New Year Resolutions and Goals
About half of us make a resolution, most have quit by mid-January, and only around 8 percent finish the year. These Monday Morning Minutes are about what to carry into a new year, what to leave behind, and building a habit instead of a promise.
9 articles
2024
Ask any regular about the gym in January. Bryan Yager on skipping resolutions entirely and building a habit instead.
5 min readQuitter's Day is supposedly January 17. Bryan Yager on the data behind it, and why gym regulars already knew.
8 min readRome's year once started in March. Bryan Yager on how January got its name, and why the history is instructive.
6 min read2019
"Resolutions never last." Bryan Yager grants the point, then explains what does last, and how to build it.
3 min readYou are the author of your own story. Bryan Yager on why a bad start never has to decide the ending, at work or anywhere else.
3 min readBryan has spent more than 45 years developing leaders, in Boise and across the country. If this is the thinking you want in the room, he works with organizations on leadership development, coaching, and team workshops, and the same thinking runs through his book, How to Transition Into Leadership.