Tips for Keeping News Year's Resolutions
Setting New Year's resolutions are a tradition that most people give up on after a
short time. This year let's join together to not be quitters. Read my top tips for
sticking to your resolutions.
It’s the first week of a new year which brings a breath of renewed hope and a time
that we evaluate our lives and consider changes that will bring us health, wealth,
and happiness as we set our sights on accomplishing new resolutions. Nothing is as
exciting after the new wears off and can cause us to not follow through with our resolutions
after working towards them for a couple of weeks.
In honor of the new year, I, myself, have made some resolutions. My first resolution
is to follow through with the rest of my resolutions. Won’t you join me? Here are
the tips I am going to follow to try to continue a path of improvement. I hope they
will help you as much as I hope they help me.
Start by making small changes to your lifestyle towards your goal. The great saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day” applies when trying to accomplish your
resolutions. Making one change a week is common advice but instead try to make each
change a habit and then change something else. Make short term goals to accomplish
that will manifest into reaching your yearlong goal.
Write down your resolutions. Hang the resolutions on your fridge or put them somewhere that you will see them each
day to remind you what you are working on. Another thing that will help reach your
goal, have pictures of your goal visible. Whether it is saving money for a vacation
or becoming healthier, reminding yourself of the why will motivate you to stay on
track.
Have an accountability partner. Whether it’s a spouse, friend, or possibly an online group, find someone with a common
goal that will keep you accountable for reaching your goals.
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Just because you mess up one time, doesn’t mean you should quit striving towards
your goal. You don’t need to wait until the beginning of a new year, new month, or
new week to start working on bettering yourself. Begin right now, where you are, in
this moment.
Follow accounts that are going to motivate you. Social media has a major impact on our daily lives. This impact does not have to be
negative. They are many great social media accounts that can provide us with information
and educate us. The great news is Extension has many accounts to follow. If you are
trying to save money, follow Dr. Laura Hendrix on Facebook at UAEXMoney. Want to be
a better parent? Follow UAEX Family Life on Facebook. Want to become healthier? There
are many accounts to follow for that but here are some of my favorites: Living Well
on the Prairie – Shea Wilson (Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest), At Home with UAEX (Instagram,
Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter), and of course my own page, Torrie’s Top Tips with Torrie
Smith (Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest).
2020 was a rough year for most of us and we are all excited to say goodbye to it.
For once in my life, I am excited to take part in setting resolutions. Mine are following
through with my resolutions, eating healthier, saving money, and being more involved
with my blog and readers. Some people choose to pick a word to live by for the year,
this year my word is consistent. Being consistent will help me to reach my goals.
What are your resolutions? Do you have a word to live by? Share with me!
Torrie Smith, Carroll County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences/4-H
shares information on about living well, saving money, and sharing tips to make life
better and easier for the everyday person. I release videos on my Facebook Page will
be providing more information about them here on this blog.
You can find me on Facebook:Torrie's Top Tips with Torrie Smith, on Instagram: Torrie's Top Tips or on Pinterest: Torrie's Top Tips. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at tsmith@uada.edu. I’d love to hear from you!
