At
every New Year’s start 62% of Americans sit down and reflect on how far we have
come in the past year, our accomplishments, our failures, and our dreams. Take
a moment to reflect on your past New Year’s resolutions. Did you meet them? One
of them? Or none? Of those that set goals 49% have infrequent success and 24%
never succeed and fail each year. Why even bother making resolutions? Well it’s
been shown that people who make explicit resolutions are 10 times more likely
to reach their goal(s) by the end of the year!
6 Components can help you write an attainable goal:
1.
Let’s
be real: Write your goal based on your interests, abilities, needs, and
desires. If you make a goal that is not in your areas of interest or you have
no desire to accomplish, it’s probably not going to happen. Don’t make wishy
washy goals; make them realistic.
2.
Believable
& Possible: A dream is just a goal with a plan to
get in motion. Believe that you can reach your goals and set a date you want to
accomplish them by. Post them in an area you will see them daily!
3.
Measurable:
You should be able to measure your goals progress. Make a time line of how much
progress you would like to see by specific dates. This makes it easier to
determine when you’ve reached your goal.
4.
Be
Flexible: Goals are hard to accomplish especially if it is changing a
specific behavior or creating a new habit. You will have conflicts at some
point in your plan for reaching your goal. Allow some flexibility, it’s not the
end of the world if you miss a day or two at the gym; there’s still another 5
days to have success. If more problems arise, reassess your plan so that you
can feel confident in reaching your goal.
5.
Stay
in Control: Set goals that you can determine yourself. For example, when,
where, and how long you want them to last. They can be short term or long term.
This is your opportunity to make yourself happier and healthier. No one should
be setting your goals for you!
6.
Keep
it Ethical: All of your goals and plans to reach them should in no way
cause harm to others, take advantage of others, or compromise your values.
Now go out and make your life better. You
can achieve your dreams!
Common Resolutions:
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