How to stick to New Year Resolutions
January 2, 2006 – 11:58 amPlan of action
If you haven’t stuck to your plan in the past, don’t give up. Be flexible and give yourself more time. It sometimes takes years to succeed.
Here are some tips to help you stick to your resolutions this year:
i. Take time out for yourself to look at all you’ve experienced — the good and bad of the previous year. Look at areas you have succeeded in and areas you haven’t. Think about how can you improve the good and avoid the bad.
ii. Don’t make too many resolutions. Anything between one and five is realistic. Also, try not to aim for the sky within a month.
iii. Avoid absolutes, because they are difficult to manage and you soon tend to revert to old habits. Pick a gradual process of change.
iv. Be very careful about including last year’s unresolved resolutions. Try and find out why you didn’t stick to them first.
v. Write your resolutions down somewhere visible. Maintaining a journal may be a good idea.
