New year is a high time when everyone makes resolutions to start the new year, a new beginning in a more energetic way. Its time of the year again when we are fully charged to welcome the new year with new hopes, new aspirations, new wishes, new goals, new motives, new ambitions, new expectations, more happiness, more ecstasy, and more tranquillity. New year triggers our mind and acts as a catalyst that boosts up, make up our mind and heart to get rid of our bad habits and instill some good qualities that shape our future for better as it almost looks like a tradition to start something new in a positive manner with the arrival of new year. No wonder it has now become a custom to so much extent that people wait for months to kick-start a new phase of life.

But do you know what happens when you make a resolution? It breaks or you give up on it due to lack of proper planning or motivation and persistence. It is easy to make plans but it’s not that simple as it seems to work on that resolution after few weeks or months. Today in this article we will guide you the ways or tips how to make resolutions and stick to them for good results.

• Make a resolution

The first and prominent thing before sticking to a resolution is to make one. You should already have in mind what you want to begin in a new year as an individual or as a couple. It could be anything like starting to drink plenty of water to stay physically fit, giving time to someone who is worthy in your life, quit smoking or drinking alcohol, losing weight, or making a better financial decision.

• Stick to one at a time

Instead of making 3-4 resolutions at a time it is best to stick on only one resolution at a time so that you can perform it with all your heart. It is believed to get more success for focusing on one resolution. Moreover getting your eye, your energy, your mindset, and determination focused on one resolution helps you to achieve it because new habits take time to forge and starting many things simultaneously can be daunting.

• Plan for the obstacles in advance

We all know that forming a new habit is not an easy task. There may be obstracles, or hurdles that form a hindrance in your way of achieving your goal. Plan everything in advance, note down what can make it difficult to accomplish, it will give you ideas to overcome that trouble by finding other ways and attaining that aim without stress.

• Take significant small steps

You are wrong if you think you achieving a goal or infusing a habit can be done overnight. Taking larger steps at a time is a common reason why most of the resolutions fail. Don’t lose hope, start taking smaller but significant steps otherwise it can derail every commitment made to follow through out the year like if you want to eat healthy food, replace junk food, focus more on homemade recipe and take nutritive diet once you get habitual of home food.

• Give rewards

No wonder getting reward in return when you achieve something fills up our chest with pride and we tend to give our more and more willingly to stick to that habit and who says rewards is only meant to give to others? You can appraise yourself for doing something tremendously amazing. It can be something like enjoying good music, going for a movie or having a cup of coffee as little things motivates in best way.

• Keep track

First few weeks of new year are itself a great motivator to work on resolutions for making your life better but as soon as time passes, you lose interest, become careless or don’t remember what you have decided on new year night. Keeping track by using apps, writing everything in a diary helps you to proceed. It is said that change is life but for changing any bad habit in yourself needs active participating by keeping track record.

• Involve your family and friends

No one prays for our happiness and wellbeing other than our family members and true friends. If you have made a resolution and promised yourself to attain it, don’t forget to involve your closed ones as they are your greatest cheerleaders and motivator. Having a solid back who encourage and support you to work on something is not less than a blessing. Explain or disclose your goals to them and ask for help whenever you feel confused or think to give up.