” 1st Day of 2010 , Have you mapped ahead?“
On the morning of New Year’s Day , after crawling out of my bed, I turn on my iphone and saw this Qoute on someone’s Yahoo messenger’s Nick.
Oh yeah , so how many people actually have mapped out the year ahead or made even New Year Resolutions on New Year’s day?
Hands up to those who make New Year Resolutions but realise that you did not keep them at the end of the year.
Me -**guiltily put my hands up**
However, I have come to realise that New Year Resolutions are thrown into the bin in your mind just after 1 month(or even a shorter period) after you made them is because of the below :
1. The resolutions that have been made are not quantified .
i.e – I want to lose weight in 2010. Great that you wanna lose weight and want to have a more fabulous and healthy body in 2010. But wait , how much are you going to lose this year? Without a target that is quantifiable its hard for you to take necessary steps towards realisation of this New year Resolution. The effort needed to lose 5 Kg and 15 Kg is very different. Now , give the resolutions a figure.
2. Write down the resolutions and place it somewhere that you can see everyday
Some of us said their resolutions in a semi -sober state when the clocks strike 12 on New Year day. The next morning you wake up and you forgot about it. Or even better you woke up in the morning SOBER and said to your wife these are my New Year Resolutions!
But 1 month after that you can’t really recall what were those things you said to your wife because you are too caught up with coping with the stress that comes with the new projects in the new year. Moral of the story , Write down your resolutions and place it somewhere you can see so that you can constantly remind yourself what you wanna achieve this year and you would be more likely to keep those resolutions.
3. Share your resolutions with people close to you
When you share the resolutions with the people close to you , you are making an acknowledgement and commitment that you are serious about making those resolutions come true . This would make you more committed to working the resolutions out. This would also enable your love ones to provide the necessary reminders and support when they see that you are slacking or on the verge of giving up. With their love and support , it would be easier for you to stick to what you have planned to do at the starting of the year
TIME TO GET YOUR PENS AND WRITE YOUR NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS NOW!
Ah hem. Can i use my 2009 resolution Number X : to get my driving license.
I’m guilty of that as well…
Haha….so i will be definitely waiting to sit on the car you are going to drive this year! ** Chants** Reiz gonna drive me around …drive me around …drive me around**