The secret to successful New Year’s decisions is through doors

Original author: Oliver Amberton
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The beginning of the year is the right time to formulate plans and goals for the future. And advice from recognized experts will not interfere with this. We previously published translations of Oliver Amberton's articles that can be used to increase personal effectiveness . And now - to your attention one more material written by the author specifically for those who in 2015 decided to radically change their lives! The secret to making decisions that are really being implemented is also the secret to making a movie hit. So let Oliver teach you how to make a movie hit (well, or turn your life into an excitingly successful blockbuster).

First, our hero lives his usual life. We would not watch this for too long, but, fortunately, in all good stories the hero has to go through the door.
A door is something irreversible: once you pass through it, you will not be able to return. So, in the Matrix, Neo chose a red pill. In Gravity, the space shuttle shattered into small pieces. And in “Shawshank Redemption,” an innocent man was sentenced to life imprisonment.

A door is a turning point when a story begins. She puts the hero on a path that he cannot escape, and psychological stress forces us to continue watching.
Near the end of the story, our hero must go through the second door, which is also one-sided. But this requires determination and determination. Passing through this door guarantees the final, whatever it may be. Our hero must defeat his sworn enemy, either catch up with his love at the airport, or defend his desire to dance in spite of the disapproval of his parents.

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This is the formula for almost every story ever told, because it works. Once you enter the door, you cannot go back.
Now let me tell you what a bad movie is.

Our unhappy hero wakes up late one December morning and looks in the mirror. “Oh my God,” he sighs, looking at his fat reflection. “In the new year,” I swear, “I will lose weight!”

And then he updates his Facebook status, buys the Runner’s magazine and goes to the gym three times. The end.
If you want to make a decision (real decision!), You need to go through the door. The resourceful, decisive part of you may be suppressed, but you know that this will not stop you. You will take control of the lazy, stupid, reflective part of yourself later when the air is cold and you will feel a little sick, and if you do not come up with something to get this capricious child out of bed, you will lose.

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You already do this, by the way! A school, for example, is a door through which you cannot help but go, which is why you attend it so successfully. The same thing with your work, as well as with your wedding and children. Doors are irreversible and binding, and our society is based on them.

So do you really want to start your own business? Try to leave your job, this will provide you with the necessary motivation. Want to lose weight? Register as a participant in a marathon after 9 months in an interesting country abroad and order plane tickets that cannot be handed over. Or, if it’s too difficult for you, start participating in team activities with a certain schedule, leaving it, you will let others down. Feeling guilty will support you when the will weakens.

Do not run on Facebook to announce your decision. This will give a short-term nourishment to your ego (“Look at me! I'm so cool!”), But it will not especially affect your behavior (some friends will remember your promise or be so tactless that they will catch you on the word).

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Involve your friends in every way possible, but do not create excessive pressure for yourself.
And, most importantly, do not make a mistake - do not think that only words about what you want will lead you to the goal. Failure with their New Year's decisions is almost all, which is almost as surprising as the fact that the words of the Avad Kedavra spell do not actually kill people. Words alone do not help the plan come true. Instead, try to go through the door. And win the game called "Life" (how to do it - here ).

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