New Year's resolutions: why I'm wrong

New Year's resolutions It should be a clear and achievable goal that can be easily achieved. Most of the time, our resolutions remain simple thoughts that do not become reality. Where are we wrong? Discover in our article:

A new year symbolizes a new chapter that opens in front of us. We are used to every beginning of the year to follow new resolutions to make our lives better. But then why do most resolutions fail? Here are 3 main reasons that are in the way of fulfilling your resolutions:

You hurry and not take things step by step

If you have a lot of less good habits today, the last thing you have to do is remodel your whole life overnight. Do you want to lose weight? Instead of following a super restrictive plane that forbid any fun, add a positive habit per week.

For example, you can start with something easy, such as drinking more water in the first week. The following week, you can move on to eating 3 fruits and vegetables every day. And next week, you could only eat healthy proteins at each meal.

You are not at a Marathon of Change! The idea is to gradually introduce a healthy thing into your life, until it becomes habit, not a chore.

New Year's resolutions are not specific enough

One of the biggest reasons why people fail to fulfill their New Year's resolutions is like are not specific enough.

For example, if you say you want to make more movement - it's wrong. This resolution is missing ways to mark progress and it is unlikely to keep you motivated throughout the year.

Instead Try to clearly specify the goal, such as: to choose a personal trainer, to register for a mini-marathon, to participate in aerobics, yoga, pilates courses or what you like more.

It is useful to have a chronology of your resolution, so think about the short, medium and long term benchmarks, which will make you know that you are about to reach your goal.

"What should I do this week, what should I do in the next month and what do I hope to do in the next few months?

Don't believe in you and see resolutions as on something negative, hard to fulfill

The failure to act can paralyze you before leaving the starting line. If you have tried (and you have not succeeded) to set a New Year's resolution (or more) in the past, I know it might be hard to believe in you again.

Indoiala is a sacicing voice in your head. The only way to overcome the doubt is to believe in yourself. Who cares if you failed once or twice? This year, you can try again (but better this time).

Another problem that people face when setting up their new year resolutions is their classification with a negative language.

When people decide not to dispel the money Or no longer eat junk food, for example, this often returns against them because it makes them think about what they are trying to avoid.

Here is the mechanism of change:

According to the transteoretic model of change, there are Five basic stages you will go through before creating a change in your life:

• Pre -contemplation: Wishes like you have a problem
• Contemplation: You think about the advantages and disadvantages of change.
• Training: Take steps to get ready to make a change.
• Action: You change your behavior.
• Maintenance: You realize how to keep the change in the long term.

Newer representations of the model include a sixth stage - relapse. This reflects that mistakes are part of the process and how you approach the wrong steps play an important role in your ability to remain faithful to change.

Change does not have a fixed date. New Year's resolutions can be adopted at any time.

Yes, you read well. The change does not usually work from January 1. This is probably the main reason why resolutions are not successful.

When people launch their resolution on January 1, make a change based on a calendar date when I think they are ready to change their lives. This is the real reason why most resolutions fail.

What are the chances of you to be prepared for the action stage exactly at the same time when the calendar goes to a new year? They are probably pretty small. Maybe the small percentage of people who It retains its resolutions are those few lucky ones whose the action stage The change takes place by January 1.

As for failed resolutions, there is a great chance that many of these individuals have set a New Year's resolution because they felt the pressure to do, not because they were actually trained.

The solution is to start your resolution when you are really prepared.

Instead of fixing the resolution on January 1, decide that you will change your habits when you are ready to dedicate yourself to the beneficial change. Whether that means you are waiting for a few days or postpone to launch the goal for a few months, it is better to delay the goal than to abandon it completely.

How do you plan your New Year's resolutions?

Article written by,
Anca Cepreaga - Junior Marketing