Does anyone else feel a kind of pressure when it comes to New Year? Almost like you ‘must’ have a goal and you ‘must’ stick to it?

It is so good to have goals. I think I probably make myself too many. But it is easy to write down a goal on a piece of paper, or on the notes page on your phone, but maybe it’s not so easy to stick to them.

So try and get rid of the pressures you have which tell you that you ‘must’ achieve your goal. You choose what you want in life so it is all down to you whether you achieve your ‘New Years Resolutions’ or not. And no one can make you feel bad for not achieving your goal, after all it is yours.

You will have days when maybe you don’t achieve your goal. For example, if your goal is to go to the gym everyday and you don’t feel up to it one day that is OKAY! If you go to the gym not wanting to be there anyway then it’s unlikely that you will get anything done. I find that I usually end up staying for about 20 minutes when I’m not up for it. It’s important to find balance between pushing yourself and cutting yourself some slack!

TIPS

Break down your goals. Take them on week by week, or even one day at a time if it helps. Each day do something which gets you closer to your goal/s then you will feel on track and as though you are achieving constantly.

• Once you feel the sense of achievement you’ll want to keep going
• Doing little is always better than doing nothing
• Acknowledge what you have achieved in order to achieve more
• Stay on track for yourself, not anyone else