We’ve all done it! We promise ourselves to reach lofty goals for 2018.
Maybe it’s weight loss or to learn French in a month. Maybe it’s your job or just being healthier. It’s always too-easy to set high goals for yourself in the new year.
But most of us fail in the first week or month to getting to the gym or reaching our expectations for the new year. BestLife.com says there’s a wrong way and right way of setting yourself up for success—and setting crazy-unrealistic goals is one of your first blunders on your path to failure.
Here are a few errors to avoid regarding your New Year’s resolutions.
- Your list is entirely too long.
Fact: if you add too many things to your resolution list, you’ll weigh yourself down and accomplish basically none of them. It’s safer to keep your list to a few key goals that you can realistically achieve. - You’re aiming too high
Truth: You’re consciously or subconsciously setting yourself up to fail. If you know that change is too hard to achieve, you won’t feel bad when you fall short. This is a terrible mentality to have when it comes to success.
