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4 Ways To Ace Your Resolutions For New Year

New Year, New Resolutions? Most of the year, half of our resolutions fail, but yours don't have to be one of them this year. Here are 4 ways to ace your resolutions for New Year.

It is reported that only 19% of people when making resolutions, can keep all of them until the end of the year.

Your year-end evaluation may leave you disillusioned, whether you promised this would be the year you finally get in shape or set out to finally get out of debt.

And, if you're like most people, you're probably already planning for next year. You may believe that with a little extra determination, you can finally take charge of your life and achieve your objectives on January 1st.

Choose a SMART goal at a time

Every year, millions of New Year's resolutions are "learn more hard skills", "be more productive," or "get in shape." Instead of choosing an unclear objective, focus on one by one goal that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. SMART goals have become one of the most commonly used in organizations, personal plans, and development and you can apply it to your New Year Resolutions:

Specific: Be as precise as possible. Your objectives should address what you aim to achieve and why it is essential to you.
Measurable: Quantify your objective in a way that you can control. Don't rely on someone else to determine your success, such as a promotion.
Achievable: Even the loftiest goals can be accomplished. It all starts with a single step.
Relevant: Why is this important to you now? Is this goal relevant in your life right now? Relevance is particularly important when setting professional goals.
Time-bound: A deadline will evoke a sense of urgency in us, motivating us to take action

Start with small steps

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” - Lao Tzu. Small steps assist us to form useful habits that aid in the achievement of larger goals. We can minimize decision fatigue by taking little moves, which reduces our effect.

If you've decided to run a marathon, begin with jogging two or three times each week. Gradually increase the length of your runs and the number of days you exercise each week. This can be applied to any goals and activities, especially with your professional work. Always trying harder every day instead of jumping straight forward to the big ones would be much more motivational.

Tell your friends

You don't have to go alone, especially when you'll have plenty of friends and people around. If you tell the right people your goals, you're more likely to keep them.

Tell them about your goals and they will become the source of motivation for you to complete. Trust us ;) That way it’s a public commitment, and you might feel like you have a community supporting you that wants to see you succeed.

Change is a process

How can you expect to modify those harmful or undesirable behaviors that you are attempting to break in days, weeks, or months? Be patient and always believe that achieving your resolution is a journey. Even if you make a few mistakes, you may always restart and continue to do again.

Besides, on the way to achieving our targets, sometimes our objectives might become old or irrelevant over time. Get rid of them. If it's relevant, write new objectives, or see how you might improve the ones you already have.