Already losing sight of a New Year’s resolution? Try this technique
Struggling to keep up with your New Year's resolution? Don't lose hope just yet. Discover a technique that could reignite your motivation and help you stay on track. It's never too late to regain control and make your resolution a reality.
Resolutions are often set on January 1st and forgotten before spring
Often times resolutions are based on other peoples’ expectations and not what you really want to accomplish
- Setting more realistic goals with more appropriate timelines can help avoid the overwhelming year-long commitment that tends to cause so many to give up
Get comfortable with less than perfection
Change is hard, and feeling overconfident doesn’t do us any favors.
- Acknowledge that it’s tough to delay gratification and push yourself when you’re tired. Saying it’s going to be difficult to stay on track doesn’t mean you’re weak. It means you’re being realistic.”
Do a Perspective Check
Resolutions don’t cause us to change our habits
- Focus on the big picture
- To live a more balanced, meaningful life, the changes you want to make align with your values
- The only constant in life is unpredictability
- Consider what goals speak to you most, go for these aims, and don’t look back
Get clear on what you want most
Plenty of resolutions fail because they’re not the right ones
- Three main reasons why
- They’re based on societal ideals (not your own)
- The goals are too specific and not specific enough to aim your efforts towards
- Are not supported by a measurable achievment plan
Don’t kid yourself with your goal-setting
Considering smaller goals makes it easier for people to fulfill them
- Plan ahead
- A schedule allows you to create habits
- Habits are important because they’re something that no longer takes self-control to complete