Whether you are a New Year Resolutioner (not a real word) or not, the start of a new year is still the most logical time to hit the reset button and commit to changes for the better in your life.

For most people there is a desire to make some change that will improve their health. And while many of these same people will take action on making the changes they have committed themselves to, very few stick with it for more than a month or two.

Let’s explore why this high failure rate for ‘health change’ occurs.

The Problem

As a chiropractor who has helped literally thousands of people enjoy better health through my writings, seminars and in practice, I have discovered one underlying problem that prevents people from improving or even reclaiming their health – Direction.

That’s it?

That’s it – Direction.

And what makes us lose our way trying to get from point A to point B is someone or something I like to call Mr. (or Ms.) Comfortable.

Sounds like a nice guy right? Wrong! He is a destroyer of goals and aspirations.

And the worst part is that he is stronger than his sworn enemy that also resides in you…Mr. Inspiration.

This is the person within you that gives you that first little thought of making a change. Mr. Inspiration may pop up during a well-crafted infomercial for a new diet or exercise DVD. Or he may appear on a particular day when you are diagnosed with high cholesterol or wake with back pain for the third day in a row and decide you need to make a change.

Mr. Inspiration will inspire you to act on making that change by cooking more at home, getting up at 5am to hit the gym or run a few miles or to even choke down more water and pass over that Diet Coke.

But his power is unfortunately for most people only temporary. On that first cold morning when you hear the rain falling while the bed is so soft and warm, Mr. Comfortable will creep in and nudge Mr. Inspiration ever so slightly. Mr. Inspiration may still win at first but over time Mr. Comfortable grows in strength until you find yourself skipping the gym, stopping by that convenient fast-food joint or reaching for yours favorite soda.

Why did this happen?