which posits that the primary human drive is the search for meaning, rather than pleasure. Frankl argues that meaning can be found through three main avenues: work (doing something significant), love (caring for another), and suffering (finding meaning in one's own suffering). The book emphasizes the importance of finding purpose and meaning in life, even in the most adverse conditions, as a key factor in survival and personal growth.
Why do ONLY 9% of people complete their New Year’s Resolution? What keeps 91% of people from improving their lives and experiencing the joy of accomplishment? Today, John Heinen and Sam Guzman answer these questions and discuss why resolutions and improving self-discipline are great pursuits for the man striving to live better. In this conversation, we list out 4 necessary marks that make resolutions more successful and explain why without them you increase the odds of failure. These steps are not difficult but often elude the honest man who just wants to get better. Not only do we lay out the necessary marks but we show you how to apply them to your goals, whenever you are making them, now or frequently throughout the year.
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