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把新年计划变成现实的10个关键
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Ifyou'relikemostpeople,themajorityofyourNewYear'sresolutionsbecomeNewYear'sdelusionsbytheendofFebruary.Lessthan30%ofNewYearsresolutionseverachievesuccess,butyearafteryear,westickwithtraditionofmakingatleastoneresolution.
OnNewYearsEve,manyofusmake(orconsidermaking)aresolutiontoachieveapersonalgoal.Thisistheopportunityforacleanstart,you'reonceayearopeningtotakeonanewchallengeandachievesomethingworthwhile.Wanttomakeadifferencethisyear?
Hereare10keystoachievingresultswithyourresolutionfortheNewYear.
1.PutSomeThoughtintoYourResolution
Asignificantnumberofpeoplemaketheirresolutionsatthelastminute,sometimesaminutebeforemidnight,inresponsetosomeoneasking"what'syourNewYear'sresolution?
"Animportantfactaboutresolutionsisresolutionsdonotneedtobedeclaredatthestrokeofmidnight,oronNewYear'sdayforthatmatter.
Takeyourtime;makearealisticresolution,onethatyouhaveconsideredandyoubelievecanbeaccomplished.Noneedtomakeitlifechanging,profoundorofgreatsignificancetoothers.Makearesolutionthathasmeaningandsignificancetoyou.
Ifyouarealwaysinarushinthemorning,resolvetowakeup15-30minutesearlierthanyouusuallydotogiveyourselfmoretimetopreparefortheday.
Ifyourhouseisalwayscluttered,resolvetocleanorstraightenuponeroomaweek,orperhapsresolvenevertogotobedwithdirtydishesinthesink.
Ifyouarefeelingisolatedbecauseyoulivefarawayfromfamilyorfriends,resolvetowriteapersonalletteronceamonth.
Allofthesearesimpleresolutions,notexcessiveortakingontoomuchofaburden,buttheyareresolutionsthatareobtainableandwillmakeapositiveimpactonyouryear.Putsomethoughtintoit,makeitaresolutionthathassomemeaningandalevelofpurposeinyourlife.
2.MakeItRealistic
Donotmakearesolutionthatisunreasonableornexttooimpossibletoobtain,youareonlysettingyourselfuptobediscouragedanddisappointed.
Oneofthemorepopularresolutionsis"Iamgoingtogetinshape"or"Iamgoingtostartexercisingeveryday."Asyourself,doyouexercisenow?
WhatwillmagicallyhappenonDecember31thatwilltransformyouintoapersontohavethewillpowertoexerciseeveryday,orchangeyourdietorstopsmokingovernight?
Donotmakean"allornothing"resolution.Setagoalthatcanbeachievedinstepsorphases,onethatyouhaveachanceofbeingsuccessfulat.Ifyouhaveneverexercisedandwanttostart,makearesolutiontoexercise15-20minuteseverysecondday,somethingsimple,somethingthatyoucanachieve.
IfbyMarchyoudetermineyourinitialgoalwastooeasytoachieve,thereisnothingintheresolutionrulebookthatpreventsyoufromadjustingyourresolutiontoahigherstandard,orevendeclaringarevisedresolutionwithawholenewgoal.
3.SetAFirmResolution
Mostresolutionsfallintooneoftwocategories,youeitherwanttostartdoingsomethingnew(exercise,diet,eatbetter,savemoney,travelmore)oryouwanttostopdoingsomething(smoking,drinking,watchingtoomuchTV,excessiveshopping,runningupdebt).
Themajorchallengewithbothtypesistheyfocusontheactionofstoppingorstartingsomethingandtheytypicallylackexactspecifics.
Takeforexampleoneofthemostpopularresolutions,"Iwanttoloseweight."Notonlydoesthisresolutionlackspecifics,butithasnopositivefocusonatrueaccomplishment.Somesuggestitisbettertobespecificastohowmuchweightyouwanttolose,again,thefocusisnotontheoutcomebutontheonthework.
Thefocusofyourresolutionneedstobeontheoutcome.Ifyouweight180poundsandyouwanttolose30pounds,thenyourresolutionis"Iwanttoweight150poundsthisyear."
Nowyouhaveaspecificgoal,youhaveatarget,youknowwhatyouareworkingtowardsandwhatyouwanttoachieve.
Ifyouwanttosavemoney,howmuchmoneydoyouwantinthebankbytheendoftheyear?
YourresolutionisIwanttohave"X"dollarsbytheendoftheyear.
Ifyouwanttostopsmoking,yourresolutionis"Iwillbeanon-smokerbytheendoftheyear."Whateveryourresolution,worditsoitisspecificandfocusedontheoutcomeandtheresultsyouwant.
4.SetATimetable
Whatisthedifferencebetweenagoalandadream?
Agoalisadreamwithadeadline.Itmakesahugeimpactonyourabilitytoobtainaresolutionwhenyoucanattachaspecifictimetableanddeadlinetoachieveyourresolution.
If,forexample,youwanttosavemoney,setagoalofhowmuchmoneyyouwanttosavefortheyear,dividethatamountby52weeksandnowyouhaveanewgoalofhowmuchyouneedtosaveeveryweektomakeyourresolutionasuccess.Whateveryourresolution,youneedtoacknowledgethat,ifitisaworthwhileresolution,itwilltaketimeandeffort.Bysettingatimetableandadeadline,youwillbeabletotrackyourprogresstoachievetheresolutionyoudesire.
5.MakeAPlan
Formany,makingaresolutionislikedivingintothedeependofapoolandthennoticingonthewaydownthereisnowaterinthepool.Itmakessensethatifyouareseriousaboutachievingresolutionresultsalittlepre-planningmightbeaworthwhileeffort.
ThesecondmostpopularNewYear'sresolutionistogetinshapeandJanuaryistypicallywhenmostgymsseethehighestnumberofnewmembers.Justbecauseyoujoinagymdoesnotmeanyouwillbeinshape.Youneedtodomorethanjoin;youneedtotakeaseriouslookatyourweeklycalendarandscheduletimetoactuallygotothegym.
Whateveryourresolution,taketimetoassesshowmuchtimeandeffortitwilltaketoensuresuccessandthenschedulethetimeandmaketheefforttomakeyourplandeliverresolution.
6.FindResources
Ifyouaretakingonanewresolution,itstandstoreasonthatitmostlikelyissomethingyouhaveneveraccomplishedbefore,becauseifyouhadbeensuccessfulinthepast,thentherewouldbenoneedtomakeitanewresolutionnow.
So,ifthisisanewchallenge,orsomethingthatyouhavebeenunabletoaccomplishinthepast,doesitnotstandtoreasonthatyoumayneedsomehelptoensureyoursuccess?
DosomeresearchbycheckingresourcesontheInternet;
ordoittheoldfashionwayandgothelibrary;
lookinthepaper;
checktheyellowpages;
askafriendorafamilymember.
Theimportantthingistoexploreresourcestoeducateyourselfontechniquesandskillsthatassistyouinachievingyourresolutions.
7.RemindYourselfEveryDay
YourresolutionmayhavebeennearthetopofyourlistofthingstodoonJanuary1,butafterafewmonths,ithasatendencytoslowlyworkitswaydownthelist.Inmanyinstances,yourresolutionactuallyfallsoffthe"to-do"list.
Onewaytocombatthischallengeistocreateasimplepromptthatyouwillseeeverydaytoremindyouofyourresolution.
Theeasiestthingtodoistowriteyourresolutiondownonasmallpieceofpaperandtapeittothemirrorinyourbathroom.Thisway,everymorningyouwillseethenoteandremindyourselfofyourresolution.
Forthecomputersavvyindividual,youcansetupyourdailyorweeklyscheduletogiveyouanauto-reminderofyouresolution.
8.Don'tGiveUp
MostpeoplestarttheNewYearwithlotofenthusiasmandenergytoensuretheirresolutionwillbeasuccess.Thenafterawhile,theexcitementgoesawayandnotlongafteryourealizeyouhavegoneforawhole3weekswithoutadheringtoyourresolution.
Perhapsyoustoppedgoingtothegymtoworkoutforafewweeksoryoustartedsmokingagainorstoppedyourdietbecauseofaverystressfulsituationatwork.
Don'tpanic,yourcommitmenttoyourresolutionisnotdestroyed.Remember,yourresolutionisfortheentireNewYear,whichgivesyouatotalof52weeks,awhole365daystoaccomplishyourgoal.
Sowhatifyoustoppedyourresolutionforaweek,orevenamonth,thereisnoreasonyoucannotstartupagainwhereyouleftoff.WhywaituntilnextDecember31tore-startthesameresolutionyoumadelastyear?
Starttoday,youcanstartaresolutionanydayyouwantto.
9.FindAResolutionPartner
AgreatwaytoensuresuccessistofindaNewYear'sResolutionpartner.Itmaybeafriend,someonefromworkorchurchorafamilymember.AskaroundandfindsomeonewhoisseriousaboutmakingtheirNewYear'sResolutionassuccess.
Makeanagreementtomeetatleastonceamonth,perhapsforlunchorforcoffee,todiscussyourresolution,provideupdatesandtogiveeachothersupport.Exchangee-mailupdatesonaweeklybasis.Havingsomeonetotalktoaboutyourresolutionandhearingaboutsomeoneelse'sresolutionisapowerfulmotivator.
10.RewardYourself
Don'tforgettorewardyourselfforachievingsuccess.Youhavemadeasignificantcommitmenttodosomethingimportantandmeaningful;youneedtobecommendedforyourinitiativeandmustberewardedforyoureffort.
Makeadecisionofwhatyourrewardwillbe,makeitsomethingpersonalandspecial.
Itdoesnotneedtobeluxuriousorexpensive,itcanbesomethingsimpleandobtainablelikeaone-hourmassage,oraweekendstayatlocalhotelthathasapool.Pamperyourself;donotbeafraidtotreatyourselftoalittlerewardeverymonthforstickingtoyourresolvetoachieveyourresolution.
Useyourimagination;makeitsomethingthatyouwouldnotnormallytreatyourselfto,becauseyouearnedit.
YourNewYear'sResolutioncanbeachieved.Ayearfromnow,onDecember31,youwillhavetwothingstocelebrate.
First,youhaveachievedyourresolutionfromla