How to Maintain Your New Year Resolutions

[Anonymous]

We all have or New Year’s Resolutions, we set our Goals, like going more to the gym and we are mostly super motivated in the beginning, but once February or March comes around the corner we fucking fail. So here is how to not fail.

Write your goal down and set challenges.

I personally like to do a calendar, where I write down daily what I have to do and I also have a Notebook where I set myself challenges and have my to-do list and my budget list.

Example, when I started doing my workout daily, I set myself a challenge, every morning I would put out my Notebook and force myself to maintain my goal. After doing my workout I would write down what I had done. After 3 weeks I could get myself something I really wanted to have. And then the new challenge started.

"Challenge ...wait for it...Accepted"- Barney Stinson

Write yourself a letter.

Yeah I`m all about don`t pressure yourself, but hell you now have to. Sit down and write yourself a letter. First reflect who you used to be at the beginning of 2017 and who you are now at the end of 2017. Then write down who you are going to be at the end of 2018, write that person what you will reach and promise to this person that you will fucking stand up and do your work. Now you promised it to yourself, so fucking keep your promise. Also put this letter anywhere were you can see it daily. So you remind yourself what you want. Don`t open it and don`t read it until 2018 is over, but have it as a reminder.

Tell your friends and/or family!

I personally have this obsession where I want to have my abs more defined and I tell that a lot of people, cause the next time they see me, they ask me how my workout is going. If I havened done something, I feel guilty, so I do even more. I have already told people that I will do that, it`s like they expect me to do it, so damn it now I have to. Like there is no other way.

If you talk the talk, you have to walk the walk.

Surround yourself with positive people.

Surround yourself with good friends and family who will support you and be there for you. People who push you and who want you to be the best version of yourself.

People who make you feel good about yourself and your goals.

Set yourself alarms.

My phone is full with alarms, reminding me daily to take my pills and do my sport and read 2 chapters in my book. If it rings, I better get start working.

Set deadlines.

I personally always get my work done, when I have a deadline.

I want to read a book? I give myself 2 weeks to finish it. I will finish it in this time.

Visualize your Goal.

Example, I want more defined abs, I do go on weheartit, give in my key word and print out some awesome pics. Then I put them in my Notebook, but you can do a Dream Board or hang them up on your mirror or whatever you want. Have your goal in pictures around you, trust me it`s such a motivation.

Kick your own ass!

Don`t be lazy! I don`t care what excuses you use. Do you really want to reach your Goal? You really want that? Stand up.

Work for it and do your best as possible. Don`t just try for a few weeks, do it. Because if you don`t do your best, you don`t have the right to be whining in the end that you haven`t reached your goal. ->Be proactive.

Love yourself!

Right now! You`re doing an amazing job and you will rock the New Year!

Happy New Year! Enjoy the New Year and I wish you all the best and positivity.

[Wolframium]

Not have any in the first place, because it's just silly tradition and you can change your life any time (no, really), and the fact that you need new year for some change point out weak will and lack of dedication to change, but most of all, lying to yourself (and others, but screw them) about you wanting to change. YOu don't want to, not really. you are lazy and fuck doing something, right? And that's OK, I don't have problem to admit that, I don't care about looks of other people, who just behave like they're better, but in fact, they just put out the image how better they are, that's all.
Year is arbitrary long period of time, since the time Earth take to revolve around Sun isn't 356, 365, 365 and 366 days, but it's something nasty, with a lot of decimal places, and best of all, it ain't even constant. Did I measured it in days? Yeah, they aren't nice, constant nuber as well.
All it's just a lie. Approximation. It works, sure, except the case, when it doesn't. So it's just a lie so „we“ (not me) can lie to ourselves.

[myTake Owner]

True we can change everytime, I personally already started in October but you know the new year gives you kinda the chance to have a clear cut and like it's a new start in a new year, why not take this as a new start for yourself. Like you said some people just don't really want this so they lie but if you really want this why not?

[Wolframium]

@melanieeeB Well, you can also say, that good time for new beginning is from new next month, or better, week.
You started with…?
I can tell you, that I can start from moment to moment. When I decide to get up from my ass and start doing something. Or if I get into something. And I believe, that rest of the population have it pretty much the same way.
I just don’t like the “new years resolution”. I just say, that mine is the same: fullHD on moth monitors. IT joke. Not really that funny. Saying only that I’m not on board with that “new year = new beginning”. No.
If you really want change, you don’t have to wait. That’s my point, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Telling others really work. I feel like i have to do it just because i told others that i will. lol

[myTake Owner]

lol exactly, I also started to post a lot on snap now, so everyone knows I workout, so like I have to keep going and all that stuff haha

[Opinion Owner]

You have no way out lol

[JZ000]

Kaizen. Before you google it, here's an example: when I go to workout I take a pre-workout. When I take pre-workout, I exercise. So I commit to taking pre-workout first. What's in it? Who cares. It could just be kool-aid. But I've committed to doing something simple which, once I've done it, I might as well do the other thing.

[LegateLanius]

Groovy. I don't make resolutions at any particular day and just change myself if i need to. This can help me with that though.

[hannahbanana11]

Maaannnnn I just wanna lose weight, be healthy, happy, and successful.

[Nice222]

Thanks I am going to try some of these

[Anonymous]

Hope I can keep my resolutions lmao

[CT_CD]

Thanks