A new year can be a fresh start and many of us take the opportunity to set some New Year’s resolutions to improve ourselves or to make a change to our lives. They can range from eating a bit healthier, to quitting smoking, to getting organised with finances, or even being a bit more environmentally friendly.
It’s not easy to keep good habits, let alone start new ones, and most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions by the 19th Jan (according to Strava) If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution and are struggling, we’ve got some tips that might help you.
Remember – good habits aren’t built overnight.
You need to stick with it. According to experts it takes anywhere from 18 to 254 days for people to form a new habit.
But don’t let this dishearten you – focus on each day.
If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed at the idea of keeping your News Year’s resolution (or new habit) for 254 days, or if you’ve run out of motivation to keep going, commit to 24 hours. It’s much easier to do something for 1 day than it is a whole week. Once you’ve completed 1 day, commit to another 24 hours and before you know it, you’ll have kept the habit for a whole week, and then a whole month.
Set achievable resolutions
One of the main reasons people struggle with keeping New Year’s resolutions is time, finding the time to do them, but …