Mini Resolutions

​Like most of you I’ve struggled with the annual self –inflicted torture known as The New Year’s Resolution.  I don’t know the history of this practice, I could research it on Google but that seems like too much effort.
Like most of you reading this blog I’ve had miserable success actually achieving any resolution I’ve made.  Today with minimal research you can learn how to make and achieve your resolution with some common sense and some ridiculous strategies.
I’m too old for strategies, at one time or another I’m sure I’ve tried them all and I’m no better off today.
Various news programs always have pieces on how to make and keep a resolution that doesn’t send you to therapy.  I saw a piece, I think on PBS TV that resounded with me.
The approach is to discard the grand over arching annual resolutions like, losing 20 pounds, the Number 1 resolution in America.  The new approach is to make a mini-resolution – one each day and then congratulate yourself on achieving your goal. 
A mini-resolution for a day might be to exercise 30 minutes today.  I check my calendar and my list of tasks to get done then plop a time into my calendar – 2:00 pm exercise.  Another day might be – write blog which I like to do before breakfast.  Each day you give yourself a mini-resolution.  Today’s is clearly to write my weekly blog.
This approach makes sense, feels right and recognizes the many small steps need to accomplish any resolution, like wanting to lose 13 pounds this year – the odd number helps, it is more unique.
Give it a try.  Ten days into 2018 and it’s working for me.