I'm participating in a speech contest and I need help to improve my speech (Part 1) We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not one action but a continuous habit. It is 11:59pm 31st of December, just 1 minute for a whole new year. Everybody is around the table and they are waiting expectantly for the countdown. Everybody has their grapes next to them, 12 of them and they are ready for their news years resolutions. I will lose 50 pounds I will start a new business I will change my wife I will climb the Everest I will end poverty I will save the world - why not, it is in my mind. The sad story is that in January 33% of the people will forgive their resolutions, they will quit. End of January, it is not June. It is January. And statistics don't lie, at the end of the year, only 27% will finish their resolutions. So what happen with those who achieve their resolutions and those who don't. What can we learn from the 73% that doesn't make it? What are the mistakes that they make, what are the thing that they don't take into account, what are the things that they don't do. Mistake #1: They start very big This is very common, at the beginning of the year we all have this friend, his name is Juan: "I just joined the gym, and I'm going every day from Monday to Sunday. And I will go for two hours every day​. Sign Me Up, I'm Ready!". So the gyms are very happy to take the money from your friend, they even give you an 80% discount for the whole year. They do it because they know he will quit..... when?..... on January. The gym gives him full access because they know that on February, he won't be there even by chance. How to avoid this mistake? -> Start small and grow little by little. Instead of trying to change your whole life in one month, try to do a little bit each day. Mistake #2: They choose a very disruptive routine We also have this friend, his name is Pablos, and he decides that he will start a new life. Normally he wakes up at 7am, but suddenly he starts like this: "Tomorrow I'm going to wake up at 5am, and after that I will run for 1 hour, and after that, I will eat the healthiest breakfast on earth" My verdict for him: You are going to FAIL! Why? Because he is changing his whole routine. It is hard to learn new habits, so by trying to change everything so fast, it will create unnecessary problems. You need some time to adjust: So the best thing we can do is make it part of our routine. This is my speech on YouTube (Any comments will be appreciated, thanks!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kme_YHHVZG8