First, I want to point out that there is a good reason why I look like a wet duck in the video below!

This morning, I was committed to going for a run, even though it’s New Year’s Eve and I would have much more preferred to have slept  in a lot longer!  However, I made a New Year’s Resolution a few weeks ago (Yes, I know I was a bit early, but why wait?), so I held myself accountable and went out for a run.

Not .25 miles into the 4-mile run, it began to rain… hard.

Immediately, fears, doubts, and excuses started going CRAZY in my head.

It’s raining too hard…

I should go back home…

I’m going to get sick…

It was amazing to me just how quickly I was ready to find a reason to justify not honoring my commitment when something unexpected happened! 

And it got me thinking about how today and in the next few days you and millions of people will be making New Year’s Resolutions that probably (sadly) won’t last beyond a month — or even a week, simply because they haven’t planned on what to do when stuff (a.k.a. life) happens!

So, at mile 3, when it finally stopped raining, I sat down on a soaking wet bench and shot a quick video message just for you on 3 steps you can take to make sure you realize your resolution, even when something unexpected happens!

Click below to watch this short video!