Resolutions

Resolutions, I know I’ve made several in my day. I’m going to lose weight. I’m going to exercise more. I’m going to read the bible, and these are just some of the resolutions I’ve made over the past year! The list could get long for some of us.

I wanted to touch on resolutions because it’s one of the main components behind the Mental Fitness Challenge.  In his book Resolved 13 Resolutions for LIFE, Orrin Woodward 2011 Independent Association of Business award winner sets the stage in the introduction to his book on how some of the Founding Fathers of our Country, (Washington, Franklin and Edwards) used what we would call today resolutions, as a guide for how they intended to live their lives.

For instance, I’ve been fortunate to read Ben Franklin’s (auto)biography, and I would highly recommend its reading to anyone who wants to get a clear glimpse of Franklin’s life. It used to be a free download on Amazon, but I’m not sure if it still is or not. To his credit, Orrin Woodward throughout Resolved and subsequent information in the Mental Fitness Challenge shows how Franklin by his 13 Virtues was able focus on certain aspects of his life, and by this deliberate focus was able to smooth over some of the rough edges of his personality which epitomizes the Franklin we so admire today.

I don’t want to spoil the entire book, but it’s a must read for anyone wanting to jump start themselves on a journey to finding direction in their life. Orrin in the book shows how the same type of focus on resolutions by great minds of the past can be applied in our lives today, and gives both past and present day examples of  people following what Orrin’s considers his 13 Resolutions for LIFE.

Below are some of the different themes/resolutions that are touched upon in Orrin’s book. I would highly encourage anyone to pick up the book as a great guide to writing their own resolutions towards living the life they’ve always wanted.

Purpose

Character

Attitude

Programming the Elephant

Game Plan and Do

Keeping Score

Friendship

Financial Management

Leadership Resolution

Conflict Resolution

Systems Thinking

Adversity Quotient

Legacy