4 Reasons why your New Year Resolutions will fail – again!

92% of people failed to keep their New Year’s Resolutions last year. If you want to be part of the other 8% read on…

If you’re concerned about actually following your new year’s resolutions this year, you’re not alone. According to Forbes, 92% of people typically fail at setting and keeping their goals set for the new year. Here is why:

Your goal is not truly defined – Motivational Speaker Les Brown stated, “Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.” The goal you seek must be completely defined both for the result and the timeframe in which you which to achieve.

It’s not good enough to say “I want to lose some weight this year,” you must define how much weight and by when you want to lose it.

You don’t create tasks in order to achieve your goals – Let’s say your goal is to lose 5 pounds this year by March 1st. This sound’s great on paper, (and after 2 glasses of champagne at your party,) but it’s not realistic. Why? Not because you can’t do it, but because you have no plan to do it. If you plan to lose those 5 pounds, then you need to plan your diet and your frequency of exercise, as well as how much you plan to lose each week and each month.

You don't define your goal correctly – In the case of losing 5 pounds, it sounds like a reasonable goal, but it's not individual enough for you. Why? If you are 300 pounds losing 5 pounds is a quite different affair than if you are 120 pounds. A much better way to set a goal such as this is to state it as a percentage basis. Instead of saying "I want to lose 5 pounds," try saying I want to lose 5% of my body weight. Then if you wish you can engage with a partner and have an equal competition.

You don’t schedule for your goals. – While it is great to plan for your goal and have specific action steps, if you don’t schedule for those goals and you don’t have a set time when you will do the tasks, your goals will not get done. Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People summed this up when he said, “The key is not to prioritise what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”

You’re unwilling to give up your time – George Eastman, founder of Kodak stated, “What we do during our working hours determines what we have; what we do in our leisure hours determines what we are.” If you want to achieve a goal, you’re going to have to make the time to achieve and participate in that goal, which means you are going to have to stop doing something else. The average person watches more than 5 hours of TV per day, making the choice to watch less TV and instead take the time to make your goal happen should be an easy one.

This year you can be one of the achievers. Set realistic goals that are as specific as possible, get those goals down to exact tasks, put those tasks in your schedule and give up what you really do not need. Welcome to 2017 and may it be a great, prosperous and peaceful you for you and all mankind.

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