Happy New Year, friends! Allow me to introduce you to a brief, yet quite potentially potent reframe. First, some numbers\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to DiscoverHappyHabits.com<\/em> (and yes, that name does make me chuckle):<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hence, the reframe\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Obviously, if we set a resolution, there\u2019s something we want to do; we wouldn\u2019t be setting it if we didn\u2019t look favorably upon the perceived end result. The hard part, therefore, isn\u2019t the setting; it\u2019s the actual doing. To reframe then means to pose something differently, to look at things a different way. So let\u2019s start with the word embedded in all of the above, \u201cresolution.\u201d It means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n res\u00b7o\u00b7lu\u00b7tion <\/strong> | \u02ccrez\u0259\u02c8lo\u035eoSH(\u0259)n | noun<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 a firm decision to do or not to do something <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 the quality of being determined or resolute<\/p>\n\n\n\n A New Year\u2019s resolution<\/em><\/strong> is something we\u2019ve articulated that we are determined to do \u2014 no matter how \u201cSMART\u201d \u2014 Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely \u2014 the ambition may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But what if we could take the pressure off a bit? \u2026 making the goal a little more potentially achievable? \u2026 less shameful or stressful, so-to-speak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What if we reframed the resolution as an intention? Meaning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n in\u00b7ten\u00b7tion<\/strong> | in\u02c8ten(t)SH(\u0259)n | noun <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 a thing intended; an aim or plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n Friends, I\u2019m not attempting to lessen the ambition of any. I am also a big believer in SMART goals in the professional world. But for the personal, noting the data, my desire is simply to encourage increased success. There\u2019s a reason so many of us quit so soon into what may originally be the most valiant attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Note the insight of Robin Lanehurst, M.Ed. in an op-ed for Psychology Today, <\/em>discussing intentions vs. resolutions:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe main difference between intentions and resolutions is in their breadth and specificity. While resolutions tend to be singular things you can check off on your to-do list or track \u2014 \u2018I’m going to drink more water\u2019 or \u2018I’m going to spend more quality time with my kids on the weekends\u2019 \u2014 intentions are more broad \u2014 \u2018I’m focusing on my health\u2019; \u2018I’m prioritizing my family\u2019; or even \u2018health’ and \u2018family.\u2019 Intentions can encompass multiple areas of your life, rather than zoom in on one piece, like resolutions. For example, you may set the intention to be more creative, which can apply to your work, your spirituality, your family, and your relationships, but a resolution to take on a new creative project at work only applies to one setting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In other words, as Lanehurst insightfully continues: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sticking with it\u2026 that\u2019s the goal. And as we stick with it, we grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Time to be intentional, friends. A blessed new year to you and yours\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Respectfully\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy New Year, friends! Allow me to introduce you to a brief, yet quite potentially potent reframe. First, some numbers\u2026 According to DiscoverHappyHabits.com (and yes, that name does make me chuckle): Hence, the reframe\u2026 Obviously, if we set a resolution, there\u2019s something we want to do; we wouldn\u2019t be setting it if we didn\u2019t look … <\/p>\n\n
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