As 2013 draws to a close, it’s seductive to make declarations about how things (including ourselves) will be different in the coming year. Daily exercise Kind words to the crotchety co-worker No sugar The list goes on. The problem is that too frequently we jump to these resolutions prematurely. They end up operating in a vacuum and without context… more like challenges than congruent, integrated intentions. They capture our intention for a few weeks; but they fail to capture our imaginations and hearts sufficiently to carry them further. And it’s all because we skip an important step: we look forward …Continue reading →The post Pre-solution: The Forgotten Step Before Resolutions Can Take Hold appeared first on Julie Winkle Giulioni. http://www.juliewinklegiulioni.com/blog/happiness-matters/pre-solution-the-forgotten-step-before-resolutions-can-take-hold/