During the last day of the year when everyone all over the world at different time is getting ready to pass over to the next year, the odometer is not the only thing that turns over smack dap into the New Year. Resolutions from different minds also struggle to make its way into the New Year. Do you have a New Year resolution, if yes (expectedly of course) how many of them have you been able to keep, none! (Not surprising), most people who make resolutions hardly keep it. Would you like to know how to keep your resolutions? Making resolution is good; that is if it is a good one, you will be surprise the number of people that wake up to the new dawn of another year to decide to be less respectful, swear to take revenge, work harder at achieving a goal of maybe sleeping with more women than they where able to do last year and other ridiculous type of resolutions. This article is not about that, the resolution here is about making up your mind to be better at helping people, better parent to your children, better husband to your spouse, to become a manager in your place of work, pray often, attend church better than you did before, lose weight, etc. Yes, it is good to make good resolutions but there is a snag. 95 out of 100 people that make resolutions actually keep it. What could be the problem is there a particular reason why people don’t keep resolutions? Would you like to know how to keep your resolutions? Here is how.

Why People Fail At Keeping Resolutions

Before proceeding to dishing out the how’s, it is wise to first know the whys because all problems come from a source and the only way of solving a problem is to identify the source and destroy it. This therefore is where the principle of how to keep your resolutions is based on. So without wasting time, here are some of the reason why people fail before they start.

1.                  Wrong Timing: The New Year eve or at the dawn or closely after a new year is the wrong time for making resolutions. The reason is because resolutions at this time are made on the spur of the moment. It is a new year, the very thought of that triggers some excitement and at the apex of it all; during the partying, happiness, when things seem to look so perfect the inspiration of perfection is released. In the spirit of the moment you want to feel at par with nature; as time is changing there is a significant desire to change with it. Unfortunately, the feeling of crossing over into the New Year is short-lived once everything is over; the euphoric feelings will come to an end, so will the desire for change. So it is a matter of having the wrong motivation which is temporal.

2.                  Wrong Motivation: For change to happen it requires an unforgettable occurrence. This occurrence might be to suffer a serious problem that is a direct consequence of your habits. Example, if you are obese and given to gluttony; a condition that has defied many resolution attempt by you and one day something you will never forget in a hurry happened (you are free to think up something really gross here). Then with pain and resolution from your innermost being you decide to take a decision to lose weight. The possibility of making good your resolution is very high.

3.                  Lack Of Determination: Resolution without the right amount of determination is bound to fail

4.                  Lack of seriousness

5.                  Making resolutions that are not based on the right reasons

What To Do To Keep Your Resolution

·                    Right Reasons: You must have the right reasons for undertaking the how to keep your resolution quest. Any decision for change based on the wrong motive and reasons is bound to fail

·                    Be Realistic: Many people unfortunately do not know their snapping point as a result they stretch their stamina beyond the point of endurance and what happens, like elastic stretched beyond its elasticity snaps back to the starting point and they start all over again to begin from the scratch. So start low, make resolutions you can keep, and then work from there. For instance, if you intend to lose weight, do not aspire to lose 50 pounds in a week, set realistic goals.

·                    Publicize Your Resolution: Tell everyone that care to know about your intent. This way you will have additional motivators apart from yourself. More people will be available to remind you about your resolution if you are losing it.

·                    Cultivate The Culture Of Rewarding Yourself: Celebrate success (no matter how little) and importantly never see any success as little. If you manage to lose 2 pound in a week, congratulate yourself, do not bring yourself down, instead after the little celebration, write down what you did right or wrong and take a definite step of doing the right thing.

If you need to keep your resolution to the later learn and follow the above tips of how to keep your resolutions. Keeping resolutions is a matter of determination, do you have it?

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