How to Get RESULTS from Your New Year’s Resolutions
Many of us have recently celebrated the holidays and
maybe even the “end of the world”. Well no disrespect to the Mayans, we are all
still here and we are edging closer to another year! Yes, traditionally, it’s
just another day on the calendar to some, but to most of us, it resembles a
time for reflection, change, and maybe even celebration.
Let’s look back at the top 10 New Year’s resolution for
2012: (statisticbrain.com)
1.
Lose weight
2.
Getting organized
3.
Spend less, save more
4.
Enjoy life to the fullest
5.
Staying fit and healthy
6.
Learn something exciting
7.
Quit smoking
8.
Help others in their dreams
9.
Fall in love
10.
Spend more time with family
Today, I will have the pleasure to spend NYE with my
beautiful girlfriend and a few of our closest friends. The big planners that we
are, we still don’t know what we are doing! But, we don’t care as long as we
are together and with our friends. Unfortunately, our families are hundreds to
thousands of miles away. Furthermore, today I will look back and reflect on
this past year, determine what goals I want to tackle for the next year, and I
will develop a game plan on how to tackle those goals. Statistic brain says
that 45% of Americans usually make a New Year’s Resolution. Did you? If so,
please tell us what yours were!
All of the above popular New Year’s resolutions are meaningful
and important to us. However, only 8% of actually reach our NY goals! Why? Well
let’s turn these “resolutions” into RESULTS!
Here is my 6 step plan to achieving your 2013 goals:
1.
Reflect on the past year’s resolutions.
a. Why
were they or weren’t they achieved?
2.
Determine what your next year’s goals are going
to be. Write them down and be specific!
a. Example
– I weigh XXX pounds, June 1, 2013. I am doing this by eating healthier, cardio
on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and working out Mondays and Wednesdays. Monday thru
Thursdays workouts will last at least 30 minutes each.
b. Example
– I cut my smoking habit in half on January 1, 2013. I cut my smoking habit in
half again on February 1, 2013. I AM smoke free on March 1, 2013! (as I write
this I think of the commercial where the mini band busts out in a celebration
song each time the person doesn’t smoke)
3.
Have a “resolution” workout partner to hold you
accountable
a. Much
like working out (hint! hint! if losing weight or health is in your resolution)
it is much easier if you have a partner to work out with. Neither one of you
wants to fail or bail out on the other. Find a partner, tell them your goals,
and tell them how they can hold you accountable. Do the same for them. TIP –
find a partner that you never want to fail in front of.
4.
Look at your goals every morning
a. You
can put them on your computer, an alarm can pop up on your phone to review them
every morning, or you can have a post it on your mirror in the morning you can
read when your brush your teeth. It doesn’t matter how you do it. It only
matters that you do it!
5.
Write down your WHY!
a. Your
WHY is the most important reason you want to achieve your resolution. For
example, “I lost 30 pounds on June 1, 2013 so I can play with my children
without being short of breath and so I can get off my heart medications.
6.
Talk and write in present tense
a. Did
you notice how all of the goals written were in present tense, as if they
already occurred? For psychological reasons, you need to do this.
If I know you or don’t know you and you need a “workout
partner” to hold you accountable, please reach out. I would love to help you!
Regardless, I hope you take these 6 action steps and achieve your NYE
resolution.
