How you can achieve your new year’s resolutions
It’s that time of year when we make our New Year Resolutions, only for 92% of us to have broken them by the end of January!
So, what are you going to do that is different this year?
Here’s how I do it:
I have goals that I want to achieve throughout the year.
I have a few goals in all areas of my life, these are written down in my journal and I look at them regularly during the year – it never ceases to amaze me how many of them get done!
Some of my goals are huge, for example opening Balance was a huge one, some concern travel, places that I want to visit, some are family or relationship goals, they might be as simple as seeing my grandchildren every week, going to the theatre at least 6 times in a year, it might involve health or fitness, for example committing to drinking at least 4 glasses of water a day, going gluten free for 2 weeks, joining a new class, taking time to practise Pilates or Yoga or meditation.
Sometimes my goals are ‘paying it forward’, doing something for someone else, going that extra mile, taking the time to actually talk to people instead of text, listening without interrupting – try this one, its harder than you think! It’s very beneficial for both parties, I guarantee that the person who is doing the talking will feel you are so much more engaged and interested in what they have to say and you actually ‘listen’ to what they are saying and enjoy the conversation far more.
My point is that open-ended ‘resolutions’ like I’m going to lose weight, I’m going to get fit just set yourself up for failure, and we all know that when we break promises to ourselves our self-esteem gets a bashing!
It’s important to remember that the ‘goals’ you set for yourself you TRULY believe you can achieve, they must be aligned with your deeply held beliefs, otherwise you simply will not be able to achieve them.
What I mean by that is, if you set yourself the goal of losing 2 stone by Easter and you don’t truly believe this, after the willpower has worn off, you will then self sabotage and fail, as your unconscious mind (the powerhouse of the mind) will always make you behave in a way that is in alignment with your beliefs. We spend 95% of our time operating from our unconscious minds – it always wins!
The goal has to be something you truly believe you can achieve – that’s why I’m a huge fan ‘chunking’ your goals down into small achievable goals, BUT, and this is a big one, being consistent.
So if weight loss is your goal, start by improving one area of your nutrition, cut out sugar for 2 weeks, cut out gluten for 2 weeks, drink a lean greens every day for 2 weeks – you choose, just make sure you do it consistently.
So, why not try a different approach and write down some specific goals that you spend the whole year working towards.
It’s your life, so if you’re not happy with the way it’s going, then make those changes, the more specific you are, the easier it will be to achieve them. Write them down, read them regularly, cover all areas of your life, feel amazing as each one is achieved.
Small achievable consistent steps in the right direction is the way to go 🙂