Well, New Year’s here and like every time we are all set to jot down new goals and resolutions. The time of the year where we promise ourselves that we will not repeat our mistakes and will accomplish the same goals which we’ve been setting from like 2010. Yes, the same old same old yet again.

Everybody’s again filled with the misguided belief that the beginning of a year will magically fill them up with motivation and enthusiasm to conquer greater limits. Many of us keep our resolutions only to the time we are comfortable with them, as soon as they get too much or we start lagging in them we drop them like a hot pot and never care to clean the mess it makes. But we never forget to make resolutions.

Wonder why? Because they are good for us and will make us better.

So here are some basic and small promises that you should keep to yourself which might help you a bit.

1. Don’t try to change everything at once, pick one thing

If you are trying to change your entire lifestyle at once? Let me tell you days ahead, you will fail my dear friend. Planning to make all changes at once is a useless attempt to make your next year successful, instead, pick one of the areas of your life in which you lack. Work on it and then go ahead with onto another thing. But that one thing which you are planning to change, make sure it is rock-solid. By making small changes one after the other you still have the chance to be a whole lot better by the end of 2018.

2. Plan for Success

 After choosing that one thing or subject which are wanting to work on, get everything ready so that things go smoothly. For instance, if you are taking up running make sure you have all the clothes, trainers and your iPod loaded. If you are planning to quit smoking, start researching and reading about it from today, search for a non-smokers group and enrol in it. To ensure success in your resolution you need to prepare for it from the start.

3. Pick and start date and start performing

You need to think of a day from which you will start working on yourself. Choosing 1st of January is too conventional, so take your time and think it through. Choosing a start day is very important so it will be better if you think and make a decision. You have to wait till both your mind and body are ready to undertake the task assigned.

4. When the actual day arrives, go for it

Take a piece of paper and write down something inspirational or a small pep talk to yourself. You can carry it in your wallet or stick it on your desk, someplace where you can always see it. Your commitment card can read words like, “ I have to get myself fit” or “ a smoke-free life is a better way to live”.

5. Accept failures and reward yourself

If you give into one of your bad habits, don’t go too hard on yourself. Write it on a note and keep it with you, by this you will never repeat it again. Remember, there will be failures and you have to learn from them. Once you start succeeding keep giving yourself little rewards to keep yourself going. Little rewards will just keep you going forward.

The commencement of a new year is not really going to fill you up with energy to conquer things. Your acts and your achievements are always dependent on how badly you want to accomplish them.

“Cheers to a new year and another chance to get it right.”