We hope you didn’t make a New Year’s resolution.

Here’s why?

How many New Year’s resolutions have you set in your life? How many have you completed? Do you know why you and millions of other people don’t achieve your New Year’s resolutions? 

Because of Parkinson’s Law.

If you’re not familiar with Parkinson’s Law, it’s the old adage that work expands to fill the time allotted. Put simply, the amount of work required adjusts to the time available for its completion.

Here’s an example: When you were in school and the teacher assigned a paper or project on Monday that was due on Friday, you probably didn’t do it Monday night. You waited until Wednesday or Thursday night to start and finish the paper. That’s Parkinson’s Law.

It’s the same with New Year’s resolutions. When you set a goal in January and give yourself 12 months to reach it, it’s most likely not going to happen. You might be all gung-ho the first week or two, but then you’ll get sidetracked, tell yourself you have 11 more months to achieve it and forget all about it. 

So does that mean you should never set big goals? Of course not. But let’s set more realistic, manageable goals instead of one that’s 12 months long. Because a lot can and will happen in 12 months. A coach can help you break down the steps into manageable chunks.

Say you want to lose 30lbs this year. Make your first goal to eat lean protein at every meal for two weeks straight.

After you have conquered that goal, make exercising four times a week your goal. Then go on to the next small goal and the next one and so forth.

Eventually, you’ll have achieved all of these small goals, and they will have helped you reach your really big goal for the year. 

So this year, avoid New Year’s resolutions and Parkinson’s Law. Go for realistic, small goals and see how much you’ll succeed. You ready to beat Parkinson’s Law this year, click the link to book a free intro: https://go.health3wellness.com/start-today