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Your New Year's Resolution CAN Be Successful

Written by Coach Trent | Dec 27, 2018 7:15:00 PM

Your New Year’s Resolution CAN be a success! Find out what mistake most people make when setting resolutions and how to ensure you achieve your goals for 2019.

Every year around this time the topic of New Year's Resolutions comes up in our coaching conversations with participants. While the new year can be a great motivator to get started, we want to ensure you're successful. Unfortunately, the new calendar doesn't automatically mean the changes you start will stick. 

 

Enter this article, "Why 80 Percent of New Year's Resolutions Fail" by Dr. Joseph Luciani. It's an oldie, but a goodie. Dr. Luciani outlines the fundamental mistake people make and how to set yourself up for a successful and healthy New Year. 

 

What’s the mistake people make? Spoiler alert: we tend to start with taking action before we have prepared our mind. Change, by definition, requires effort and typically involves a level of discomfort. Start with small changes that build self-confidence and train yourself to practice self-discipline.    

 

For more tips on making new habits, sign-up for our webinar, Breaking Habits: How to Break The Cycle of Negative Actions to Make Room For Positive Ones coming up on January 2nd