New Year, New You, right? You might be wondering, should you share your New Year’s resolutions?
THE SHORT ANSWER, F*!K NO.
The longer answer, probably not. Look, we all want to lose weight, take better care of ourselves, travel, read more, blah blah blah.
Do you think you are the only one that plans to drink less (#DryJanuary!)? Do you really want to hear another person talking about how they are going to “enjoy life to the fullest”?
No?
Well neither do we.
So, we’ve developed a system to determine if you should share your New Year’s resolutions. Ask yourself these 5 questions, and if the answer is no, well, then, F*!k No, don’t share your New Year’s Resolutions. Simple HTFAR.
5 Questions to Determine if Should Share Your New Year’s Resolutions:
1. Are You Talking to Your Accountability Partner?
Like, your trainer, your business partner, your coach, your therapist? Do you pay this person to keep you on track or improve your well being? If so, ask yourself question 2. If not, skip to question 3.
2. Is This Their Area of Expertise?
Are your resolutions in their field of expertise? If your resolution is “This year, I will go to the gym 6 times a week,” and you are talking to your trainer, sure, share away. But if it is, “I won’t eat anything after 8 p.m.,” and you are talking to your business partner, skip it. “I will stop dating my ex,” to your therapist? Yes. Your accountant? No.
3. Did they Ask?
The most important question. If they didn’t ask, F*!k No!
4. Do They Care?
Ok, so your brunch date just asked about your resos. Does she actually care or is she just making conversation?
5. Are You Sure?
Most likely, she’s just making conversation. She already knows your resolutions. Hers are probably the same. Unless you’ve come up with something entirely unique, then she probably doesn’t care. And in that case, well, I think you get where we are going with this…
Think long and hard before you discuss how you plan to “Eat, Pray, Love” your way around the globe. Answer this question in one, maybe two sentences and move on.
To wrap it up, we’ll say it again. Should you share your New Year’s Resolutions? Nope. No one cares.
