I've had the same new year resolution for at least about 8 years
Seriously. And so far I have been unsuccessful every one of those years.
It’s true.
And ordinarily I’m a bit like ‘new year resolution’ blah blah blah. But I still have them. And they haven’t really changed in the last eight years, and I’ve never really nailed them - some years are just better than others.
The last three years have not been good. Not at all.
Anyway, it’s not a big goal or a big secret - it’s just having a consistent publishing schedule. That’s it. SIMPLE. For both what I write in the newsletter and what I create for the podcast.
Or, it only seems simple if your brain behaves the way it is expected to. As I’ve gotten into the diagnosis process for neurodivergence with one of my kids, I suspect that I am quite divergent and some of these things make more sense. Just ask me the number of work-in-progress items I am crocheting. It’s A LOT. Like more than what you would think, but I need that so I don’t get listless and bored.
So while it seems simple, it’s actually quite challenging. And as a personality I tend to crave order and routine in about the same measure as I violently oppose it.
But the important thing is I have in no way lost my enthusiasm for the goal. But maybe I need to deconstruct it a bit. Like what is the point of consistency? Generally, consistency leads to volume, because you are just doing the thing more regularly. That’s how it works in running anyway. Consistency leads to more kilometres, more reps, better performance. It’s not magic - it just leads to more.
So, this year I’m trying to keep the focus on more, rather than ‘every Monday I do this’ to avoid the part of my brain that goes ‘but I don’t want to do this on Monday’. The struggle is real.
And also relying on a long-held belief, that the new year doesn’t really start until February does it?
Anyway, this is my year. I’m counting on it.