Tip One: Don't make your resolutions on January 1st or pretty much anytime in January.
It sounds counter to everything you've ever done, but maybe there's a reason we don't succeed at New Year's Resolutions. I hear from so many people who are frustrated because every year is the same. Why can't I lose the weight/quit smoking/get over the relationship/find my dream job? I've already fallen off the wagon and I am still in the first week of January!
This year, it might help to look at your goals a bit differently. To that end, The First 30 Days is offering a free guide to help you get your goals solidified for 2009. I'll tell you now that it's not a step-by-step how-to guide. You probably already know how to lose the weight or save money. This is about changing your mindset when it comes to change.
One important thing I will share is that people who are good at change are much kinder, more gentle with themselves. Allow yourself to be human, don't have impossible demands for yourself, don't set the bar at 'perfection' level. Lighten up. It's a defect of character to put so much pressure and so many demands on yourself.
Also, some days you just wont want to pursue a goal and that's fine. The energy of 'wanting' is much more effective than 'I should' do something.
Get the guide to find out more (its free!) at http://www.first30days.com/. It covers the typical mistakes we all stumble upon, offers some inspiration when you don't have any, and different ways of looking at a resolution that take so much of the pressure away and still let you get the goal you want!
Ariane is the author of the best-selling book, The First30Days; Your Guide to Any Change.For more information and inspiration about making any change easier, please visit http://www.first30days.com/
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