Making Your New Year Resolutions Work
It’s not long now before we herald in 2008. Well-intentioned people all across the globe are bringing out their notepads and enthusiastically declaring in writing what they are going to change for the better in the New Year. According to stats though, an overwhelming majority give up their New Year resolutions by March.
Asking around I found that many people make the same New Year resolutions year after year because they didn’t quite manage to achieve what they had set out to do.
If you find yourself in this situation, don’t fret! Here are some tips to help you get out of that vicious cycle.
Before you make your 2008 New Year resolutions, look at your 2007 resolutions and take stock of your progress in those areas.
By tracking yourself, you can find out what you actually achieved or figure out the barriers that stopped you from realising your goals.
When you can pin point the factors that helped you succeed, you can actually take steps to replicate your success in other areas of your life.
On the other hand, if you didn’t move forward, these questions will help you think about new steps to take to achieve those resolutions.
Here are some questions to help you keep track of the progress you made throughout the year:
1. What have I accomplished this year?
2. What am I proudest of?
3. What have I learnt this year?
4. What could I have improved on?
5. What did I set out to do but didn’t and what stopped me?
6. What could I have done differently that would have gotten me closer to achieving my goals?
7. Taking the path I am on right now, am I heading towards or away from what I truly want?
8. If the path I am taking is taking me away from my outcomes, what do must I do to change the situation?
9. What beliefs or information do I need to gather, what skills can I learn, what habits must I change, who can help me, what actions must I take?
Look out for more posts on goal setting and New Year resolutions in the next few days.