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Common New Year resolutions and how I'd rewrite them.

A big problem with New Year's resolutions is not something intrinsic to the practice of resolving

to make positive changes in the coming year.

These can be beneficial forces in a person's

life. But with the way we word our resolutions, word choice determines everything. Words mean

things. The words we use determine everything that follows. With just slight modifications

to the wording and by being more specific, these resolutions

can become more powerful, more effective, and more true to our nature and our actual desires.

How would I rewrite eight common New Year's resolutions?

Number one, I'm going to lose 50 pounds. This might be the most

common goal. The world has a growing obesity problem, and the vast majority of people implicitly

understand that this is indeed a problem to be solved. But I'm going to lose 50 pounds doesn't give you a roadmap. It doesn't even give you a

specific destination. Are you going to lose 20 pounds of fat and 30 pounds of muscle? Are you going to

count calories? How many do you plan to burn and consume? What are those calories going to consist of?

This is better. I'm going to lose body fat and gain or retain lean mass by eating foods that naturally increase satiety and inadvertently

cause a reduction in calories. Number two, I'm going to focus on my relationships.

A noble goal to be sure, but what does it mean? Which relationships? How are you going to focus on them?

Determine which relationships you're most concerned with and identify what they lack and require most.

Then, resolve to provide what they're missing.

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