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Devising A 2011 New Years Resolution And Sticking With It
Yes, people are looking towards New Years because they have resolutions they wish to enact in order to make changes in life. Do you know someone that might already have plans in place to make a resolution? More than likely, you know a lot of people that have plans to make resolutions. And why would you not? Everyone makes resolutions for the New Year. And anyone can make a resolution. But, how many people will stick with their resolutions beyond January 3, 2011? Very few. Most people simply fail to bring their resolutions to the desired conclusion. This is not because they are lazy, or disingenuous, or lack character. They just do not have the right idea of how to actually make the resolution stick. Perhaps you fall into this same category...and you would prefer not to. You are one of those folks that really want to make a solid resolution and stick with it. Do you want to learn a few points that would increase your potential to make your resolutions come true? If so, here is some good news: it is not all that difficult to maintain your resolutions and carry them out. You just need the right approach... First and foremost, resolutions should be based on something you both want and something you need. If there is no real want or need, you probably are not going to stick with it. Why would you? Without want or need there is no interest. How could you stick with a resolution that really doesn't hold you interest? You won't! So, perform a little audit of what you would really want and need. Perhaps the two things that stick out the most would be paying down debt and losing weight. These are two extremely common resolutions and they are also resolutions most people break. To avoid breaking these resolutions, we need to move to the next step: planning things out. Losing weight and paying down debt may not be your own personal resolution. Yet, we will use both of these goals in order to show how you can plan out a resolution to an effective conclusion... Committing to a resolution without a plan yields a desire without a roadmap. When you do not have a legitimate roadmap in place, you won't be able to attain your intended goal. Why is this so? Basically, there will be no path to coherently follow and no timeframe in which to follow it. So, draw up a short 90 day plan on the best strategy to go about losing weight and cutting down debt. Break the 90 day plan into 30 and 60 day subcategories with their own goals. Make the debt payment plan of the 30 days the goal of cutting $200 from your expenditures and put it towards a credit card. You could do this by not eating out as much. That might even tie in with your weight loss goals! And when you do eat, try to make four of your weekly meals purely vegan. This will ensure four meals are inexpensive, healthy, and low in calories. You could then expand your goals to become a little more bolder as you move into the 60 days, the 90 days, six months, and a year. The main reason people do not succeed with the New Year's resolutions is their resolutions are often too general, too large, and have no clear time frame in which to be performed. By taking incremental steps where small, short term goals are met, you can boost your chances of making your resolutions effective. And this could lead to you changing you life for the better! Again, diet and debt are only used here for general illustrative purposes. You can apply any resolutions to this incremental approach. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com For more ideas on 2011 new years resolutions visit www.theerainbowmethod.com |
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