Every year on January 1st, people around the United States make New Year’s resolutions to bring in the New Year.
History tells us that people have been making New Year’s resolutions since the days of Babylon, 4,000 years ago. The ancient Babylonians celebrated the coming new year with a 12 day celebration. They would make promises to the gods, pay off their debts, and return any things they borrowed during the celebration. If they did as they said they would do, they would receive good luck from their gods during the new year. This is considered the first New Year’s resolution.
Although most Americans make New Year’s resolutions, only 7% of them will actually keep up with them. Check out these tips to stick to your New Year’s resolution this year!
1. Be Practical
Most people will make resolutions about either eating better or exercising more. However, they will make resolutions that they could never possibly meet.
Setting a resolution that is more reasonable to meet will give you the confidence to keep going with your goal. For example, if you want to lose weight, instead of saying you want to lose 100 pounds in a month, say you will lose five pounds a month.
2. Plan Ahead
Making a resolution the day of New Year’s Day is a common occurrence for most resolution makers. However, in order to keep up your goal throughout the year, it is better to make your resolution ahead of time. If you decide on your resolution before New Year’s Day, you will be able to make plans on how to achieve your goal before the new year starts.
Being more prepared for a lifestyle change will allow you to have an easier time of making those changes and keeping them.
3. Talk About It
If you are going to make a resolution this year, another way to hold yourself accountable is telling other people about it.
Telling your friends and family about your goal helps you in more ways than one. Your friends and family can remind you to keep going, be supportive when you feel like giving up, and help you with tips and ways to keep your resolution going all year round.
4. Reward Yourself
Keeping up with a New Year’s resolution is hard work. So, every once in a while, it is important to reward yourself for your hard work. Rewarding yourself allows you to keep your resolution fresh and for you to stay positive.
However, make sure to keep your reward a small one in order to keep yourself on track with your goal. For example, don’t eat an entire bag of potato chips in one sitting. Eating a handful of chips every now and then is okay as a reward.
5. Keep Trying
As Edward Hickson said, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.”
Don’t give up on your resolution even if you make a mistake. Keep trying and start over if you hit a bump in your plan. No one will blame you for cheating one day.
Keeping a resolution can be a lot of pressure, but if you keep these tips in mind, you may be part of the 7% that keeps their resolution all year long!
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Published on December 29, 2021
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