You ended 2015 on a powerful note, with a list of resolutions and goals to be accomplished for 2016!
You’re pumped, excited and ready to do something different this year… something you’ve probably recalled saying last year as well. I, too have been in the same position. I get really pumped up and ready to go but by the time it hits May, I realized that I’ve barely accomplished or touched anything from my list!!
So, how do you keep your New Year Resolutions??!!
Well not anymore, one of my resolutions for 2016 is to accomplish or at LEAST get started on the items on my list!! Here are a couple of tips to make sure you stay in check!
1. Quality instead of Quantity
I used to have a LONG list, like 5 to 10 items and that’s just way too much. I struggle keeping up with ONE. So a great tip is to max it to 3 resolutions! Something you’re passionate about doing/changing in the new year and setting your mind to that!
2. Be Specific
Specific with your goals!! I used to have ‘Exercise more’ on my list. And in my terms that could basically mean anything. Do one squat, run twice a year, hold an extra bag of chips??? yea..
So now I’m learning to be really specific, so instead of ‘exercise more’, I wrote- Jog at least once every two weeks. Yes, seems small to you active folk out there but trust me, getting me to jog at least once every 6 months is an accomplishment.
3. Make it physically visible
Someone great (whom I can’t remember now) once said that if you write your dreams on your mirror and look at it everyday, it’ll come true.
Same idea.
Write it on paper and stick it somewhere that you know you’ll look at every day.
4. Capitalize on the FIRE
I’ve learned that the hardest part of it all is to get over the procrastination phase. So, when the fire is still burning (like you have one or two weeks) this January before it burns out to start up on your goals!! Start the process NOW, before you get too lazy and tell yourself it’ll get done another day.
5. Have an accountability buddy
Tell at least one person what your goals are. If you can’t get your butt off to do it, some peer pressure might help 😉
Comment below and let me know one of your 2016 Resolutions!! I’ll be keeping you accountable 😉
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Great post Samantha! This is the 2nd year I have done goal setting. Love your tip about being accountable by telling someone else…my trainer and I did this and it worked well. Another tip I could offer is if you have a longer list then you can divide them up between the months so it’s not so overwhelming, that’s what I did last year and am doing again this year. One of my goals is to meditate at least 3 times per week. I started meditating before the New Year and found it so relaxing.
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KAREN <3 thank you for reading!! Yes, I'm adamant on keeping them this year so peer pressure definitely helps haha! That's such a great idea, my brain is so scattered with plans that I need to pen them down on paper! I'm so glad it worked for you and you're doing them again this year! 🙂
Excellent post Samantha! I have kept my resolutions for the past 3 years and will do the same this year. I have worked hard to brand myself and 2016 I hope to see some big things happen! I have pink post it notes in my home that keep my goals visual on a daily basis but may I recommend that you change their location regularly because after awhile you stop seeing them as clearly. Put a few of them in places that you don’t go to everyday so that when you see it less often it makes a bigger impact. Happy New year to you! <3
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Thanks for taking the time to read Susan! That’s so great, I wish i could say the same haha, but great job girl! and thank you for the tip- that’s such a smart idea. I never thought of moving them around or to places I go less frequently! Will definitely try that out 🙂 Happy New Year!