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New Year Resolutions Don't Work
• 88 % of people failed to keep their resolutions. • 75 % of people failed after one week This means that most New Year resolutions do not work, except for a minority of people. What stops you achieving your resolutions? There are two main reasons. 1: Your resolutions are just too big. One of the most popular resolutions is about health and weight. After several days over Christmas eating and drinking a lot you feel overweight, bloated and tired. You therefore make a resolution to lose 1 stone, exercise for an hour a day and feel fit and healthy by the end of January. If you are not used to dieting and exercise then this goal may be just too big and this makes it almost impossible to complete. Instead of making big resolutions, make an action plan for just the next week. Tell yourself that you need to lose one pound and exercise at least three times during the week. This goal is much more manageable and less likely to put you off achieving it. Once you have achieved the week's goal, then make another one for the next week. Eat a little less, exercise more regularly or for a little longer each week and you will find that after a few weeks you will be leaner and fitter. In any area of your life, a large resolution can divided up into small chunks. If you manage just a 1 % improvement this week then 1% each subsequent week, then over time your life will dramatically improve. 2: Habits are hard to break Most resolutions require a change of habit. You may have put on weight because you regularly eat too much and have been doing this for years. Ingrained habits are very hard to break. They are part of your identity. You are very attached to your normal way of doing things. To change completely in a short time can be impossible. The good news is that habits, even deep ingrained ones, can be broken. This takes between 21 days and 30 days. To change a habit you again do a process of chunking things down to manageable pieces. Make small, incremental or gradual changes. Slowly stop your bad habits a bit at a time and replace them with good habits. In all areas of your life, social, spiritual, financial, family, you can create small changes that lead to big improvements. If you improved just 1% in each area of your life this week then that is a massive change. Conclusion Instead of making gigantic resolutions at the beginning of the year, make small, realistic and achievable ones. If you do this every week you will find that your life will dramatically improve. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Stephen Williamson is an expert author on managing your life. He is also the developer of the software Life Manager Pro that manages your life so that you are more productive and less stressed. More information at www.lifemanagerpro.com |
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