Be honest:
How are your New Years’s resolutions going?
Are you still full of energy?
Or have they quietly but surely faded away – somewhere between everyday life, back-to-back-appointments or “I’ll start again next week”?
Every year, we all hear the same well-meaning advice:
👉 Don’t take on too much.
👉 Set small goals.
👉 Take it step by step.
And yes — that’s not wrong.
But sometimes the problem isn’t the size of the goals.
It’s that we set off without really knowing where we’re going — or why.
Many resolutions fail not because of a lack of discipline,
but because they are not connected to what truly matters to us.
“More exercise”, “less stress”, “finally some time for myself” –
it all sounds good.
But good for what, exactly?
What is supposed to change as a result?
And does it even fit in with the life we are currently living – or the one we actually want to live?
I wrote about this a few months ago – under the title “A journey to yourself”.
Because sometimes the most helpful step is not to do more,
but to take an honest look:
- What is driving me right now — and what is draining me?
- Which goals are truly mine — and which ones have I adopted?
- What can stay, what can go, what wants to grow?
This is exactly why we at perSens have developed our Compass for Self-Reflection.
No more “10-point plans”.
No self-optimisation programmes.
Just an invitation to pause, gain orientation and, on from there, plan concrete and coherent next steps
Not bigger.
Not faster.
But more fitting.
Perhaps now — still at the beginning of the year — is a good moment not to set new resolutions,
but to review your own course.
