Make Your New Year's Resolution Happen!

Are you that person who makes the same New Year's Resolution year after year only to not stick with it?  Sticking with our New Year's Resolution aka goal is based on our willpower and how much you want to achieve your goal.  Did you know we can help ourselves accomplish any goal.  Below are 5 easy steps to help you achieve your New Year's Resolution!

1.  The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.  All to often we set goals that are unrealistic setting ourselves up for immediate failure.  Let's face it, if you set your goal at losing 50 lbs in one month your setting yourself up to failure.  However, if you set yourself up to lose a REASONABLE amount of weight in a month, you have more of a chance at reaching your long term goal!  Each step along your thousand miles will be more enjoyable as you celebrate each milestone.
2.  Choose a New Years Resolution that you really want.  Choosing something you want sets you up for success.  If it's something your not interested in you will eventually cave and fail.  Say for example you give up soda because you drink to many; chance are you will look for alternative methods of caffeine.  Before you realize your in front of the soda machine because you enjoy soda and "one won't hurt" attitude takes over.  Commit yourself to what you really want!
3. Mistakes happen.  We all make mistakes when achieving our goals.  Don't make one bad day erase all your good days. If you give up entirely because of one bad day than your making a bigger mistake by not reaching your goals.  Don't beat yourself up over one bad day of eating that chocolate, rather look back on all your good days and get back on the wagon of success!
4. Find Your Why - If your struggling with your New Year's Resolution find your why.  Why did you pick this resolution/goal?  Focus on the why.  Do you want to be healthier? Have more confidence? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Again, focus on your why
5. Mission Accomplished. Think of how it will feel to say mission accomplished!  How great it will feel when you complete your New Year's Resolution/goal that you have sacrificed and worked hard for!  The excitement of fitting into that new outfit!  The adrenaline of "I did it" only to want more of it!  Go get it! 

As you embark on this journey to a better you, stop and reward yourself along the way for each hurdle to the new YOU!

What is your New Year's Resolution?  Willing to share?  Leave a comment below!