Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Sujata Singh
Often in excitement, we set several New Year resolutions but fail to maintain them. It’s wiser to set a limited number of resolutions to avoid being burdened.
Identify the most important resolutions and focus on a few key areas to prevent overwhelm and increase success rates.
You need to plan how to stick to your resolutions throughout the year. Divide larger goals into smaller ones. Manageable tasks make progress more tangible and less daunting.
You may use the humble alarm clock or just paper notes stuck on your bedroom walls. These visual aids will prevent you from moving off course.
Loved ones and friends can be part of your New Year’s resolutions. A true friend can provide valuable feedback and criticism to help you achieve your yearly resolutions.
Change takes time. We set resolutions to change our habits and our very lives. Change takes time and mistakes may happen occasionally. You need to be patient.
You may lose the enthusiasm to maintain your New Year’s resolutions midway. Do not despair. Start fresh and recommit.
Perhaps you relapsed into a bad habit. Analyse why you moved away from your goal. This will help prevent such setbacks again.
Read up about other people with similar goals to yours. Watch movies on similar subjects and re-energise yourself.
At the end of the year, review your performance, and your achievements and think of what you could have done better.