#156: Trying to be resolute

This is day 5 of making your resolutions stick. Are they sticking? If not, you could be making an obvious mistake. So obvious, in fact, that we all tend to overlook it when we want to pass the blame for our failure.

Here’s the obvious mistake. You are trying to. And here’s what you should do: Stop trying. Confused?

Let me explain. Have you ever tried to stand up? Go on, try. Hey, I did not say ‘stand up’! I said ‘try to stand up’. Trying to is not the same as doing it. ‘Trying to’ is about struggling and moaning and heaving and groaning - and never quite making it.

I asked a friend once how he stopped smoking. He said that he had not stopped. He had simply decided not to smoke that day. Of course, he repeated ‘that one today’ every day.

So, don’t try to stick to your resolutions. Just do it for one day.


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