Make and Keep New Year’s Resolutions
But personal progress is vital.
Why not make this year a bit different from the rest? You just simply need to
choose the right resolution for yourself, plan accordingly, and execute them in
steps. Here’s how –
New Year resolutions have to
be attainable and meaningful. A resolution may fail if it is based on someone
else’s opinion of you, vague, and unrealistic. Your goals should be S.M.A.R.T. And to make your goal SMART,
you need to fulfill the criteria of SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant, and Timely. Setting SMART goals will give your goals a structure and
will be manageable. It will make your objective clear goals and the estimate of
the goal’s realistic.
·
Specific – stands
for well-defined and clear goals. A goal is specific when it has an eye for detail.
When writing the goal try answering the 5 W’s :
1.
What do I
want to accomplish?
2.
Why is this
goal important?
3.
Who is
involved?
4.
Where is it
located?
5.
Which
resources or limits are involved?
·
Measurable – is something that can be measured. It can be quantitative or
qualitative. The individual needs to understand what success looks like for the
objective that is to be attained. This is the reason that a goal should be
measurable. To measure the goal try answering yourself:
1.
How
many/much?
2.
How to
determine if I have reached my goal?
3.
How to
indicate progress?
·
Achievable – A goal must be realistic and attainable to be reached. In other
words, it should widen your skills but be possible. For achievable goals try
answering yourself:
1.
How can I
accomplish this goal?
2.
How
realistic is the goal, based on other constraints, like financial factors?
·
Relevant – Your
goals should be meaningful and align with other goals. They should be relevant
to you. You can also break them into small, equal tasks to keep you focused. Be careful
about removing irrelevant goals and subgoals to save important time. For
relevant goals try answering yourself:
1.
Do my goals
align with other goals (team, department, organizational targets, etc)?
2.
Is the task
useful/sensible?
·
Time-Bound – The goal surely has a deadline to complete it i.e Time-Bound. If you
have a deadline you focus on goals to work towards. For time-bound goals try
answering yourself:
1.
When?
2.
What can I
do six months from now?
3.
What can I
do six weeks from now?
4.
What can I
do today?
There are ways by which you
can make your resolutions stick. Let’s check out the tips to rise over the
obstacles. Let’s go:
Take one step at a time –
Start small and change one behaviour at a time. For example, if you’re
trying to clean up your diet, you may want to start first by the addition of
five servings of fresh fruit or
vegetables every day. Then, start getting rid of harmful foods from your intake
one at a time. Perhaps you start with eliminating soda and then work your way
to getting rid of most processed foods in a
few months.
Find your reason – We are motivated by something
different. While one individual may want to quit smoking to set an example for
his children, the next may want to do that because his father died of lung cancer. Whatever your motivation is, figure
it out and stick with it. Do not think about the negatives of your resolution, but
make an effort to focus on the positives. So, instead of thinking you’re
depriving yourself of a plate of rasgollas or jalebis, remind yourself how
energized you feel when you don’t overeat.
Set deadlines – One way
to complete your resolution is to mark a timeline to it.
Set Rewards and penalties – Many
a time, the common reason for not sticking to the resolutions is lack of
motivation. For a boost of motivation, consider the rewards and penalty system
when you ignore your resolutions.
Always remember that good New Year's resolution ideas are
those that truly speak to you and inspire you to be a superior person. If you
take the time to work out what your resolution involves and make a meticulous
plan, you can be wildly successful with your resolutions.
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