Tips to get ready for New Year
The calendar year just begun or about to begin.Happy New Year , New Years Day .
21. Make a Pros and Cons List
It may help to see a list of items on paper to keep your motivation strong. Develop this list over time, and ask others to contribute to it. Keep your list with you and refer to it when you need help keeping your resolve.
22. Talk About It
Do not keep your resolution a secret. Tell friends and family members who will be there to support your resolve to change yourself for the better or improve your health. The best-case scenario is to find a buddy who shares your New Years resolution and motivate each other.
23. Reward Yourself
This does not mean that you can eat an entire box of chocolates if your resolution is to eat a better diet. Instead, celebrate your success by treating yourself to something you enjoy that does not contradict your resolution. If you have been sticking to your promise to eat better, for example, reward yourself with new fitness clothing or by going to a movie with a friend.
24. Track Your Progress
Keep track of each small success. Short-term goals are easier to keep, and each small accomplishment will help keep you motivated. Instead of focusing on losing 30 pounds, focus on losing the first five. Keep a food journal to help you stay on track, and reward yourself for each five pounds lost.
25. Do not Beat Yourself Up
Obsessing over the occasional slip will not help you achieve your goal. Do the best you can each day, and take one day at a time.
26. Stick to It
Experts say it takes about 21 days for a new activity to become a habit and six months for it to become part of your personality. It wont happen overnight, so be persistent and patient!
27. Keep Trying
If you have totally run out of steam when it comes to keeping your resolution by mid-February, do not despair. Start over again! Recommit yourself for 24 hours. You can do anything for 24 hours. The 24-hour increments will soon build on each other and, before you know it, you will be back on track.
28. Stay positive
You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible.
29. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement
My purpose is_______________________.
30. Take a morning walk of gratitude
I call it a thank you walk. It will create a fertile mind ready for success.
