In our last post about resolutions we look at the subject of failure. Many people fail at their resolutions partly because they fail to plan properly or they have unrealistic or too ambitious goals. But even with planning slipping up is a real possibility. Perhaps your eating plan will be disrupted by a surprise dinner invitation. Or your exercise plan is disrupted through injury.
You need to keep in focus that having things go wrong is part of reality and its how you deal with the problem that is what makes the difference. There is a saying the glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time you fall. So if you fail to meet your target at the review, check that the goal was realistic, perhaps take a smaller step next time – but don’t give up at the first hurdle.
Similarly we all like rewards and while achieving our goal might be enough reward in itself, it is nice to go a little further just to mark our success. Buying clothes for our new slim shape, booking a spa day for giving up smoking with all the money you saved. Whatever it is reward yourself with a treat that means something to you.
Go on you know you deserve to make the changes important to you.