Why I'm skipping 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (and lessons for 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲)

This year, I’m not making any New Year’s resolutions.

Not because I'm perfect, but because I know I won’t stick to them. 

My resolutions often feel like aspirations rather than practical plans, detached from the realities of my daily life.

Which got me thinking — this isn’t just about me. 

Millions of resolutions will fail because they rely on willpower, ignore context, or are too vague (e.g., '𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦'). Sound familiar?

That’s exactly how many organisations approach Compliance.

They design rules and policies assuming people will remember, care, or comply without accounting for how people actually behave. 

Good intentions aren’t enough.

So, this year, I’m doing things differently: no grand promises, no unrealistic goals. Instead, I’ll focus on small, sustainable changes that fit within the flow of my life. Things that will actually make a difference.

And that’s the 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:

✅ Let’s design rules that work 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 the grain of human behaviour, not against it 

✅ Let’s focus on enabling compliance, not just enforcing it.

✅ And let’s embrace human imperfection — it's a feature, not a bug.