You don’t have to wait until the new year to make your New Year’s resolutions. You can get started right now. A resolution is literally something you have resolved to do. If it is important enough for you to establish some resolve, it is important enough to do it right away. Why put it off? Procrastination is the enemy of progress. There are always reasons for procrastination. And those reasons are not very flattering. They include the following:
- You really don’t want to do it. You just know you should.
- You would like to continue in the bad habit a little longer before giving it up.
- Change is hard and you don’t know where to begin.
- You have too many things you need to do and have a paralysis of priorities.
A paralysis of priorities occurs when you have a lot of things to do and don’t know what to do first. Without a clear set of priorities, it is hard to get anything done. If you have too many resolutions on the table, it is almost as bad as having no resolutions. Start by decreasing the number of resolutions you have to 2. Next, trial your New Year’s resolutions right now so that you can see which of them is likely to stick. Then, make that one the priority. Here are a few you can start right away:
Getting Healthier
Any resolution to get healthier should always begin immediately, if not sooner. Don’t wait for the best gyms in San Diego to send you a personal invitation. You should go seek them out all on your own. With membership rates so competitive, there has never been a better time to get in shape.
This is not the time to use money as an excuse. Besides the rates being so low, your good health has never been so important. Surviving corona becomes much easier to do when your health is good. With the numbers going higher by the day, you want to give yourselves the best opportunity to thrive during the crisis.
There is also the matter of setting a good example for the rest of your family. Do you really want them to put off making healthy choices? You don’t need a new piece of exercise equipment to start exercising. You don’t need a new kitchen remodel to make healthier eating choices, even with whatever food you happen to have on hand. By starting early, you will be more informed about which healthy choice you will be more likely to stick with. So try a few right now before finalizing that resolution for the new year.
Start Organizing
Have you noticed that mess under your sink? Was there some reason you wanted to just leave it the way it is? The thing about messes is that we get used to them to the degree that we are no longer able to see them anymore. Were we talking about smells, we would say that a person has gone nose blind.
Once you become blind to a little mess under the sink, you can go blind to other messes like the socks in the living room, the crumbs on the family room couch, the wrinkled laundry, and the dirty dishes stacking up in the office. These messes lead to bugs and allergies and serious health considerations. Organization is important enough to start right now. It is just a matter of which aspect of organization you choose to take on first.
Secure Your Digital World
You can’t afford to leave your digital world insecure for another moment. According to a recent Consumer Reports survey, 62% admitted to having done nothing to protect their digital security. There is no good reason for this behavior. If your devices are convenient for you to get into, they are just as convenient for thieves. Hackers don’t need your devices to access the most important data you have. All of your accounts need two-factor authentication, especially those with credit and bank cards on file. Your devices and your accounts have critical information about your entire family. Failing to secure your digital life puts your entire family at risk.
Anything worth resolving to do is worth resolving to do right now. Your health is the most important thing you have. The mess will only get worse. And your digital security is being attacked even as you read this warning. Don’t wait another moment to get started on a better and safer life.
