Many of us get excited with the start of a New Year, we want to better ourselves – we want to get on a diet plan, start exercising, save money, spend time with family and friends, read, write, take that long-awaited vacation and the list goes on. These become our resolutions for the New Year. We strongly proclaim that we intend to a commit to these and accomplish them in this year. But a very few of them keep up their resolutions – here are some reasons why.
Priority
The main reason why something you commit to does not get done is if it is no longer your priority. Most New Year resolutions are wish lists and nice/want to do items but not have to do things. As time goes by, they fall off your priority list and they never get done.
Focus
Once you come out of the holiday season and settle down with your routine, you lose focus on what you committed to at the start of the year. Research says that it takes 3 weeks to stick to a new habit and only 8% stick to their New Year resolutions by end of the 1st week.
Peer Pressure
If you commit to doing something by succumbing to peer pressure, then you are least likely to stick to it. If you drop it, then it is not important to you and you are not willing to commit time to it.
There are other factors such as lack of time and unforeseen reasons all of which contribute to failure to keep up with your New Year’s resolutions. These days, many experts are suggesting that you choose “One word” for the year instead of a list of resolutions that you are least likely to hit. This is a great concept. You will need to come up with the most important things to you, prioritize and focus and choose that one word that helps you accomplish these things this year.
Prioritizing your goals and actions is key for success.
Whether you have a list of things you want to achieve this year or that one word that drives you and helps you focus your efforts to your success or other set of goals, I wish you the best and a very happy new year.