By: Kimberly Swanson, MS - Psychology, CNA
Oftentimes, people start their year with a New Year’s
resolution. Starting a new year is a great
time for reflecting and re-evaluating your life decisions. This is a chance to see what decisions made a
great impact in your life (success) and which ones were not (failures).
A person’s New Year’s resolution can include many
aspects of their life. A study was done
on New Year’s Resolution Statistics and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology. In this article, they list the top ten New
Year’s resolution for 2014. The top two
were weight lost and getting organized (Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2013). A news year resolution is when you set new
goals for yourself and chart a new path
towards achieving them. These life
changing goals can range from improving your health to furthering ones
education.
There are five steps you can follow in pursuing your
goals and they are:
- Reflect
- Evaluate
- Envision
- Set goals
- Take action
The first step is to reflect. With this step, you
think about your past and look at what has been done. You see if your last year’s goals have been
met. And you get a chance to see how
much you have grown or lost from where
you have started.
Next, is to re-evaluate your life and take a good look at all of your
options. You should put all of your cards on the table and see what has
work and what has not worked. For
example, let say you were laid off from work
because you were in a field that is no longer viable in the job
market. So you may have to go back to
school to improve your skills within
your field or you may have to take a totally new career path. This is your time to think about what you
have done for the last year and see what you can do to make improvements.
Another step is to envision your future. You begin to think about where you want to be. This is the time you get a chance to brain
storm and expand your horizon. Where do
you see yourself in the next few years?
The fourth step is to set goals. Unfortunately, for some people they do not follow through on
New Year’s resolution and bring their
goals into action. Why does this occur?
The answer may be that sometimes people set their goals too high. The goals may be too difficult to obtain in a
short period of time and may take longer or need more steps. It is so important to set realistic and smaller goals that may
ultimately lead to your bigger goals of higher pursuits.
And the last step is to take action. Once you have figured out your goals and
charted your path, then you are ready to start turning these goals into
realities. Having the willpower and
being able to overcome life’s obstacles is the key to succeeding and making
your dreams come true.
Reference
Journal of Clinical Psychology. (2013). New Year’s Resolution Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/.
Journal of Clinical Psychology. (2013). New Year’s Resolution Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/.
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