Happy New Year!

If you’re like me, you’ve got big plans for this brand new year ahead! As I’ve written about in past beginning of the year posts, I prefer to “set intentions” rather than make New Year’s resolutions but for those of you who have made resolutions, here are a few tips to help you stick to them.

1) Focus on how great you’re going to feel once you’ve changed the behavior. Whether it’s losing weight, giving up smoking or any other habit that negatively impacts you, you’re sure to feel better when you’ve adopted a healthier way of being so let the vision of how terrific you’re going to feel when you reach your goal pull you toward it.

2) Make sure to reward yourself for staying on track. It takes several weeks to create a new habit; giving yourself bonuses along the way will give you incentive to keep going.

3) If you do get off track, look at it as a minor slip-up and pick up right where you left off rather than throwing in the towel. Many a resolution has gone out the window completely because of an unhealthy meal or a missed workout. If you keep going even when you have slip-ups you will reach your goal!

Here’s to you and all the wonderful progress you’re making. May all your New Year’s dreams come true!

Until next time, keep refining!

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