Last week we began our investigation into the causes of “resolution implosion”.  In a Clinical study from the University of Scranton it was found that, depending on the age group, the maintenance of resolutions varied from a low of 14% to a high of 39%.  Meaning that, at best, 61% of goal-makers could not maintain their resolve for just one year.  This week let’s touch on the second part of this challenge – the difficulty of change.

There is an algebraic expression for change called Gleicher’s Formula.  It says:

D x V x F > R 

D= dissatisfaction, V=Vision, F= First steps and  R= Resistance

Meaning that the product of your dissatisfaction about where you are right now, times your vision of what you could be accomplishing, times the cost and effort of first steps must be greater than the power of your resistance.  So to ensure a successful adherence to our resolutions, (change) you must 1) look at your competition and see what is possible and probable with others in your same situation or industry, 2) build out your vision and become emotionally moved by what is possible, 3) identify those crucial, early steps towards making that now-built-out vision a reality.

Unfortunately, once you have set your vision – reality gets in the way.  Goals are free but the path to them is not.  Soon, vision will become clouded by the obstacles that invariably appear.  This is where most people become despondent.  However the lesson from all the research is that more than anything else, the ability to pick oneself up after faltering is precisely what is required for success in most areas of life.

Set your goals and never let go this year!   You might just love where you end up!

Have a tremendous week!

Coach Kirby

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