Making and Keeping New Year's Resolutions

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Making and Keeping New Year's Resolutions

The New Year brings the opportunity for a new beginning. Although, we

are lucky enough to be able to start a new, each day, some people

need the turn of a New Year to find the motivation to do so.

The Top 10 Most Common New Year Resolutions include:

1. Lose weight

2. Stop smoking

3. Stick to a budget

4. Save or earn more money

5. Find a better job

6. Become more organized

7. Exercise more

8. Be more patient at work/with others

9. Eat better

10. Become a better person

Choosing a New Year's resolution is usually the easy part. Committing

to your choice is another story. By the end of the second or third

week, some of us even forget what our goal was! Here are ten ways to

see your resolution through and achieve your goal:

1. Choose a resolution that is realistic.

2. Take your choice and follow it through on a day to day basis.

3. Reward yourself in two week or one month increments.

4. Keep a journal of your progress.

5. Get others involved or find like people working toward the same

goal.

6. Keep motivated with a calendar, friends, diary, partner.

7. Be patient!

8. Be grateful that you have the opportunity to do this.

9. Find the fine line between motivation and obsession.

10. Make your goal a lifestyle change, not just a means to an end.

Making major changes in our lives is never easy. Especially when it

is a habit or an addiction that we have had for many years. Use every

resource available to achieve your goal. Laziness and complacency are

the biggest culprits, when it comes to achieving a resolution or

goal. Stay focused, Stay motivated, Stay happy.

Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac

http://www.peacefulmind.com/main.htm

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