1. Don't resurrect resolutions you failed to keep in previous years.

Any resolutions you've made before and haven't kept are unlikely to do any better this year. Forget them or redefine them.

2. Cross 'shoulds' off your list.

Shoulds, musts and oughts are other peoples goals, not yours.

3. Take into account your values.

When goals fit with your values, success comes more effortlessly.

4. Identify what might stop you from succeeding.

Sometimes barriers disappear just by being named.

5. Make resolutions throughout the year, rather than waiting for January 1st

You are more likely to make resolutions that have real meaning for you if you write them down when you think of them, rather than creating some just for the sake of an annual ritual. Keep a special book just for this purpose.

6. Focus on what you do want, not on what you don't want.

Surprising tho it may seem, your reality is defined by your thoughts - energy follows thought, so you attract what you focus on. If you think about what you don't want, that's just what you'll get. Turn it around and work out what you DO want.

7. Make your resolutions clear and precise.

If you don't have a clear objective, you won't know if or when you'll have succeeded. Vagueness creates anxiety and drains energy.

8. Make your physical environment do the work for you.

If you want to watch less TV, pack it away in the attic. If you want to get out of debt, leave the credit cards at home. If you want to eat healthier foods, make sure that's all you have in your house. You get the idea.

9. Visualize the benefits of your resolution.

Be specific and clear to yourself about why the outcome is important and worth attaining. Imagine how good it will feel right down to the last detail.

10. Get support.

Change is easier and more fun when you have someone on your side to keep you on track!

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