Happy New Year! If you’re anything like us, we love setting goals and seeing what we’re capable of achieving throughout the year. It challenges and elates us, as we’re sure it does for you, too. However, if you don’t want to lose the luster of New Year’s, there are things you can do from the start to make sure your resolutions stick.
Resolve to Be Better About Sticking to Your Resolutions
Your resolutions needn’t be hard to begin with this year. If you choose to apply the SMART method to set goals for yourself, you’re able to specify, measure, achieve, remain relevant, and keep things time-stamped. That way, you have a start and end date for all of you hope to do in 2022. In addition, it gives you a method for tracking your success because you’re continuously working on your goals each day.
Here are five ways to make your New Year’s resolutions stick:
- Decide on your reason why. The things that you want to achieve or improve upon throughout the year must have importance to you. When you get clear why you want them to happen, something incredible occurs. You have a sense of purpose that fuels your habits and actions.
- Work steadily toward your goals. Put them into your calendar. Find a way to incorporate your goals into your daily routine. Focus on completing small, actionable tasks daily versus big chunks less frequently. It can take months for habits to stick. So give yourself plenty of time to try things out to see if they’re something you’re capable of doing long-term.
- Ask someone to hold you accountable. Decide who the best candidate for the job will be. Then, request their assistance in meeting your goals. A trusted family member or friend is always helpful. A medical professional or life coach can also assist you. Having someone to check in with makes your resolutions feel more urgent.
- Don’t give up without a fight. When you resolve to be better, you’re admitting that some things aren’t working well in your life. Rather than become complacent, you become proactive. Instead of giving up when things get hard, try another approach. Please don’t give up without putting your all into it.
- Be mindful of how you spend your spare time. You may not think you have a lot of time to waste until you evaluate how you’re spending one of your greatest assets. If you have time to scroll through your social media feeds and watch TV, you have time to work on your resolutions!
New Year’s resolutions can have longevity. You’ll achieve more of your goals this year with the right attitude. That means that your health will thrive, you’ll meet your physical, mental, emotional, and social needs, and the level of satisfaction you feel about your life rises. You’ll stop feeling defeated by the things you didn’t do and become excited about the things that you achieved this year, no matter how small they may be.
Resolve to Be Better About Visiting Your OBGYN in 2022
The first thing you can do to make your New Year’s resolutions stick is to call Dr. Ahmadinia’s office and set up your first appointment for the year. You’ll get all of your necessary exams and bloodwork out of the way so you can start 2022 feeling healthy and strong. One phone call is all it takes to get the new year off to a great start. So call us today to set up your first appointment for 2022.