1. New Years Resolutions
When I am focusing on a huge goal, I change all of my computer passwords to be that goal.The reason why this works is because of something called, “priming,” which means that we are nudged all day to behave in goal-directed ways or not.Most of us don’t know that we are being impacted by words, music and people at every moment of each day and that those primes can make us happy, sad or zestful. Take charge! Choose the primes you want in your life, like goal-focused pictures, music and passwords!
Thanks to Caroline Miller of Professional Coach, Author & Speaker
2. New Years Resolutions
I’ve stopped making resolutions and started making affirmations instead. I read them daily and are a constant reminder of what I am working towards rather than setting unrealistic goals and getting frustrated when I don’t meet them ~ this year a vision board accompanies my affirmations.
Thanks to Michelle Morton of SendOutCards
3. The Pros And Cons Of Your Resolution
Write down a current resolution. Then, on one side of the paper, list out the ways keeping that resolution will benefit you and, on the other side, write down reasons that not keeping the resolution will hurt you. Review your list daily. This exercise will help you to look at the pros and cons of your resolution and to remember why you set it in the first place. It also allows you to keep it at top of mind awareness on a daily basis allowing you to continue to make the right choices.
Thanks to Nicole Bandes of Golden Eagles Coaching
4. New Years Resolutions
State your resolutions in a positive way, instead of negatively. For example, for resolutions that have to do with your health, don’t say, “I’m going to quit smoking.” or “I’m going start exercising.” Instead say, “I’m going to take better care of myself.” It’s more powerful and you’re more likely to keep the resolution
Thanks to Marc Tinsley of Tinsley Health
5. Know Your IDEAL And PURPOSE
Have a clear IDEAL and PURPOSE for the resolution that is not physical. For example, “I want to lose 25 pounds so that I can look good for my high school reunion” doesn’t often work because it is physical, short-term, & temporary. An ideal like, “I want to be the master of myself and my life” for the purpose of “having freedom” rather than being controlled by food cravings, can work. This is how I quit smoking after being a heavy smoker. I wanted to be the master, not the slave, of cigarettes.
Thanks to Laurel Clark of School Of Metaphysics
6. New Years Resolutions
If it’s a reasonable resolution, I give myself a grace period the first month or so. For instance, one of my resolutions this year is to Reprogram my brain to think positive. But am I going to get there in a day? No! But every negative thought I replace with a healthy thought, I will be on my way!
Thanks to Jacqueline Smith of Kiesque, Inc
7. New Years Resolutions
My best-of-the-best tip, trick or technique I’ve discovered or developed for STICKING to your resolutions:
1. Create a “goal” group. By sharing your resolution and meeting on a monthly basis, you are held accountable by the other members of the group. Not only are you accountable to yourself, but also to them. They also provide support in reaching your goal. A real win-win situation.
Thanks to Susanne Alexander-Heaton of Motivated By Nature
8. A New Years Resolution Really Can Equal A New You
Set realistic goals and start small while thinking big. Use NLP techniques to reprogram the mind from within and automatically think the right thoughts that will help in achieving your New Years Resolution. It more important to change the thoughts that will create the new way of being in the new year. Success will come when the subconcious is acting in the manner in the manner one wants to portray in the world.
Thanks to Vickens Moscova of Trendsetter Marketing Management
9. New Years Resolutions
I suggest that the trick is not how to stick to a new year’s resolution. If you have to “stick” to it, consider the possibility that you have chosen the wrong resolution. The things we humans do are the things we want to do. The trick is to find a resolution that you want to keep and to express it in terms that remind you why it’s so wonderful.
Thanks to Mark Chussil of Nice Start
10. Resolve Mixed Feelings For Success
There are two related problems with sticking to resolutions. According to social psychologists, we only make resolutions (a form of commitment) when what we’re trying to achieve doesn’t come naturally to us and we’re not sure if we can do it. Moreover, we are by nature ambivalent creatures and frequently have contradictory feelings about doing what we say we want to do. So, be sure to identify and resolve your mixed feelings about whatever you’re committing to do before moving forward.
Thanks to Karen R. Koenig of eatingnormal.com
11. New Years Resolutions Or Solutions?
Make New Year Solutions instead. A solution solves the issue once & for all. No need to Re-solve it every year!
* GET AN ACCOUNTABILITY BUDDY.
* MAKE REALISTIC AGREEMENTS WITH YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO KEEP.
* CREATE PERSONAL PRACTICES THAT WILL HELP KEEP YOU ON TRACK AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR SOLUTIONS.
* ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS! This is an area that a lot of people skip & when it’s skipped it contributes greatly to getting discouraged & giving up.
Thanks to Bo Bradley of Manifest U! Inc.
12. Just Make One Resolution.
I have made resolutions every year and never achieved a full year with one kept until 2010. Last year I decided to only make one. My resolution was to watch no romantic comedies or chick flicks all year. (Long story!) And I actually kept it the entire year long! I think the fact that I only made one and didn’t get distracted with many others was a huge success – if I can keep one resolution, it inspires me for the future.
Thanks to Karen Reyburn of Reyburn Photography
13. New Years Resolutions
What I have done in the past and continue to do, organize my home (donate clothes, give it a really good clean up, organize my files, fix anything that needs to be fixed, throw away anything i need to throw away)..I find that when my home is organized, it makes me feel like I have a fresh start. I then break my resolutions into categories(Health, Finances, Spirituality). I write them out and break them down into steps so that as I accomplish each step, I get to check it off my list =)
Thanks to Demi Karpouzos of Strategical Coaching
14. Advice On How To Stick To New Year Resolutions
Tip Examples:
Create a realistic weight loss goal and time frame in which to accomplish it. An extreme diet may help you drop lbs quickly, but it won’t last and will most likely cause weight gain in the end. Aim to lose 1-2 lbs per week for healthy, sustained weight loss.
Thanks to Natalie Wolfrom of WordsInspire PR
15. The Best New Years Resolution…. Don’t Put It Off
Make sure you obtain coverage for long term care catastrophic nursing home coverage. How will you run your business? Most people are not prepared and do not realize that 40% of everyone in a nursing home now is under 65. And 1 out of 2 of us after age 65 use Long Term Care facilities, of which our insurance does not cover. The bottom line is how will we pay?
The best New Years Resolution…
The best New Years Resolution…
Don’t Put It Off. Take time now while you are clear and competent to consider the elements of your overall plan for the management of your business and estate and your care in the event of misfortune to avoid having a court of the state step in and do it for you. No one plans to be incapacitated, but if you are, who will make health care decisions for you? Only if you complete a health care proxy can you be protected. Safeguard your assets: If you have concerns about your creditors or your children’s creditors, Trusts can be drafted with special protective provisions, providing you have not already incurred the debt. A homestead, the best deal in asset protection today is the homestead. If you own a home as your primary residence, for a modes fee, you can place protection on your home from creditors. And be sure to check your beneficiary designations, make sure the information on these forms is correct and accurate. And remember giving can reduce taxes.
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16. A Time Management Schedule That Works
After making time management resolutions for years, this year, I made–and am largely keeping–an ideal daily schedule:
* Work for paying clients: 2 hours
* My own writing, research, and marketing: 1 hour
* Processing e-mail: 2 hours
* Participating in social media: 15-30 minutes
* Dealing with finances, bills, recordkeeping, etc.: 30 minutes
* Office and household organizing and cleaning: 30 minutes
* Professional reading: 1 hour
* Physical exercise: 1 hour
Thanks to Shel Horowitz of greenandprofitable.com/
17. #1 Tip For Making Your Resolution A Reality
Record your goals on your phone, MP3 player, computer (or whatever is easiest and
most accessible) and listen to them morning and night. When it comes to goal
achievement, remembering them is half the battle. Listening to them daily
will keep them on the forefront of you mind. Change always begins in your head!
Thanks to Tara McCausland of Tara McCausland Coaching
18. Just Do It!
My tip, don’t wait until January first. Do it because you want to and start today. Think about it… Jan.1 is the day that most people feel the worst. You might be hungover, tired, or guilty about the holidays. Definitely not a day primed for success. Do it when it comes to mind. Start right away. If you really want it, why wait?
Thanks to Jenn Champagne of Bundles Of Energy
19. Fat Chance
Make compelling and fun goals around your passions in life. If you create them around something that you “should” do, fat chance they are going to happen. If they’re about taking something you LOVE to the next level, you’ll spring out of bed every morning.
If you have a compelling enough why, the how comes easily. Create a passionate intention for the year that is the foundation of all your resolutions, then break down the big goals into bite size pieces, celebrating successes along the way.
Thanks to Tamara Gerlach of Cultivating Radiance
20. One JND And Your New Year’s Resolutions
Abandoned diet regimens, neglected books on relationship improvement, dusty treadmills cluttered with laundry and stacks of mail – all damning evidence of our ambivalence about change. But change is possible!
Researchers use the term “just noticeable difference” to refer to the small change in a stimulus (visual, sound, taste) required for us to register it.
Forget about massive, heroic change. What could you do – right now – to move just one JND towards your most important goal?
Thanks to David Nowell of Www.DrNowell.com
21. You Asked For 1 But I Give You 6 – Sorry Couldn’t Help Myself
1. Use a digital photo frame to display photos of your goals.
2. Choose an inspiring desktop background. (Mine is currently set to this homemade image: http://jeffzelaya.com/2011/01/05/how-to-keep-new-years-resolutions-19-ways-to-do-it/ AKA: Create a Vision Board
3.Write your goals on paper and post them everywhere.
4. Tell other people about your goals.
5. Keep it simple
6. Fantasize how good life will be when they have achieved their goals.
Thanks to Jeff Zelaya of jeffzelaya.com
22. Call On Your Inner Butterfly Woman
We all have cocoon situations in life that limit us from making changes. The visual image of a cocoon is something wrapped up and constricting, what if we view this stage of the butterfly as an opportunity to reflect on what is important. The holidays before New Years are like the larva stage of the butterfly one is over indulging in preparation for the cocoon stage and with it the hope of the transformational stage to come. Call on your inner Butterfly Woman, the cycle of life goes on.
Thanks to Kristie Stephenson of Story And Myth
23. Use Your Social Network To Share What Matters
Engage your existing social network and try a new one! Everyone communicates by social network now. Mylifelist.org engages people in reaching their goals and sharing what matters. Studies have shown that when you write down your dreams and engage others to support you, they become achievable goals. The Mylifelist.org community is a safe space where people explore what is possible and share resources for how to stay focused and reach those major milestones you half-commit to every year.
Thanks to Shelagh Braley of Mylifelist.org
24. No Resolutions
January is a time to reconsider and gather together. It’s a time to think about what is happening right here, right now. Focus on the present in an intentional way. Our present is an accumulation of all our past moments so by intentionally paying attention to this moment we can then have a more open and clearer view of ourselves and what choices we want to make about how we live our lives.
Thanks to Dr Cheryl Rezek of Life Happens – Mindfulness
25. Ditch Your Textual Habit: Use A Webcam To K.I.T. With Loved Ones
People are always determined to stay in more frequent contact with family and friends but text messages and e-mail quantity can’t compare to the quality of good ol’ face-to-face conversation. Grab a webcam (such as a Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 or TV Cam to call from your couch) and see how your loved ones are doing with your very eyes.
Thanks to Kristine Lee of Logitech
26. Here’s A Better Question…What Do You REALLY Want?
50% of resolutions fail by mid-January, because our goals conflict with what we REALLY want. We say we should quit smoking, but we REALLY want an excuse to take a break and relax. We say we need to exercise, but we REALLY want to avoid discomfort or inconvenience. So we ARE doing what we REALLY want, subconsciously. Struggle results from forcing ourselves to set a goal that conflicts with our true desires. The solution? Change your goals to align with your subconscious desires, or vice versa.
Thanks to Todd Goodwin of The Miami Hypnosis Center
27. Go Slow
Go Slow. Sometimes when we make a resolution, we get so caught up in the big picture that we forget that real change happens on a day-to-day basis. And so to stick to your resolution focus on right now. Because if you do, then all of your right nows will eventually be the major change in your life.
Ask yourself, right now, what are you going to do, today, to get you where you want to go?
Thanks to Alec Borenstein of Coach Alec
28. Use Technology Tools To Help Keep You On Track
Whether it’s saving money or just spending smarter, CardStar (www.mycardstar.com) is a free smartphone app that helps improve your finances by letting you store and scan all of your loyalty cards on your smartphone, giving you discounts and coupons on the go. Instead of storing rewards cards in your wallet or on your keychain, organize yourself and store them on CardStar and keep track of things like your frequent flyer number in one easy-to-access location.
Thanks to Charles Cooper of CardStar
29. Resolve To Keep Your Resolutions!
How do we Resolve to keep our Resolutions? Keep your Resolve strong by keeping your Resolutions short, focused and to the point! First, prioritize and short-list the most important Resolution(s). Next, Resolve to keep your Resolutions just for today! Then tomorrow, Resolve to keep your Resolution for one more day, and so on. One Day At A Time. Before you know it the first month, and then year, has passed! Short goals are easier to keep, and everyone can keep Resolutions for one day at a time!
Thanks to Robyn Tauber of Couture Brands USA And Sling Couture
30. Vital Vision
It is vital to have Vision, Action and Motivation as a basis for creating.
Take time to evaluate where you are.
Create a Vision. Think inspiration, ideas and intention.
Identify Action steps to take in your daily life.
Stay Motivated.
There is a direct connection between your intention and your ability to put it into action daily. Being intentional about your actions will influence future results.
Stay inspired, motivated and accountable, and your vision will be fulfilled.
Thanks to Jane Carroo of Clutter Coach Company
31. Return Policy Motivation
Every Jan I go on a shopping trip to NYC, it’s sale month anyways, buy a couple thousand $ worth of form fitting size 2 spring/summer outfits (NO SHOES/ACCESSORIES that’s cheating ) and hang them on a rolling rack in my room until my holiday 5 lbs is gone and fit nicely into them…every time I want to bake cookies or if we are going out to dinner, seeing that rack first makes me eat less and get on the treadmill more!
I live in DC so returning would be a pain….
Thanks to Jill Mikols Etesse of Jackets&Jill
32. Simple Solution For Better Sleep!
HAPPY NEW YOU! This is going to sound like ‘pixie dust’ but it’s not..women everywhere are raving about Goodnighties! Great value too! No pills needed and washable! It’s my resolution this year for better health! AND THIS REALLY WORKS! It’s a new fabric that will help you rest, recover and sleep better!
So if you are a tired woman suffering from a broken internal thermostat with night sweats/ hot flashes or aches and pains then this is the fabric for you! also helps with FM,CFS,Arthritis
Thanks to Sarah Baldwin of Goodnighties Recovery Sleepwear
33. Spell It Out!
Thanks to Carrie Cheadle of Sport & Exercise Mental Skills Coaching
34. Be Realistic, Not Disappointed!
As the CEO of the largest network of fitness centers, I know that the only way to maintain New Years Resolutions is to BE REALISTIC. Too many decide to run a marathon or hit the gym 6 days a week. While admirable, these resolutions set people up for failure because they don’t account for real life and they ask too much, too soon. Remember,health and fitness are about being realistic, not disappointed! Take simple steps every day! – Frank Napolitano, CEO, GlobalFit/Author, Just Walk Pledge
Thanks to Frank Napolitano of GlobalFit
35. Sticking To Your New Years Resolution
1.) Connect your resolutions to your personal values – see how you can better live your values in 2011
2.) Keep yourself accountable with a partner
3.) Make the change for 21 days. One common belief about creating or breaking habits is that it takes 21 days for a behavior change to kick in.
More on resolutions: http://social.successtelevision.com/pg/blog/karlinsloan/read/32300/happy-new-year-leadership-resolutions-for-2011
Thanks to Karlin Sloan of Karlin Sloan & Company
36. Make It Public
My New Year’s Resolution for this year is to give one dollar for every copy of my book Beat Your Broker sold in 2011 to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. I wrote them a personal letter and I sent out a press release so that it would be easier to stick to and not think of it as a good idea at the time. I done the same thing when I quit smoking I made it public among my friends. By making things public we are held accountable to follow through.
Thanks to T. Shawn Davis
37. Visualize It Already Done!
Visualize what it will feel like to actually accomplish your goal, whatever it is, and use that vision whenever you need it during the year. If it’s weight loss, see yourself at your ideal weight, wearing clothing you like, having more energy, feeling great. If it’s attracting more clients, see yourself effortlessly networking, connecting to new people and loving how it feels. Connecting regularly to an embodied, confident picture of your resolutions pulls you magnetically toward your goal.
Thanks to Anna Stookey of annastookey.com
38. Sticking To Your New Year’s Resolutions
Too Many Resolutions. When you make too many resolutions, you can become easily dismayed because the list seems overwhelming. Focus on two or three big goals or resolutions and break each of them into smaller manageable milestones or tasks. By making the resolution more manageable, you make it more achievable.
Thanks to Debra Kasowski of The Millionaire Woman
39. KISS – Keep It Short & Simple
Tips that work for me in keeping resolutions/promises to myself:
- preferably in the presence of another person, like a spouse or a friend, write goals/resolutions/aspirations in a book/journal used only for this purpose (I have a book that I have been using for 18 years, it looks pretty raggedy)
-talk about why it is an important goal/resolution/aspiration (again with a spouse or friend)
-do not stick your journal high on a shelf so you can ignore it, make it your friend and revisit quarterly
Thanks to Pat Chiappa of Spiritus Financial Planning
40. The Easiest & Best Way To Stick To New Years Resolutions
Start your Resolutions 1 week before the New Year to get momentum behind them! By having them underway before you start the new year, you will be more likely to stick to them, because you will be more into the 21-28 days required to form a new, positive habit or seeing the progress already! There is no rule that says you must wait until Jan 1. Hold yourself accountable: mark a calendar daily on your progress. Rate yourself on a 1-5 scale or a + or – of how you do. Don’t skip this part -crucial!
Thanks to Jaxi West of Jaxi West Companies, LLC
41. What You Resist, Persists!
Be committed to a goal that inspires you rather than solely attaching yourself to the final result. When you are committed, you can enjoy taking daily steps toward your goal and stay committed even though you have some setbacks along the way. When you are attached to a certain result, (eg. a number on the scale), you are resisting “what is now” and coming from a place of un-acceptance and self loathing, which is a very unsuccessful way to start because, “what you resist, persists!”
Thanks to Siv Sjöholm of Success Is Vitality (S.I.V)
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