Where The New Year Resolution Goes Wrong

During the New Year's excitement, so many of us often make the mistake of setting big resolutions because of the heat of the moment. The idea of a fresh start can make us commit to huge goals, thinking we need to change everything at once. But this can lead to losing momentum as the initial excitement wears off and we realize how tough those big goals are. The problem is not the desire to improve ourselves but the pressure to set too high goals. Instead of taking small steps, we end up broken and let down when things don't go as planned, making it tough to grow and improve.

In this episode, your host, Paul Lyngso, shares a different approach to New Year's resolution that will help you use your goals to create change, give your plans flexibility, and build a foundation of a consistent rhythm of life that allows your optimal flow to emerge.

Tune in!

Key Highlights from the Show

[00:01] Introduction to the show 

[01:36] Making decisions in the heat of the moment and emotions

[05:13] False urgency that rushes us to make huge commitments  

[07:09] How creating a rigid system can lead to loss of momentum 

[08:49] Paul’s different approach to New Year’s resolutions 

[12:16] Paul’s experience and consistency with the approach

[16:40] The big idea: How over-commitment leads to systems breakdown

[17:19] How to use your goals to create change, flexibility, and consistency

[18:23] Wrap-up and end of the show

Notable Quotes 

• Committing to goals, having a schedule, and making your life rigid all of a sudden can leave you with no momentum or consistency and in a negative emotional state. - (08:03)
• Give yourself flexibility by not stressing about checking all the boxes at once, creating a perfect schedule, or arriving at a specific goal at a perfect time. - (16:20)
• Overly committing to your schedule and goals leads to rigidity and rigid systems break. - (16:44)
• Rushing into commitments because of the emotional state we are in at this time of the year can lead to poor decisions and loss of momentum. - (16:51)

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Paul Lyngso (Host)

Website: https://thegoodshit.info/

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