I thought I would ask you a question. Did you know on December 31st every year, people across the United States observe Make Up Your Mind Day? People decide on there New years resolutions and they review their goals, achievements, and progress, and then come up with better strategies to achieve them in the New Year. By formally making a set of resolutions on Make Up Your Mind Day, people are more likely to stay committed to them throughout the year. Do you believe this is true?
Come join me and let’s celebrate Make Up Your Mind Day which motivates people to make important life decisions and stand to it. As the holiday season ends it’s a great way to decide which resolutions to keep and pursue in the New Year.
Make Up Your Mind Day is also a great opportunity to think about those decisions that you have already made in your personal or professional life. Changes at work and major family decisions can be quite difficult to make.
People keep on exploring more options and are unable to make a final decision. As a tradition, Christians at the beginning of a New Year used to reflect on their past mistakes and think about how to avoid them in the future. Which sounds like something we should all do shouldn’t we?
In the 1700s, English Cleric John Wesley founded the Covenant Renewal Service, which was held every year on New Year’s Eve. People sang hymns and Prayed instead of the traditional frolicking celebrations that were held during New Year’s Eve. Did you know this tradition is still followed by many Baptist and African American Protestant Churches.
In recent times, instead of making any major spiritual promises to God, people make small life decisions on New Year’s Eve, to make positive changes in their overall personalities. In a recent research study, it was revealed that out of 45% of Americans that make resolutions, only 8% do not renege.
Nevertheless, Make Up Your Mind Day is still a great way to learn from your past decisions and become a better decision-maker and have fun while making some of the biggest life-changing decisions. Come and let me know how you plan o celebrating Make Up Your Mind Day not only today but everyday.
How to Celebrate Make Up Your Mind Day
- Did you know writing down your life goals in a journal can be the first step toward achieving your goals. When people write down something, it becomes easy to categorize and organize your thoughts and differentiate realistic goals from those that are undefined or unrealistic. Once all your thoughts are organized, you will find it less difficult to make up your mind and make major life decisions.
- Meditation gives clarity to our thoughts, ideas, and feelings and meditation helps us stay focused and feel more positive about life. Meditation can help relieves stress and help everyone make better choices by reducing feelings of confusion and uncertainty. If you want to make the right decisions faster, then try meditation not only on Make Up Your Mind Day but every day of your life.
- Those who struggle to make big decisions also face difficulty in making simple everyday choices. If you feel you are indecisive or have poor judgment, then improve your decision-making skill through everyday practice. Start with simple, casual choices and gradually progress toward tough decisions.
Facts About Decision Making
- Did you know people rely more on emotions than logic when making tough decisions?
- Ther majority of people find it hard to make decisions in the afternoon. I never thought of that but it does make sense. Doesn’t it? Is it that way for you because it is for me.
- The ideal decision-making team should be between five and nine members.
- Our brain needs Glucose when making effortful decisions.
- Decision-making is easier when few options are available.
Why People Love Make Up Your Mind Day
Some people enjoy taking risks, while many are afraid of making mistakes, and dread major life decisions in adulthood including career switch, moving to a new City or Country, or starting a new relationship. Those who regret the poor decisions they made in the past are often afraid of making big decisions, for fear of failing again. Make Up Your Mind Day is a great opportunity to inspire and motivate these people to stop thinking about their past, and start a new life by making new choices.
Make Up Your Mind Day encourages people to make decisions faster and stick with them. When we take less time while making small or big life decisions, we don’t get much time to overthink. When we overthink something, we tend to get confused and, because of that, we end up making poor decisions. Make Up Your Mind Day is a great way to start trusting our instincts and making tough decisions quickly.
Those who are skilled in making the right decisions are more likely to succeed in their professional life. By showcasing their decision-making skills at work, employees let their managers know that they possess those leadership qualities that are needed to get promoted at work for a mid-level or senior-level role.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
