Making New Year resolutions that work

By Kairu Kamuri

How can you describe your relationship with your boss in the year that has just ended?

Were you regularly reprimanded for always reporting to work late and failing to meet important deadlines? Were you accused of stuffing your office with cigarette smoke at the chagrin of co-workers and clients?

The time of the year when you can make amend to all these is here with us. This is when people resolve to change their old habits and adopt new ones, hoping to improve their relationship with other people, get promoted or even improve their health.

Whether the previous resolutions were achieved or not, people still make New Year resolutions with full determination and commitment at the beginning of the year, as this period allows for planning for the whole year.

Many vows to reach office in time, earn good salary, pay debts, do away with junk food, quit drinking and smoking or even workout and exercise to shed off a few kilogrammes.

However, all these good intentions get derailed within days, if not weeks, if no proper planning is put in place.

But why do many New Year Resolutions fail? One major reason is making resolutions that are unrealistic and unattainable. Then later after adopting them, you discover that it is difficult to follow them. Consequently, you end up failing leading to frustrations.

Therefore, come up with a plan that will define the steps that can be put into action. Establishing a goal without developing a plan is an exercise in futility. A good plan should define the steps to be followed and what it takes to achieve your objective.

Establish resolutions that are easy to follow can help. Just find out what you are capable of doing without expecting too much from yourself. Some are not easy to stick to, for example quitting cigarette smoking, so find out what it takes before committing yourself.

As you make your resolution, always remember that you may not realise you goal in a day.

This is despite the fact that it may take you just a day or even hours to come up with a resolution. It is usually a process that starts with one step, leading you to the accomplishment of the ultimate goal.

 

 

 

 

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