New Year Goals: Why Most People Don’t Stick To New Year’s Resolution & How to Conquer It?

Most people like to be in their comfort zone. We might tell ourselves that we want something different from our past, but our history plays back naturally by default, and we get the same results. Statistic shows only 8% of people actually achieve their goals. Usually by January 12^th, not even a full month, many have already broken their New Year’s resolution.

Unrealistic expectations were a big factor in failed resolutions such as introducing too many resolutions and goals into our minds. We end up with a long list of trying to do everything at once while relying on our emotions to keep us motivated until we reach them.

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So What Should You Do?

It’s how you set up resolutions. Change just one of your habits that create the most change. You can start with small changes and continue to build on these and do your best to tackle one change at a time. Set yourself goals, reflect on your progress towards the goals, acknowledge that change can be hard, and results won’t happen overnight or even in the first two weeks or month of the New Year. 

Answering these five questions can set you in motion in the right direction to sticking to your New Year Resolutions.

The 5 Questions:

1. Why do you want to make the change?
2. Is your goal concrete and measurable?
3. What is your plan?
4. Who can support you as you work toward change?
5. How will you celebrate your victories?

January 1^st is just the first day in the calendar. You can always revisit the first question daily or weekly to remind yourself of the rewards to making the change.

Remember, real change takes time, effort and patience. It is often said that it takes 21 days to break a old habit. In the book Psycho-Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz, he saids, “human mind takes almost exactly 21 days to adjust to a major life change.” His research was originally on traumatic life events, he claims the principle applies “universally” and works well on positive changes too. According to research from the University College London, it takes about 66 days to completely break an old habit, and it takes much longer to master something new. While you’re anchoring this distinctive pattern of action into your life, you are also creating a new program in your subconscious. It is important to celebrate even the smallest positive changes, to stay motivated.

What do highly successful people have in common (such as Bill Gates, Oprah, Richard Branson, Daymond John, and many other successful people)? They share productive habits that lead to prolific action which translates into positive outcomes and results.

Here’s a List of the 21 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs:

1. They keep a journal.
2. They talk to themselves in a mirror.
3. They meditate
4. They read.
5. They embrace their fears.
6. They know that failure is part of success.
7. They associate with only positive people.
8. They set intentions.
9. They talk to the universe.
10. They are thankful.
11. They prioritize their time.
12. They don’t sweat the small stuff.
13. They focus on what they can control.
14. They actively listen.
15. They enjoy money as a byproduct of their dream.
16. They don’t count on luck.
17. They love having fun and celebrate.
18. They forgive themselves and others.
19. They never give up but will change when needed.
20. They don’t make rash or emotional decisions.
21. They listen to their intuition.

Hopefully you noticed that most of these habits are not activities, like going to the gym. Instead, they relate to creating new patterns for your thoughts. Once you change your thoughts, your habits and actions will automatically change too.

In Conclusion

Don’t set unrealistic expectations and change one habit at a time. If you answer the five questions above, it’ll help navigate and push you in the right direction. Change starts with your thought patterns, then your habits and the actions you take.

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