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The Slacker's Guide to New Year's Resolutions That Stick

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A ten-minute commitment to keeping a habit going can work wonders if done every day and is easier to maintain.

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New Year's Resolutions Suck. Do This Instead. - Benjamin McEvoy

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New Year's Eve is 5 weeks away. That's another 5 weeks of people postponing their dreams and waiting to make New Year's resolutions. The big glittery ball will drop. Fireworks will explode across the sky. Loved ones will kiss and cuddle and shake hands. And 45% of people will pledge that 2017 is the year ...

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New Year's resolutions

New Year Resolutions are a disaster for a majority of us.

They feel unpleasant due to the fact that we see them as an event. The time, process, dedication, and commitment we need to them done...

Event Vs Process

All events have a backstory, a history, some amount of risk and sacrifice.

If we focus on the event only, we will not be able to do anything with our lives.
If we follow the process, daily making ourselves better and stay committed, we end up getting the life we desire.

Losing weight

As we know, exercise in any form makes us better.

Instead of complicating the process and making it a big event, just smoothen the daily process. Make a habit of going out to exercise by getting up early, wearing the right clothes, packing the gym bag at night, so that you remove friction from the activity.

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How To Successfully Keep Your New Year's Resolutions - Darius Foroux

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Whether you like them or not, New Year's resolutions are great to create a positive change in your life. Maybe you always wanted to start a business, read a book a week, get a sixpack, or meditate more. The start of every year is the perfect opportunity to hit the reset button and do things differently.

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There are no such things as secrets when it comes to personal success

Every piece of new advice you hear has been said before. The real secret lies in how well you execute the advice. 🤔

Doing something is better than saying you’re going to do something.

Doing something is better than saying you’re going to do something. No one can argue with that. 🏅

Practical Tips To Make Your Resolutions Stick Even Better ⚓️

Keep It Small — It’s about thinking big and acting small. You’ll achieve those big goals in time.
Measure Your Progress — If you don’t measure your progress, it’s safe to say that you are not making any.
Be Accountable To Yourself — One of the most important skills you can learn in life is to be self-reliant.

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How to Make (and Keep) a New Year's Resolution

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Are you making a resolution for 2018? Warning: More than half of all resolutions fail, but this year, they don't have to be yours. Here's how to identify the right resolution to improve your life, create a plan on how to reach it, and become part of the small group of people that successfully achieve their goal.

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SMART Resolutions

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Pick a goal that is meaningful and doable, making sure it's coming from inside you, not imposed by others.

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Creating a Plan

Chances are you won't just wake up one day and suddenly change your life. To go where you want to go, you have to chart out a plan.

Quitting Bad Habits

If you want to quit a bad habit, start by identifying its 3 main parts: the cue, the routine, and the reward. After you check the cue and your routine that follows it, you can swap the routine with something good (or less bad) to do.

For example: If you feel the cue of smoking, replace the smoking with some other activity like having a cup of coffee.

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