Submitted by: Whole Foods Market
5 Tips For Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions:
- Write It Down
Writing down your goals and the action items you’ll need to take in order to reach them will help to push you toward success according to the British Journal of Health Psychology. It is helpful to focus on things that you wish to start, stop or change, because this will encourage proactive behavior.
- Brag About It
Have an accountability buddy who you can share your experience with. A study from the Dominican University of California shows that people are most likely to achieve their goals when they plan out specific steps and report progress to someone weekly.
- Be Realistic
Set achievable goals. If your goal is to do more yoga and you don’t currently do any, set an incremental goal of doing yoga 2-3 times per week. The Journal of Consumer Research says that people are more likely to attain their goals when they give themselves a range as it gives them something to track against and remain accountable to.
- It Takes A Village
Surround yourself like others who are like-minded. A study form the University Of Pittsburg School Of Medicine shows that people are more likely to hit and maintain a goal with the help of three other people. This can be a group of friends who go to work out classes together, or even co-workers who all commit to packing healthy lunches four days a week.
- Celebrate Wins
Take time to congratulate yourself on successes, no matter how small. It can be as simple as telling yourself that you feel energized after a day of eating healthy and being active, or encouraging yourself to take a walk on your lunch break. Researchers at the University of Toronto found when people exercise their inner voice, it increases self-control and decreases impulsivity.
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