New Year’s Resolutions. I love them. I see them as the perfect opportunity to set my sights on what I want to achieve for the next year, and I am invested in making them happen. I’m such a nerd like that.
The problem is, for a lot of us, we don’t keep our resolutions because of one reason or another. Like any awkward breakup though, it’s not the resolutions that are the problem. It’s you.
Funnily enough, where I’d usually go to my mindfulness training to talk about resolutions, I’ve found myself leaning towards my marketing background a little more to get my point across.
Like any good marketer, I like to set SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely). While this is snoring for work purposes, it can actually be pretty fun for setting your resolutions.
Don’t be airy fairy about it. I want to ‘get fit’ and ‘be healthy’ aren’t going cut it. Target a specific area. I want to ‘lose weight’ or ‘eat more vegetables’ is more what you want to hear.
Once you’ve got the area, move into the numbers, like ‘Lose 5 kilos’ or ‘eat one vegetarian meal per week’.
Let’s face it. You’re not going to become Miranda Kerr skinny in 3 months unless you lock yourself in a box that can only fit pieces of food the width of a little finger through the bars.
No, Eryn, you’re not going to go into space this year. Maybe the technology to take a quick trip to Saturn will come about by the time you’re 80.
Ain’t nobody got time that! Make sure you set the time you want to achieve it by, or the frequency you will do the task. That means you’ll be more likely to stick to it.
That’s it! The proven, marketing formula, to making a resolution that will work.
My resolution?
I want to make 10,000 hits in 2015, so I’m going to ten things to improve, promote or advertise my blog… but give me a break on the specifics, I’ve got a hang over.
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