Me and my emails lately. I received an email from Code Academy mentioning one day resolutions. The email was as it pertains to learning a new skill for coding purposes. When I initially looked at the email, I was struck by the idea of one day resolutions. Each year people set resolutions/wants/goals. We want to be better people. We want to take the necessary steps to better our lives. And if coding is something on your to do list, check out Code Academy. They can teach you step by steps on the basics of html and css. I’m sure it’s more but that is as far as I got. And I didn’t really complete that either. Lol. One day resolution opportunity here. We want to travel more and spend more time with family and friends. The list is endless. The only problem is that we don’t usually accomplish these goals. They fall by the wayside when everyday life starts to take over. We don’t have clear and actionable plans. We decided it is just not worth the effort. Whatever. Nobody is judging you. Well I’m not at least. I haven’t made New Year resolutions in about the last 3 years. The ones I did make I’m sure I’ve never finished/accomplished them.
Now back to the one day resolutions. I’m just really into this. I even started it last year because I wanted to get a head start on this concept. I set a goal of putting up a new blog post for that day. At the end of the day I had completed that task and was happy. I didn’t set one for the next day. And that is the beauty of it. There is no pressure when you hold yourself accountable for the day that you are in. No sense of failure. No beating yourself up. When you say I’m going to go to the gym everyday for 3 months. Seriously?!? Probably not. When you wake up, set your resolution/goal of going to the gym that day and you make it, high-five yourself. If that is the goal for the next day, set it and complete it. And on the day that you just don’t feel like it, set a different goal. And if you are a supreme overachiever, make one day resolutions to take time off. To just do nothing. To say no and mean it. And make sure you do it. No guilt, no shame.
Now I am lazy and I’m not going to sit down and write out a month worth of resolutions. I am going to wake up each day and say what I want to accomplish that day. I think that would work best for me. Now if you are the type of person that needs everything written out, please get a calendar/planner and set a resolution for each day of the month. Still be flexible. If you wanted to cut grass but it’s raining, swap days. Nothing is set in stone. We can be so hard on ourselves. This seems like a way to relieve some of our expectations and to live a more realistic life. For me, it does at least. I know that due to my limitations, I may not be able to get the things I want or I need done. Do you think when I am beating myself up I take that into consideration? Not at all. I am pretty hard on myself. And so are most people. Let’s change that.
Whether you want to learn a new language, clean out the garage or get fit, I think this idea could work for some of you all. If you read my last post about 4 Things by Lisa Nichols this ties right in. Setting micro 90 day goals and celebrating 10 wins at the end of the year applies well with this strategy. Just think, at the end of 365 days going with one day resolutions, you won’t struggle with finding 10 wins. You would have a hard time narrowing it down to just 10. Winning! I am so excited at this new approach to an old system. I am eager to know how many people who are going to give this a try. Please comment below or send me an email at elsims27@yahoo.com. Share a few of your one day resolutions. I am rooting for your successes and want to celebrate them with you. Good luck and God bless. You can and will do it! Happy New Year 2018!!
