It is that time of the year again
when people begin to want to change something in, or about, their life in order
to create a fresh start. The problem is, people will make new year’s
resolutions that typically don’t last past January. Don’t get me wrong, I
appreciate, and participate, in new year’s resolutions every year. But the
purpose of a new year’s resolution is to make a big goal that potentially has
the power change your life over the course of a year. In order to fulfill a
goal that has that much meaning, you must be very strict. It takes a lot of
will power to actively work towards your resolutions because they are not
supposed to be easy to fulfill. So, how does one go about making a new years
resolution, and actually following through with them?
Choose Practical
Resolutions.
The thing that seems
to interfere with people fulfilling their New Years Resolutions is people are
not practical about their goals. When choosing what your goals are, you
shouldn’t look at it from a point of view of “is this possible, is this
doable?” Instead, you need to ask yourself, “is this possible for me? Would I
be able to do this?” What one person may be able to achieve could be something
that another person cannot. It all depends on yourself. This is kind of the
soul searching portion when it comes to preparing for successfully achieving
your goals. You have to distinguish between what is difficult, but achievable,
for you and what is not possible. I believe you can do anything you put your
mind to, but you have to have a certain level of determination. You need to see if you have what it takes for
the goals you have set. You cannot choose difficult resolutions and not have
the mindset to fulfill them.
Understand Other
Changes Has to Happen for You to Succeed.
While your goal
could be summed up in a few words, such as ‘losing weight’, you need to
understand there are multiple components that build up to your goal. In order
to lose weight, you have to change your lifestyle. You need to completely
reevaluate your diet and schedule in time to work out. That might mean to you
need to do some research and experiment to see what foods best work for your
body or what workouts are most effective for building muscle mass. Everyone’s
body is different and you have to figure out the little things that help make
you the healthiest you can be. This process doesn’t just go for losing weight.
Most goals you set will have smaller parts to it that you need to acknowledge
and address.
Make a Plan.
Nothing is ever
going to change, or happen, unless you make it happen. You need to make a plan that
includes ways to fulfill your new years resolution. If your new years
resolution is losing weight, you need to not only make time to exercise, but to
also make homemade meals. If your new years resolution is to meet new people,
then you need to find time to attend events or join clubs. Your resolutions
need to be a priority in your life, but you also need to plan out exactly how you’re
going to achieve anything and everything you want.
Accept Failure, But
Learn.
Here is the thing,
when you are trying anything new, you’re going to fail. But that doesn’t mean
you stop trying. Every time you fail, you need to reflect and learn. This way
you don’t make the same mistakes over and over again. You’re going to have
moments of weakness and find yourself skipping your workout to eat a pizza on
your couch. Or, you’ll have made a new years resolution to travel more but your
plans get all mixed up and your trip doesn’t occur. That is all okay. Reflect
on all the things that went wrong, even things that were not completely in your
control. That way, you can find ways to prevent these mistakes and prepare for
unseen obstacles.
Don’t Overwhelm
Yourself.
I am all for making
up a ton of different resolutions. I like to attempt a lot of different things
and find what makes me a better person. The thing is, don’t over do it. Do not
look at New Years Resolutions as trials to find what is best achievable. If you
do that, you are setting yourself up for failure before even attempting your resolutions.
Pick resolutions that you want, and can, achieve but don’t pick to many. If you
go to sit down with a list of 100 resolutions and you don’t know when you will
find the time to attempt everything, then you have too many. Another key
reminder is to understand you have a whole year to achieve all these goals. You
don’t have to attempt every goal you have come up with at exactly midnight on
New Year’s. Spread out the start day of your goals throughout different months
while still scheduling enough time to attempt, and achieve, them all.
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