It’s that time of the year where we GET to intentionally plan for another meaningful and epic year! That’s how I view New Year’s Day and New Year Resolutions anyway. Many people are anti-resolutions, saying they never come to fruition so why even try? Personally, I believe that mentality suggests a fault in those people’s resolution-setting system. In this blog, I share my system.

A lot of failed resolutions come from setting intentions. That’s a recipe for failure. I know that if I set an intention, nothing substantial will happen. For example, if I say, “This year I am going to eat healthier,” I will probably not eat much healthier. However, if I set a measurable goal as a resolution instead of an intention, I am way more likely to achieve it. For example, if I say, “This year I am going to drink three liters of water per day” or “This year I am going to eat one salad each night for dinner,” now I have measurable goals that I clearly know how to achieve and if I achieved it.

Get granular with measurable goals!

Get as specific and simple as possible with one goal per resolution. For example, do not say, “This year I am going to drink three liters of water per day and eat one salad each night for dinner.” With this statement, if you fail one, you fail the resolution. Instead, write two resolutions, one for each goal. This way, if you achieve one and not the other, you can at least check off one at the end of the year and that feels really good! That feeling will keep you setting goals in the future!

“If it’s not written down, it doesn’t happen.”

Per my mentor, Dr. Briget Eastep. And though I don’t have statistics on hand to back this statement up, I have read A LOT of research that suggests if a goal is written down, it is far more likely to be accomplished. Thus, write down your measurable resolutions!

After you write them down, take it a step further and post those written measurable resolutions somewhere where you see them EVERY DAY!

My written measurable resolutions hang on a bulletin board next to where I sleep. Every morning when I wake, I see my written measurable goals and every night before I sleep, I see my written measurable goals.

Do not feel bad if you do not accomplish all of your resolutions! That leads to total future failure! People who refuse to set resolutions because they believe they never come true, fail to set resolutions for what could be an epic future! THAT IS SAD AND PATHETIC!

I am 40, therefore, I have 40 resolutions this year! If I only accomplish half, that means I achieved TWENTY resolutions this year! That's about TWENTY more than the average American and DEFINITELY 20 more than the people who refuse to set resolutions because they are prisoner to their previous failures!

So if you’re anything like me and love to pursue a better life, please take some much needed YOU time and get granular with your posted, written, measurable resolutions for 2025. Want some ideas or examples? Feel free to use or tweak mine to your benefit:

Hike Mount Harvard
Hike Mount Missouri
Hike & overnight Crestone Peak
SUP Molas Lake
Thru-Hike the Collegiate Loop
Thru-Hike the Rainbow Trail
Hike Halls Canyon
Hike Upper Mulley’s Twist
Hike Lower Mulley’s Twist
Hike one new trail in the Uintas
Hike every route on Mount Fuji
Hike Borah Peak
Hike Boundary Peak
Hike Everest Base Camp after Bali
Climb the Flat Irons
Visit Valley View Hot Springs
Visit Durango Hot Springs
10% growth in BE
Graphics on trailer
Read book on adventure
Read book on simplicity
Read book on being in pursuit
Read book on business
Read book on finance
Read book on marketing
Read book on Capitol Reef
Read book on the Uintas
Read book on the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Read book on anything
Install Free Little Library outside office
Install Free Stick Library outside office
Install a bike rack outside office
Put table and chairs outside office
Purchase second easel for boardwalk
Ninstant coffee on website
Like-new gear on website
Save 10% revenue for IRA
Save 10% revenue for taxes
Adopt one section of highway in Colorado (ARV or LC)
Purchase one full set of youth gear.

Phew, there you have it! A whole host of resolutions that I can easily check off when completed. No intentions, only written granular measurable resolutions. No grey areas, only black and white. Simple! Will I complete all of these? Probably not. Will I complete at least half? More than likely. Cheers to epic 2025!

BE Outside, BE Simple, BE In Pursuit.

BE You, Better!

~Belay