So its the new year. Does anybody have any awesome new years resolutions? Mine is to work on basketball everyday and be able to draw people way better before next year. Since its only January 2nd Ive got a perfect record so far, but that brings to me too what i wanted to blog about: why we cant stick to things we set out to do. So Ive never been on a diet, but i have tried to follow work out programs and stuff and like us all, I do good for about the first few days and then i either forget about it or procrastinate or get to busy or whatever. But why? Why is it so hard just to stick to something that is not fun, but good for you? Temptations one thing, I am pretty lazy so sometimes I just put things off until later, but again, why? I think its because of our sinful nature. Most of the people reading this are probly like DUH but for those of less fortunate we are all created with a sinful nature, or in terms everyone can understand a part of us that is naturally bent on self-destruction. Excuse my christianese. So how do you stick to something then? I would say your best bet is to get an accountability partner, those are pretty much one of the best things you can get whether you are a struggling drug addict or just trying to lose some weight. Another thing you can do is make yourself a chart. My Dad will probably laugh when he reads this because his answer to 75% of problems is make a chart. But hey, it works for him, so why not? To wrap this up when you make a new years resolution that you really want to stick to and not just say something that sounds good, get an accountability partner, make yourself a chart to record your progress and then, brag about it! Once you've dropped like twenty pounds or gained eight pounds of muscle why not let someone know? Your accountability partner will be happy to hear about it and once you see the results you'll be inspired to keep going. For example (I know i said id wrap this up) i worked on my three point shot for two weeks and when we played I nailed SIX threes in the first quarter. I didn't hit but only one more because I twisted my ankle bad and looked like Igor from Dr. Frankenstein for the rest of the game. Good times.
