The final week of January is decision week. Survive this week with your goals intact, and your odds of success increase dramatically. Cave to your old habits, and the road ahead becomes much tougher. Which will it be—success or failure?
As a longtime champion of failure, I can assure you that your past missteps don’t define your future. The greatest obstacle you face this week is yourself. Yes, yourself. If you change the way you perceive success and failure, you give yourself a real shot at making this one of your best years yet.
In my opinion, change is actually survival. Failing to adapt to the new challenges you face means you risk slipping into stagnation. That’s why I’m such a big believer in experiments. I want to discover both the right and wrong ways to achieve my goals. Sometimes, success is simply a process of elimination. The more “wrong ways” you can identify and remove, the closer you are to finding the best path forward.
Ask yourself why you want to reach the goals you set at the start of the year. If you avoided setting new goals because you figured the gym would be overcrowded in January, good news: you’re in luck. By now, most people are starting to drop off, which means the gym is likely less crowded. You can start now and salvage the remaining eleven months of the year.
Remember, it takes 30 days to form a new habit and another 30 days to lock it in as a permanent part of your life. If you’ve made it to day 30, celebrate your progress! But don’t take your foot off the gas when February rolls around. Stay the course, keep building on your momentum, and your future self will thank you.
Have a great day!
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