{"id":5567,"date":"2015-12-31T02:16:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T02:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/?p=5567"},"modified":"2016-06-23T02:09:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T02:09:09","slug":"new-year-resolutions-set-you-up-to-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/audio\/new-year-resolutions-set-you-up-to-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Resolutions Set you up to Fail!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rhythms of the Heart<\/strong> - After years of making them, I am really kind of down on the whole New Year\u00a0resolutions schtick.\u00a0 The making of New Year resolutions can be a good intention but a poor strategy and often come from a sense of external obligation instead of a thoughtful desire originating from your own will.\u00a0 The net effect is most people's well intentioned New Years resolutions find them at the curb with the discarded gift boxes and wrapping paper.<\/p>\n<p>We dig back in the archives for this\u00a0edition of Rhythms of the Heart, explore how we can avoid the defeat of failed New Year resolutions and step into the power of goal setting and achieving those goals with the vitality of greater resolve!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0666667);\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3224\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5567-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pwskites.com\/media\/Resolutions.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwskites.com\/media\/Resolutions.m4a\">http:\/\/www.pwskites.com\/media\/Resolutions.m4a<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_m4a\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwskites.com\/media\/Resolutions.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/?powerpress_pinw=5567-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwskites.com\/media\/Resolutions.m4a\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Resolutions.m4a\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rhythms of the Heart - After years of making them, I am really kind of down on the whole New Year\u00a0resolutions schtick.\u00a0 The making of New Year resolutions can be a good intention but a poor strategy and often come from a sense of external obligation instead of a thoughtful desire originating from your own will.\u00a0 The net effect is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/andre\/audio\/new-year-resolutions-set-you-up-to-fail\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29,33],"tags":[208,353],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.2 (Yoast SEO v17.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After years of making them, I am really kind of down on the whole New Year resolutions schtick. 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