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Why New Years resolutions fail so quickly:
The reality is that the excitement of something new wears off, and you’re left with the treachery of now sticking to something you might not fully be into. Maybe it was harder than you thought. Maybe you’re just not as into it as you once were. Maybe the great idea you had just doesn’t seem practical anymore or you got tired of it. And then it’s easy to cut yourself a little slack here and there. And then a little more slack. And then it slowly becomes a distant memory of something you wanted to do but never followed through with.
A study conducted in 2016 found that the factor that mattered the most in whether or not people kept their New Years resolution was…ENJOYMENT. In other words, if participants actually enjoyed what they were doing, they were more likely to stick to the goal. It also found that immediate rewards from these newly formed habits, no matter how small, kept participants more engaged and motivated.
So with that said, if you’ve found yourself with a goal but losing the motivation to continue…begin focusing on the habits to get there rather than the goal itself. Focus on what you could be doing every day, and make a list. Come up with your plan. And stick to it.
Creating habits takes patience and faith; the beginning is always the hardest part of the process. Many people give up before having created the habit, because they assume that the struggle will last forever - but it won’t. The struggle won’t last forever and making it past the first 6 weeks will be the hardest part of the entire journey - from there it just gets easier.
Perhaps the biggest reason we fall off our New Year’s Resolutions is that we forget the bigger picture. We forget what made us decide to try to change our lives. We accept short-term pleasure over long-term fulfillment. We take the easy route of “I’ll do it later, it’s not that important, I don’t feel like it” over “I have the potential to be this person one day.” Especially if one day seems like a long time away..it’s easy to put it off until tomorrow, since “I have plenty of time to catch up until then.”
Which brings me to Parkinson’s Law and why this is a concept all of us should be familiar with, and why this is so relevant. Parkinson’s Law states that: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
If you’ve ever worked a 9-5 job, you know that if you wanted, you could fill up the entire day with work and finish promptly by 5pm. But, if you were given the choice to leave at 1pm just so long as you got all of your work done…you could get your work done. You’d find a way. That’s Parkinson’s law. You will fill up the whatever allotted time you have to complete a task, whether it’s an hour, a day, or a week.
Parkinson’s Law should show you that we spend too much time procrastinating on tasks that can be accomplished at a much faster rate. A useful tactic is to shorten the duration you give yourself to accomplish a goal. If you’ve set yourself a month to do something, give yourself one or two weeks. We underestimate what we can do in the short term and just how much you can really make happen if you need to.
So if you’re one of those people who kinda forgot about your goals, let them slide, figured they weren’t that important…at least take the time to revisit them and see what you could be doing so you don’t end up as the 80% of people who don’t keep their New Years resolutions while browsing youtube and watching tai Lopez ads 🙂
For business inquiries or one-on-one real estate investing/real estate agent consulting or coaching, you can reach me at GrahamStephanBusiness @gmail.com
Suggested reading:
The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: http://goo.gl/TPTSVC
Your money or your life: https://goo.gl/fmlaJR
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor: https://goo.gl/sV9xtl
How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://goo.gl/1f3Meq
Think and grow rich: https://goo.gl/SSKlyu
Awaken the giant within: https://goo.gl/niIAEI
The Book on Rental Property Investing: https://goo.gl/qtJqFq
Favorite Credit Cards:
Chase Sapphire Reserve - https://goo.gl/sT68EC
American Express Platinum - https://goo.gl/C9n4e3
Join The Real Estate Agent Academy Pre-Launch and $50 Off Coupon: https://goo.gl/n7GJAv
Join the private Real Estate Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/therealestatemillionairemastermind/
Why New Years resolutions fail so quickly:
The reality is that the excitement of something new wears off, and you’re left with the treachery of now sticking to something you might not fully be into. Maybe it was harder than you thought. Maybe you’re just not as into it as you once were. Maybe the great idea you had just doesn’t seem practical anymore or you got tired of it. And then it’s easy to cut yourself a little slack here and there. And then a little more slack. And then it slowly becomes a distant memory of something you wanted to do but never followed through with.
A study conducted in 2016 found that the factor that mattered the most in whether or not people kept their New Years resolution was…ENJOYMENT. In other words, if participants actually enjoyed what they were doing, they were more likely to stick to the goal. It also found that immediate rewards from these newly formed habits, no matter how small, kept participants more engaged and motivated.
So with that said, if you’ve found yourself with a goal but losing the motivation to continue…begin focusing on the habits to get there rather than the goal itself. Focus on what you could be doing every day, and make a list. Come up with your plan. And stick to it.
Creating habits takes patience and faith; the beginning is always the hardest part of the process. Many people give up before having created the habit, because they assume that the struggle will last forever - but it won’t. The struggle won’t last forever and making it past the first 6 weeks will be the hardest part of the entire journey - from there it just gets easier.
Perhaps the biggest reason we fall off our New Year’s Resolutions is that we forget the bigger picture. We forget what made us decide to try to change our lives. We accept short-term pleasure over long-term fulfillment. We take the easy route of “I’ll do it later, it’s not that important, I don’t feel like it” over “I have the potential to be this person one day.” Especially if one day seems like a long time away..it’s easy to put it off until tomorrow, since “I have plenty of time to catch up until then.”
Which brings me to Parkinson’s Law and why this is a concept all of us should be familiar with, and why this is so relevant. Parkinson’s Law states that: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
If you’ve ever worked a 9-5 job, you know that if you wanted, you could fill up the entire day with work and finish promptly by 5pm. But, if you were given the choice to leave at 1pm just so long as you got all of your work done…you could get your work done. You’d find a way. That’s Parkinson’s law. You will fill up the whatever allotted time you have to complete a task, whether it’s an hour, a day, or a week.
Parkinson’s Law should show you that we spend too much time procrastinating on tasks that can be accomplished at a much faster rate. A useful tactic is to shorten the duration you give yourself to accomplish a goal. If you’ve set yourself a month to do something, give yourself one or two weeks. We underestimate what we can do in the short term and just how much you can really make happen if you need to.
So if you’re one of those people who kinda forgot about your goals, let them slide, figured they weren’t that important…at least take the time to revisit them and see what you could be doing so you don’t end up as the 80% of people who don’t keep their New Years resolutions while browsing youtube and watching tai Lopez ads 🙂
For business inquiries or one-on-one real estate investing/real estate agent consulting or coaching, you can reach me at GrahamStephanBusiness @gmail.com
Suggested reading:
The Millionaire Real Estate Agent: http://goo.gl/TPTSVC
Your money or your life: https://goo.gl/fmlaJR
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor: https://goo.gl/sV9xtl
How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://goo.gl/1f3Meq
Think and grow rich: https://goo.gl/SSKlyu
Awaken the giant within: https://goo.gl/niIAEI
The Book on Rental Property Investing: https://goo.gl/qtJqFq
Favorite Credit Cards:
Chase Sapphire Reserve - https://goo.gl/sT68EC
American Express Platinum - https://goo.gl/C9n4e3
Still relevant in 2023
Your travel metaphor is spot on. While many people love to travel, they hate the traffic jams, construction delays, aggressive drivers, and heavy weather that turn the journey into a hassle.
Fire advice
Dude I’m triggered.
Sounds like 80/20 Pareto.
Gold challenge?
Lamborghini's can't drive on water I'm afraid didn't think the plan out well :/
You totally lost me with your map and destination metaphor lol
Hello Graham – I would like to know the top places to find investors who are willing to invest in land – i have a half acre parcel next to the beach in Jamaica (Caribbean) but i realize listing on the MLS can sometimes cause it to be a sitting duck.. I am looking for someone who deserves it to build their vacation home in the tropics. Like a community of investors I can pitch it to other than a local real estate company to list and forget. (hez.andy@gmail.com)
Yeah new video(:
Thank you 😊❤
goal is to hit 50000 subs by the end of the year. sticking to it every day
How much is this course going to cost
Do you any videos on land and commercial property? Do you have any?
It's ya boy again.
I waited a month and fourteen days to even start a resolution. Can't fall into THE MAN'S trap if you don't play by their rules. It's all a conspiracy bro. Look into it… Also I waited a month and fourteen days to now apply as your padawan. If you mentor me I promise you all the subway sammies your heart can handle.
Much love your future homie
-Finn
I needed this kick in the butt… thank you
Great video man. No joke tho, if anything, the closer I get to deadlines, the harder I work towards them and often surpass them. I love watching my competitors dose off. Keep up the great stuff brother!
SMART goals. I learned about that in management. Good points as usual that where covered.
I feel like since i've watched your channel i am more patient that result don't happen from one day to another specially with having money….thanks again for taking the time to do videos for us…i just know i wont retire broke 😋
Love the video man!!! Consistency is key!
The cut scene are just a waste of time, and sometimes annoying 😶
My resolution for 2018 is to hit 1000 subscribers , and to have over $100,000 in savings . I feel like I'm more likely to get $100,000 in savings over . 1000 subscribers but I'm not going to give up !!!!! 👊
My channel is all about my resolution. Check it out!
That is the truth and i agree and i think i should make videos while my exames are going on and i am gonna do that…sry i was not able to complete it before…I am gonna be the least % of people who are successful..
80% fail cause they didn’t buy my course or watch videos of me here in my garage hehe
My goal is to become a billionaire lol.. To keep me motivated i keep watching & reading topics on how to save & create wealth…. My mindset is changing & honestly it's hard, but life is hard in general
Hey Graham, keep killing it. Love the content and the idea of having you as a mentor. Would definitely consider purchasing your product with all the free value you've provided me with, thus far. There's a great short series on YouTube that I think you might enjoy (not affiliated to it at all just a mini series I think you might enjoy). It's called Life for sale by a channel named Koncrete. Check it out!
SUCH THE CALL OUT!!! i am ashamed Doesn't take long for fear and lizard brain to kick in, does it? Today is a new day, giving myself 12h to revisit my goals, rework the plan, and update. Let's see what happens!