Resolve or Not Resolve: That is the Question

Here's a topic for discussion: do you make New Year's resolutions each year or do you think they are a waste of time?

I'll be interested to hear your responses.

Personally, I'm a big resolution maker. I break my resolutions down by subject (like "family", "finances", etc.) and make commitments that are both daily (i.e. "workout") as well as bigger-picture (i.e. "take three trips with family this year").

I then track them all via a spreadsheet each day and hold myself accountable to accomplish a vast majority of them (I actually have a point system that scores my efforts and I need to be above a certain goal to be "successful" for the year. Yes, I'm a resolution geek/nerd.)

I credit setting resolutions with helping me achieve financial independence. It's those day-by-day goals I've worked on for years and years (decades really) that have added up and created a large enough net worth for me to retire in my early 50's. Without them, there's no way I would be as far along as I am today.

How about you? Resolutions or not?

Comments

[Lyn]

I don't do any new year's resolutions, but I'm always hardcore future-focused.

A lot of new years resolutions revolve around fitness. I'm always in the shape I want to be in, so pretty much my goals each year are financially-related, like make more money or finish certain projects.

What sorts of resolutions did you make this year?

[B]

HI FMF,
I don't normally make resolutions. If I do, I don't stick to them long. Life and schedule (travel way too much for work) get in the way.

This year I'd like to be different (like everyone) and see if I make some meaningful goals that motivate me longer.

So very much looking forward to seeing a good post from you on your process as well as your resolutions to stimulate some ideas on my side.

Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2017!!!

Thank you fora ll you do, it is appreciated.

[Bad_Brad]

We should always be setting goals and having resolve to pursue them tenaciously. But we shouldn't need a calendar date to prompt us to do it. It should be a year-round, life-long thing. The Growth Mindset, if you will.