Suppose you’re in a romantic relationship and your

partner says “I love you.” That would probably make

you feel pretty good.

Now suppose your partner says, “I love you and I want

to marry you.”

That would probably make you feel even better. But

suppose your partner says “I love you and I want to marry

you AND let’s get married on February 24, 1999.” How

does that make you feel? All of a sudden, you are taken

out of the world of romance and emotion and into the

world of reality and commitment.

It’s the same with New Year’s resolutions. Are your

resolutions nice “wandering generalities” like: “I want

to lose weight this year,” or “I want to start exercising

soon.,” OR, are they “meaningful specifics” that demand

a commitment like: “I am going to lose a pound a week,”

or “I am going to hire a personal trainer and work out

every day.”

No matter what area of your life you want to change

“meaningful specifics” demand commitments while

“wandering generalities” are usually just nice platitudes.

So if are you want to get results from your New Year’s

resolutions, don’t just fall in love with them. . . marry

them!

— Unknown Author