As another New Year’s Eve is on our doorstep ... it’s time to formulate "new" New Year's resolutions (made with the utmost conviction, of course) .... but only to be dropped like steaming hot potatoes some time before February as a “mission impossible.”
Look ... I really hate to be the Negative Nelly here ... God knows I love a good comeback story ... and I would much rather see a triumph than a tragedy.
We, as human beings, feel profoundly drawn to the notion of bettering ourselves as the dawn of a fresh year approaches. It's a time to reevaluate our downfalls and the worst qualities in our lives and vow to reboot ourselves.
We struggle throughout the year to lose or gain weight (ok ... who is the asshole that needs to GAIN weight?!?!) ... spend more quality time with our significant other, spouse and/or children ... get to the gym on a more regular basis ... and especially the ever so important quit smoking or drinking in order to become healthier. All these very admirable goals look soooooooo good on paper (ooops ... screen) ... unfortunately .. for most ... they blatantly appear completely unattainable in practice.
So ... why, I ask you ... if we haven't been able to achieve these things for 365 consecutive days ... do we believe that the magic of January first is going to somehow lift us out of our laziness and denial and give us the serious kick in the ass to accomplish our goals?!?!
I'll tell you why ...... motivation. Simple, unadulterated, downright MOTIVATION!
We all know that someone with the right motivation is capable of extraordinary accomplishments. For instance ... take a look at some of these money-related reality shows like Survivor. These people are put under incredibly horrific circumstances with little to no water and food ... made to endure weeks and weeks of eating weird things like entrails and bugs, sleeping in terribly uncomfortable conditions, made to participate in humiliating competitions, kept away from all their loved ones and modern life as they know it .... and they happily endure ALL this because they are motivated by winning a million dollars!
What if a doctor told you that if you ate one more cookie or smoked one more cigarette .... that you would drop dead instantaneously .... or if you didn't get on the treadmill at least once a day for 30 minutes that a tiny bomb inserted in your brain would turn your head into a pile of jello .... or if you didn't read your children a book and kiss your significant other every single day and say I love you with as much conviction as your work that they would vanish off the face of the earth never to be seen again?
Yes ... these are all extreme, hyperbolic events ... but as I said above ... with the right motivation we are ALL capable of achieving our goals.
So ... I ask you again .... if there was a million dollars or whatever motivates you ... waiting for you at the end of 2012 if you accomplished your New Year's resolution .... would you endure?
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