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Make & Stick to New Year Resolutions
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Below are some hints and tips on making and sticking to your New Year Resolutions
The following is modified but mainly taken from some key points in: Make New Year resolutions-AND KEEP THEM USING NLP! By Donna Blinston
Don’t spread yourself to thin
Make Only One Resolution - Most people make the mistake of trying to achieve too much and put unnecessary pressure upon themselves. Rome wasn’t built in a day! The chances of success are greater when people channel their energy into changing just one aspect of their behaviour. When you have achieved that, move onto the next, which leads us onto...
Plan ahead
Don’t think you can only make resolutions on New Year’s Eve. No No, Enjoy the night and spend the next few days, weeks or even the whole of January! Deciding what you want to do. Last minute decisions tend to be based on what is on your mind at that time. Instead, take some time out and reflect upon what you really want to achieve. Resolutions can be made at anytime. The coming of a new year simply motivates us to make them, not shackles us into timeframes!
Avoid making past resolutions
Making a past resolution brings about memory’s of frustration and disappointment. Choose something new, or approach an old problem in a new way. For example, instead of trying to lose 2 stone in weight, try exercising more.
Be specific
Think through exactly what you are going to do, where you are going to do it, and at what time. Vague plans fail. For example, instead of saying that you will go running two days of the week, tell yourself that you will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm. These become dates in your dairy, instead of tasks that can be pushed back to the end of the week, which inevitably means something crops up preventing you from doing it or you are too tired from exercising the day before to exercise today. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going” Jim Ryun
Make it personal
Don’t run with the crowd and go with the usual resolutions. Instead think about what you really want out of life, so think about finishing that novel, or learning to play an instrument, rather than just losing weight and getting to the gym.
Set Well Formed outcomes
Focus on creating goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time based (S.M.A.R.T). For example, instead of thinking ‘I want to find a new job’, focus on creating bite-sized, measurable goals for each week, such as investigating the market of your desired role, investigate the company you wish to work for in that desired market, rewriting your CV... Map out the step-by-step mini-goals that will slowly but surely take you to where you want to be, make a note of them in a diary, and stick to the plan.
Get Motivated!
Focus on how much better life will be for you, and those around you, when you achieve your resolution. For example, if you want to quit smoking, make a list of the benefits of giving up, and place it somewhere prominent in your house. If you want to motivate yourself to go to the gym, find a photograph of a fitness model that appeals to you, and put it in a place that ensures you will see it each day.
Go public
Many people keep their New Year's Resolution to themselves. Unfortunately, this makes it all too easy to simply forget about them. Instead, go public. For example, write down your resolution on a large sheet of paper, sign it, and place it somewhere prominent in your house. Tell your friends, family and colleagues about your resolution, and ask them to provide you with helpful nudges to assist you in achieving your goal. Either way, do not keep your resolution to yourself. “If all you did was tell a lamppost your goals for each day, they would still be far more likely to happen” Michael Neill
Be persistent
New habits take time to learn, and once in a while you will slip up and revert to the old you. People on diets might suddenly give in to temptation, or those trying to exercise more might not find the time to go to the gym for a week. Remember that everyone messes up from time to time. Don’t blame yourself if you falter, or allow the experience to make you give up.
A goal should lead to a better life for you, that is, a goal is easy to achieve as your new life schedules it in, it becomes part of who you are and what you enjoy thus becoming easier the more you perform and integrate it into your life, instead of giving up half way through. “We first make our habits, then our habits make us” John Dryden
Don’t spread yourself to thin
Make Only One Resolution - Most people make the mistake of trying to achieve too much and put unnecessary pressure upon themselves. Rome wasn’t built in a day! The chances of success are greater when people channel their energy into changing just one aspect of their behaviour. When you have achieved that, move onto the next, which leads us onto...
Plan ahead
Don’t think you can only make resolutions on New Year’s Eve. No No, Enjoy the night and spend the next few days, weeks or even the whole of January! Deciding what you want to do. Last minute decisions tend to be based on what is on your mind at that time. Instead, take some time out and reflect upon what you really want to achieve. Resolutions can be made at anytime. The coming of a new year simply motivates us to make them, not shackles us into timeframes!
Avoid making past resolutions
Making a past resolution brings about memory’s of frustration and disappointment. Choose something new, or approach an old problem in a new way. For example, instead of trying to lose 2 stone in weight, try exercising more.
Be specific
Think through exactly what you are going to do, where you are going to do it, and at what time. Vague plans fail. For example, instead of saying that you will go running two days of the week, tell yourself that you will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm. These become dates in your dairy, instead of tasks that can be pushed back to the end of the week, which inevitably means something crops up preventing you from doing it or you are too tired from exercising the day before to exercise today. “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going” Jim Ryun
Make it personal
Don’t run with the crowd and go with the usual resolutions. Instead think about what you really want out of life, so think about finishing that novel, or learning to play an instrument, rather than just losing weight and getting to the gym.
Set Well Formed outcomes
Focus on creating goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time based (S.M.A.R.T). For example, instead of thinking ‘I want to find a new job’, focus on creating bite-sized, measurable goals for each week, such as investigating the market of your desired role, investigate the company you wish to work for in that desired market, rewriting your CV... Map out the step-by-step mini-goals that will slowly but surely take you to where you want to be, make a note of them in a diary, and stick to the plan.
Get Motivated!
Focus on how much better life will be for you, and those around you, when you achieve your resolution. For example, if you want to quit smoking, make a list of the benefits of giving up, and place it somewhere prominent in your house. If you want to motivate yourself to go to the gym, find a photograph of a fitness model that appeals to you, and put it in a place that ensures you will see it each day.
Go public
Many people keep their New Year's Resolution to themselves. Unfortunately, this makes it all too easy to simply forget about them. Instead, go public. For example, write down your resolution on a large sheet of paper, sign it, and place it somewhere prominent in your house. Tell your friends, family and colleagues about your resolution, and ask them to provide you with helpful nudges to assist you in achieving your goal. Either way, do not keep your resolution to yourself. “If all you did was tell a lamppost your goals for each day, they would still be far more likely to happen” Michael Neill
Be persistent
New habits take time to learn, and once in a while you will slip up and revert to the old you. People on diets might suddenly give in to temptation, or those trying to exercise more might not find the time to go to the gym for a week. Remember that everyone messes up from time to time. Don’t blame yourself if you falter, or allow the experience to make you give up.
A goal should lead to a better life for you, that is, a goal is easy to achieve as your new life schedules it in, it becomes part of who you are and what you enjoy thus becoming easier the more you perform and integrate it into your life, instead of giving up half way through. “We first make our habits, then our habits make us” John Dryden
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