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Commitments instead of Resolutions / Determinacion en lugar de propositos

Published 2 months ago • 4 min read

Aida Mosier

Life Coach / Mentora de Vida

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How are your New Year Resolutions going two months into the new year?

Mine used to be gone. For me, New Year's Resolutions used to be something you HAD to do.

It was a way to escape from everything I didn't want. The promise of a better life, a better body, a better job, stop drinking, etc .... How about you? What are your resolutions based on?

There is nothing wrong with wanting to be better; in fact, that is precisely how we progress and grow. But did you really think about what you wanted to accomplish and why you wanted to achieve that?

This is the part that makes resolutions fail, I know that was why mine always failed. I used to look at myself and say in a rush:

  • Oh yeah, this year, I will fit into my jeans because I am tired of looking like this
  • Oh, this year I will quit my job and find something better because I am tired of being overlook
  • This year I will learn to play guitar, that is a dream I have always had
  • I'll stop drinking because I'm drinking a lot, spending too much on wine, and don't like the way I feel afterward

Does this sound familiar to you?

How many resolutions have you actually accomplished?

When we set resolutions based on outside motivation and running away from something we don't want anymore, things we are running away from, things that are not serving us anymore.

We make decisions for our lives, and we keep those decisions until an external force shakes us, forcing us to change those decisions like a hurricane. It leaves us wondering what happened.

This is why those changes stick, for good or bad; they move us from our comfort zone and force us to make a change, leaving no option.

Making commitments instead of resolutions.

So, what if you make conscious commitments to move towards what you want instead of making resolutions to move away from what you are afraid of?

Ask yourself what is something you really want.

Why do you want it? Make sure this is a positive reason; if not, ask yourself why you want it again.

We are so used to thinking negatively about the things we want that it can be challenging to make a shift and think positively.

When you find that positive reason why you want something:

  • Write it down
  • Imagine how you will feel when you get it and write again
  • Imagine what you will think when you get it and write it down
  • Imagine what it will sound like and write it down
  • Write down how your life will change when you get it
  • Write down what will happen if you don't get it

The more details you have, the closer you will get to knowing how your life will change because of it.

Writing it down and knowing how your life will change makes it real. And, if you keep it close to you, eventually, you will know when you reach your goal.

You get that sense of achievement and creates confidence because you made it.


¿Cómo van tus propósitos de Año Nuevo a dos meses del inicio del nuevo año?

El mío solía serdesaparecido. Para mí, los propósitos de Año Nuevo solían ser algo que TENÍAS que hacer.

Era una forma de escapar de todo lo que no quería. La promesa de una vida mejor, un mejor cuerpo, un mejor trabajo, dejar de beber, etc…. ¿Y tú, en qué se basan tus propósitos?

No hay nada malo en querer ser mejor; de hecho, así es precisamente como progresamos y crecemos. ¿Pero realmente pensaste en lo que querías lograr y por qué querías lograrlo?lograr ¿eso?

Esta es la parte que hace que los propósitos fallen, sé que por eso los míos siempre fallaron. Solía ​​mirarme y decir apresuradamente:

  • Oh, sí, este año me pondré mis jeans porque estoy cansada de verme así.
  • Oh, este año dejaré mi trabajo y encontraré algo mejor porque estoy cansado de que me pasen por alto.
  • Este año aprenderé a tocar guitarra, ese es un sueño que siempre he tenido.
  • Dejaré de beber porque bebo mucho, gasto demasiado en vino y no me gusta cómo me siento después.

¿Esto te suena familiar?

¿Cuántas resoluciones has logrado realmente?

Cuando establecemos resoluciones basadas en motivaciones externas y huimos de algo que ya no queremos, cosas de las que huimos, cosas que ya no nos sirven.

Tomamos decisiones por nuestravidas, y mantenemos esas decisiones hasta que una fuerza externa nos sacude y nos obliga a cambiaresas decisiones como un huracán. Nos deja preguntándonos qué pasó.

Es por eso que esos cambios se mantienen, para bien o para mal; nos sacan de nuestra zona de confort y nos obligan a hacer un cambio, sin dejar opción.

Determinacion en lugar de propositos

Entonces, ¿qué pasa si te comprometes conscientemente a avanzar hacia lo que deseas en lugar de tomar resoluciones para alejarte de lo que temes?

Pregúntate qué es lo que realmente deseas.

Porqué lo quieres? Asegúrese de que esta sea una razón positiva; si no, pregúntate por qué lo quieres de nuevo.

Estamos tan acostumbrados a pensar negativamente sobre las cosas que queremos que puede resultar difícil hacer un cambio y pensar positivamente.

Cuando encuentras esa razón positiva por la que quieres algo:

  • Escríbelo
  • Imagina cómo te sentirás cuando lo consigas y vuelvas a escribir.
  • Imagina lo que pensarás cuando lo recibas y escríbelo.
  • Imagina cómo sonará y escríbelo.
  • Escribe cómo cambiará tu vida cuando lo obtengas.
  • Escribe lo que pasará si no lo consigues.

Cuantos más detalles tengas, más cerca estarás de saber cómo cambiará tu vida gracias a ello.

Escribirlo y saber cómo cambiará tu vida lo hace real. Y, si lo mantienes cerca de ti, eventualmente sabrás cuándo alcanzas tu objetivo.

Obtienes esa sensación de logro y creas confianza porque lo lograste.


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