~ Friday Tidbits ~ 5 Helpful Tips to Keep Your New Years Resolutions If you were one of the millions who made New Year’s resolutions, the International Business Times offers up these five tips to help you keep your New Years resolution over the course of 2015: 1. Establish a routine: Though embarking on a new course can seem impossible at first, setting up and holding to a basic day-to-day routine that keeps you slowly but steadily moving toward your goal can make the process much less daunting. Over time, the task of keeping on track with your resolution becomes almost effortless, and your goal is that much closer to becoming a reality. 2. Stay organized: Whether youre trying to drop a few pounds or learn a language, or even just remember to send thank you cards, keeping your ducks in a row is always a solid step toward ensuring you keep on track to achieve your goals. One way to do this is to keep a resolutions chart, as Gretchen Rubin recommends in her book The Happiness Project 46. 3. Appreciate milestones: A year is a long time, and the heady goals you set for yourself on New Years Eve will likely fade over time as life gets in the way. One helpful practice to help you keep your eyes on the prize is to mark any milestone you reach in your journey toward becoming a better person. If your aim is to run a marathon in 2015, take note of the first time you complete a 15-mile run and make it special somehow. If you want to learn to code, make every new program you create a point of pride that warrants time to celebrate the milestone. 4. Go digital: If you find yourself forgetting to do the things needed to work toward achieving your goal, turn to electronics to help keep you on track. Establish reminders on your computer or phone that will help you remember to do the things your resolution requires. Fill your digital calendar with digital string around your finger for reminders. And check out articles like these from Mashable and Time to find out how apps and iPhones, respectively, can help you stay on course. 5. Set up a contract: The same principle can be applied to New Years resolutions, as Bloomberg View points out. A website called stickK provides a platform for people to sign on to “commitment contracts,” which allow you to set goals and penalties, such as payment to causes for missed milestones or failure. It may sound silly, but anything that helps you reach your potential is worth doing. Good luck!
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:14:58 +0000