So You Want to Make New Year’s Resolutions…
Come January 1st each year the big question looms: “Are you making any New Years resolutions?”
If you’re tired of that question, or more importantly tired of making resolutions that fall by the wayside, browse through this page to find better, more exciting and effective ways to approach the “new year.”
Figuring Out Your Resolutions and Goals
Browse SuperViva popular ideas or get ideas by topic.
Visit 43Things which has a ton of interesting ideas as well.
How to Discover Your Life Purpose, another gem from Steve Pavlina, may be the place to start, for a “big picture” strategy.
Envision what you want on a collage - This article shows you how fun and easy it is to cut and paste your vision on a poster. Also see DIY Planner’s idea to collage a vision of yourself together for motivation.
Achieving Your Goals or Breaking the Habits
Start the New Year With a 30-Day Trial - A suggestion by Steve Pavlina, who writes a very popular personal development blog.
How to stay motivated to achieve your goals by life coach Susan Whipple
Get to Know Your Change Demons helps you get over the pattern of failing at goals or resolutions.
How to Break a Habit - A step by step guide on WikiHow
How to Make New Years Resolutions also with step by step guides, from Mahalo
Know When to Quit - If breaking a habit or starting one as a resolution is breaking you, read this article (even if you aren’t an Oprah fan!)
Seven Steps to Reaching Your Goals is a quick and dirty cheatsheet to keep you on track. OK yes it’s by Dr. Phil but forget the TV show. His books and articles have lots of straightforward useful advice.
Join a Meetup Group related to self-improvement—or better yet the specific topic of the goals or resolutions you’re trying to achieve.
Promise your results to yourself in an email you’ll receive at a future date you specify, on Future Me.
Take Action!
Don’t procrastinate.
Don’t put too much pressure. Take baby steps.
Get support from your friends, whether in person, by email, or online.
If you decide you’re not into whatever the resolution is by all means give it up and read 10 Ways to Make Laziness Work For You. Just make sure it was a good conscious decision to say *#)@*#& to that!
