Success and the Fallacy of Resolutions
What is it about the festive period and New Year that finally awakens people to consider what they aspire to be in their lives? The dawning of another digit on the calendar seems to draw a reflective perspective in people who, to the detriment of their long-term success, spend most of the year like hamsters on a wheel, very busy in the doing on someone else’s agenda and alarmingly redundant in thinking about their own.
This short-lived reflective period is unquestionably fed by cultural tradition, New Years Resolution, a societal imprint that bizarrely maintains its popularity despite the overwhelming evidence of its failure.
There is a significant difference between a wish and an intention. Human intention changes everything, it inspires the movement of the creative process by changing the thought processes that induces the critical emotional involvement in the outcome, which in turn births the modified behavior that ultimately manifests the change in results.
That isn’t the process that most follow. The New Year resolution is, for most people, doomed to failure because it constitutes nothing more than an idle wish. The error isn’t in the resolution itself, it’s in the process adopted by the creator. Of course the person has every intention at a conscious level to achieve the change, however, that’s as far as it goes, and without emotional involvement the changes in behaviour that are necessary to achieve the outcome are never going to happen.
Knowing and doing are poles apart, and few people have the awareness in which to bridge the gap. That is why such a small percentage of people who truly intend for the change in their lives are willing to make the necessary and essential investment in working with a coach or participating in a self-leadership learning technology like the Science of Success (www.thescienceofsuccessprorgam.com). They understand that they are the common denominator in every result they get in life, and therefore to improve results they invest in themselves. It’s the foundation of true leadership.
So what is your intention for 2010? By December 31st 2010, what would you like to look back on with a sense of achievement? And what are the implications to you of not seriously considering these questions or investing in the primary source of your success?
January 6th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
“To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.”
Janet Erskine Stuart
That’s a wonderful article, thank you, Christian, you are a great inspiration and a teacher to me.
My last year’s resolution was simply to laugh more. I just wanted to add more joy and allowance rather than control to my life. I was single last Christmas and New Year. In April I met a very special man who added laughter, joy and happiness my imagination could not even embrace at a time. As I was born and grew up in Russia, Siberia (if you think that it is cold now in the UK think temperatures below 40 right now where my family happily function with no excuses) I was just recently introduced to inspector Clouseau, Monty Python, Benny Hill, Mr Ben and great British comedies. He is having fun while running his own successful business, meeting friends, travelling, etc.
It is amazing how many of my dreams come true.
My intention for 2010 is to follow my bliss, my passion to help others to find their true selves, helping people to unleash their potential so they could become better people, but not better than others, rather, better than they were before. So they could bring more love, health, happiness and prosperity to the world and make our planet – starting from Russia - a better place.
Thank you, Christian, for touching my soul again and again.
“I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint–and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing.”
Oprah Winfrey, Talk Show Host
All the love, wonders and blessings of the season, and a healthy, peaceful new year filled with laughter and joy to you, your beautiful family and loyal customers.
Irina
January 7th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Thank you for visiting and sharing your thoughts Irina. I’m delighted the message resonated with you and to read of the happiness that has come into your life. To your continued success and evolution in 2010, Christian