Making a GREAT New Year’s Resolution
Have you ever stopped to wonder why we make resolutions for the new year? Maybe it’s because it’s a great opportunity to make changes and improvements in your life that are otherwise difficult to execute. However, some of us roll our eyes at this practice – we all know it’s a lot easier to MAKE resolutions than to actually execute them 😅 We understand that struggle, which is why we’re going to help you create one that sticks in 2022.
Pick the Right Resolution
Step one: pick the right resolution. Many of us will often pick a resolution that’s highly ambitious, or too difficult to stick to, leading to us abandoning our plan to improve altogether. Expert resolutionists all agree, that similar to all other goals, your new year’s resolution should be SMART, that’s specific, measurable, actionable/achievable, relevant, and time-bound.
SMART Goals
Specific – What’s your goal, and how is it significant?
Measurable – Can your resolution be measured?
Actionable/Achievable – Is your resolution worth pursuing? Set an attainable goal to reach and expand upon it if needed.
Relevant – What’s the significance of this resolution? If you pick the same resolution each year, perhaps try a new one most relevant to the current you.
Time-bound – How long do you have to achieve this goal? It doesn’t have to span the whole year.
Create Your Plan
Often, our bad habits, can be replaced with healthier ones, little by little, and can have a cascading effect on other things you want to change. Maybe that 30 minute run you go on 2 times a week will motivate you to eat healthier, and in return, you’ll have more energy to go on more runs. Don’t just think about the action you want to take in the new year, map out what might help you get there.
Make it Fun
There are plenty of ways to trick yourself into having fun with your resolution. Think about the things you enjoy, and implement them into your resolution.
Again, for exercise (because it is a popular resolution), you can psych yourself into having more fun in the new year can be through gamifying your fitness. Fitness apps like Strava, Fitbit, etc. make workout goals feel like a game, and are one way to motivate you to get in more gym time.
Buying a new workout outfit (not wardrobe) can also make working out fun for a bit. And in some cases, having proper workout clothes can improve your performance, or at the very least, trick you into thinking so.
Have Someone Hold You Accountable
Find yourself a partner in crime for both accountability and an added social aspect to your resolution! This is easily be achieved if you can bring guests to your current gym (again, for fitness-related goals), but there are also plenty of deals on memberships in the new year. Think of ways to get your friends involved. Whether your goal is financial, educational, or health-related, there are ways to loop people in to improve your chances of achieving it.
Always An Opportunity
There’s a certain beauty to new year’s resolutions. Each year, people try to come up with ways to improve themselves when the year begins new. That means there’s always an opportunity to better yourself each year, even if your plan doesn’t stick! But we believe in you. You’ve got this.
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Cheers to 2022!