How to make New Year’s resolutions that stick

by Jummy

christmasparty.jpgThere are only two more days left in 2007, and perhaps you’ve been looking forward to a fresh new year without any blemishes for a while now. Many people like the idea of having a brand new year to dream about and hope for, one to resolve to take up good habits and abandon bad habits. Some people have dreams of changing their lives completely, or just tweaking certain parts of it. But how do you get started?

Marina over at Sufficient Thrust has created the Ultimate Guide to New Years Resolutions which is a must read for any of you who have trouble making resolutions that are measurable, or if you have trouble making resolutions that you can stick to. Your dear hostess on this here blog has problems in both areas so you can bet she’ll be consulting this guide carefully in the coming days so that she can hit 2008 running, with goals that she will be able to put a check mark beside in a year’s time.

One thing that’s really great about the guide is that Marina takes you through how to make an awesome (not just ok, or good) resolution. If you want to lose weight, for example, simply saying that you want to lose weight isn’t enough. You need to be specific with how much weight you want to lose and how you will go about doing it. This gives the resolution a much greater chance of being accomplished.

So, as you reflect on the coming year, grab some paper and a pen, or get your fingers to a computer and get writing. You may feel there are a million things you need to change but don’t overwhelm yourself! Write down a few (Marina mentions making five resolutions) and work on them. There is always next year to tackle the other resolutions!


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