So I get another safety guy…’ -Tom Cruise (as told by Matt Damon)
The second Friday of January day is officially known as quitter’s day. What are we quitting? New Years resolutions.
It’s the day where we throw our hands up and admit we just didn’t have it this year. Our intentions were pure but life just kept getting in the way.
I get it. I never work out as much as a I set out to, and I own a gym.
The determinant of success isn’t motivation. It isn’t having the right plan. It’s what we do when things get FUBAR.
Failure isn’t Fatal
Firstly- let’s reframe. Instead of Quitter’s day let’s call it Safety Guy day. It’s more fun.
Secondly- We’re not quitting. We’re refining.
Plan A didn’t work. Tweak the approach.
If your Safety Guy says it can’t be done, find a new safety guy.
Some tips:
- Don’t beat yourself up over it. Negative attitudes have never once proven effective.
- Be honest with yourself. Why did your first approach fail? Learn from that failure.
- Remember 80% of resolutions fail by Safety Guy day. This is part of the process.
- Make another plan.
- Bake some easy victories into the new plan. Small successes will build to larger ones.
If getting fit were easy more people would do it. It’s a process.
You’re going to do it. The question is how.