Happy
New Year!
For those of you who have been fans of
Remember the Ice, I want to say
thank you for your support and desire to Re-Frame your message with
Empowering Word Choice.
Next week most of us will be set on
making some resolutions. One article I came across suggested that
95% of the resolutions made are forgotten and suffer no follow
through – usually in the first 30 days.
So.
Here is an alternative.
Recover from the holidays. Get your
game plan in place for paying off the credit cards you took to the
limit.
And, consider making your resolution on
February 1st instead.
The 31 day “stay” of feeling bad
for giving up on following through, will allow you to seriously
consider some New Years Resolutions.
Personally, I have been a proponent of
making ONE resolution for the past three dozen years. I like picking
a significant goal and sticking with it for the rest of the year and
beyond. (Some times I make them in the middle of the year as my life
dictates.)
Here are two of my favorites:
#1
On September 15, 1983 I was working as
a Counseling Psychologist for a Community Mental Health Center in our
satellite office in Pinckneyville, IL. After 5 straight hour long
sessions with clients, I was looking forward to a quick 15 minute
break before my next session. I went to the front door of our small
office and just took in the view of the Thursday afternoon. The
phone rang and my secretary at our main office in DuQuoin (just 20
minutes away) told me my next session had to reschedule.
I decided to take a short walk to
rejuvenate myself. Fortunately I spied a Dairy Queen just up the
road a few hundred yards and decided that would be my goal. A simple
treat from the DQ.
I would treat myself to a little
something for me. I ordered a small cone dipped in butterscotch.
MMMMM.
The break was a
tasty one. More importantly, it was the beginning of a tradition –
a resolution – and something I have kept up for 10,331 days (as you
read this).
It has become my DQ
Moment.
Those first 10 - 12 days I did enjoy the dipped cone from the DQ, and also realized I would need to increase my workouts unless I added some other outlets for that special time for me.
Quick point of
clarification:
The DQ
Moment on a daily basis is more about taking
time to relax, enjoy a sunset, take in a view of Denali, a
round of golf, write my books, root for my favorite Boston sports
teams, enjoy a beer with the guys while talking football, a walk or
jog, etc.
It is about the act
of responding to a desire to do something just for myself, to
recharge my batteries.
So even though it
was “begat” long after January 1, 1983; the decision was made to
do a Little Something for Me
–
everyday – and it has been accomplished.
#2
On Tuesday July 23, 1991 at 10:07AM, I walked into a convenience store on Northern Avenue in Phoenix, AZ and saw a sign above the cash register: Don't forget the ice. I changed the sign to Remember the Ice and the result was amazing for his ice sales. It was just the tip of a paradigm iceberg for me.
I developed Remember the Ice some 7463 days ago and I have been eradicating the "(K)notty Words" ever since.
These two resolutions have been very powerful and full of significant impact over time.
Take some time to compose a very special resolution; and consider starting in February after the holiday "dust" settle. I look forward to hearing about your success through-out the year.
Empowering
Regards,
Bob
