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Keeping our New Year’s resolutions

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Near the start of every year thousands of Guyanese make resolutions. However, not many persons are able to successfully keep and follow through with them. That is unfortunate because resolutions are intended to improve our lives in some way.

The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions goes back thousands of years. The Romans started each year with promises to their God Janus after whom the month of January is named. In.medieval times the Knights took the “Peacock Vow” during the festive season to recommit to manliness and chivalry. Making resolutions, clearly, are ancient customs.
According to a study by psychologists, the ten most popular New Year’s resolutions are:
  1. Exercise more
  2. Lose weight
  3. Get organized
  4. Learn a new skill or hobby
  5. Live life to the fullest
  6. Save more money / spend less money
  7. Quit smoking
  8. Spend more time with family and friends
  9. Travel more
  10. Read more
A study by the Journal of Clinical Psychology, found, though, that only 46 per cent of such resolutions were kept and achieved by the end of the year. So, what can a person do to keep their resolutions?
Experts give some step by step advice.
1. Mentally prepare for change.

Changing ingrained habits is no easy task, so before diving head-first into your New Year goals, it is important to take a step back and get ready for that impending change.

2. Set a goal that motivates you.

You would be surprised how often people set goals that are not for themselves. These goals could be dictated to or coerced by a manager, spouse, or parental / peer pressure.

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While it’s nice to have some external support, if you don’t share the same passion, the resolution has a small chance of succeeding and could even be dead on arrival.

To do this, you need to make sure the goal you set is important to you and only you and that there is value or benefit for you in achieving the goal. It is these two things that will provide the reason and willingness to take action. This is also known as motivation!

3. Limit resolutions to a managable amount.

A common mistake in resolution setting is having too many and spreading yourself too thin. We all want to learn 25 different languages, 15 new job skills and eliminate 5 bad habits, but we are not superheroes. We only have so much attention span we can dedicate to self-improvement, so having too many resolutions is a great way not to achieve the many goals you have set out for yourself.

4. Set SMART goals. SMART goals are the following:

  • Specific – Articulate the resolution as clearly as possible. For example, quitting smoking is better than being healthy. While “being healthy” is great, the wording can be interpreted in many ways.
  • Measurable – Quantify your resolution if possible, i.e., I will lose 10% of my body weight.
  • Attainable – Choose a goal within the realm of possibility yet challenging. Making 100 friends this year would be amazing but probably pretty hard to do. On the other, making 10 new friends is doable.
  • Relevant – Keep it relevant to your priorities and goals. See the motivation section above!
  • Time-sensitive – Give yourself a time frame in which to achieve a goal. A deadline will instill some urgency and provide a time when you can celebrate your success.
 

5. Break up big goals into smaller goals.

A lot of us tend to be over-eager and grandiose when it comes to resolutions. We have the best of intentions and may accidentally take on a goal that is too big to achieve. Thus, it’s helpful to divide a big goal into smaller goals that are more achievable.

6. Write down your resolutions.

7. Tell your family and friends in Guyana and abroad what are your goals.

It’s great to make a resolution for yourself and maybe even write it down, but if no one else knows about it, it’s easy to forget about or even ignore. And when you don’t achieve it, no one will notice or care.

As a new year begins, Village Voice News extends the hope that Guyanese are successful in achieving the goals we have set for ourselves as we enjoy a prosperous and happy 2023.



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