Make This the Year
Tips on keeping those New Year’s resolutions
This is finally the year. You mean it this time. Gonna make those resolutions last longer than your New Year’s Eve hangover. That certainly is admirable, but following through is difficult.
A survey found that 67% of people make three or more resolutions to start the year, and of that group, 63% have been able to maintain their new goals after two months. To no one’s surprise, the top four resolutions are: regular exercise; dieting; quit smoking; and improve at work.
Developing and maintaining good habits is not hard, if you approach it in the right way. Here are a few common sense suggestions that can help you extend that resolution into 2009.
PROPER PLANNING
Just deciding to change a bad habit into a good habit is a sure way to quickly fail. The first thing any resolution needs is a plan. The best way to do this is to write it down. A written plan will help you stay on course and provide an illustration of your progress.
BE REALISTIC
If your goal is to lose weight, don’t over reach by resolving to lose 50 pounds in six months. Instead, choose a more modest goal of losing 5 pounds every month. While a 30-pound weight loss in six months is a commendable achievement, you also leave yourself open to losing even more weight, thereby further supporting your plan.
THINK LONG TERM
It’s a new YEAR resolution, not a new WEEK. Think in terms of success over the course of a 12-month period. Use each day or week as a building block toward your goal.
SEEK SUPPORT
If you have decided to quit smoking after a lifetime of lighting up, the habit (or addiction) is strong and can require more than just your own well-planned efforts. One suggestion is to seek a stop smoking support group in your area or online. (A simple Google search will provide many outlets, including Whyquit.com, which offers all kinds of useful tools and information.
Also, don’t keep the resolution to yourself. Seek the support of a close friend or family member by letting them know what you have resolved to do in 2008. Their support is easily accessible and can get you through the difficult times when a little support can carry you on.
PRESS AHEAD
After years of developing a bad habit it is perfectly reasonable to expect a few minor set backs along the way to ridding yourself of that habit. Stay positive even if you misstep. Realize that your negative slide backwards can be used as a positive. Determine why and how you fell backwards and make adjustments. No plan is fool proof and can require mid-course corrections.
Happy New Year and good luck.
Resolution: res•o•lu•tion (noun)
A decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner.
New Year’s Babies
Here is a list of famous people that were born on Jan. 1.
Bo Bice, 1975, American Idol finalist
Marcia Cross, 1961, actress
Jon Corzine, 1947, NJ Governor,
Don Novello, 1942, SNL comedian
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, 1922, Senator
J.D. Salinger, 1919, Novelist
Hank Greenberg, 1911, MLB Hall-of-Fame
J. Edgar Hoover, 1895, Former FBI Director
Betsy Ross, 1752, designed first U.S. flag
Paul Revere, 1735, Revolutionary War hero
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