So, here we are on day 5 of 2012. If you decided, like
millions of people, to set a New Year’s resolution, I hope your new behavior
changes are going well. In my previous two blog posts, we discussed the first 2
of 3 reasons why New Year’s resolutions often fail – as often as 77% according
to a 2007 survey. The third and final reason can be the most challenging,
which relates to our own failure to commit to changing our habits.
Reason #3 – You are
not committed to your resolution and you don’t believe you can succeed
This reason is related to reason #1, if your resolution is
centered on something for which you have no commitment, you will not succeed.
Your resolution must have personal relevance and meaning to you. The only way
to maintain your motivation beyond that initial burst of enthusiasm to become a
long-term lifestyle or behavior change, is to find something that is very
important to you.
Self control is very dynamic and changing. There is a saying
that whether you believe you can or believe you can’t, you are right. It is
easy to make excuses for ourselves – I can’t stop smoking because all my
friends do it and they tempt me. When you are fully committed, and you believe
you can succeed, nothing can get in your way.
The challenge for successfully upholding your New Year’s
resolutions is three-fold:
> Find something that has meaning to you that you really
want to change. Clarify to yourself the reason WHY you want to make this
change.
> Make a measurable goal that includes a step-be-step
plan. Also, build into the plan what you will do when you have a set-back and
how you will re-motivate yourself to get back on-track.
> Believe in yourself and commit all your efforts and
motivation to success!
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