6 Vital Ways to be Resolute with your New Year Propositions

Wow! I'm so happy you made it! Happy New Year my friend. Glad to have you here.

I'm convinced this year is going to be the best yet for you. However, there are just a few things that could help you start the year on a great note (like you definitely want). 

I know we're now at that point where New Year resolutions would begin to fly in here and there. People would begin to make meaningfully (at times outrageous) pledges for the New Year. But the truth is, only a handful get to follow through with their propositions. This may be due to unforeseen negating circumstances or personal ineptitude. Research has shown that only 8% of people who make resolutions actually achieve them. So statistically, I bet you're one of those who didn't. Not to worry, you could join the elite list of the 8% mentioned above.

All you have to do is carefully read and follow through the points itemised below. 

1. Be Specific: Being specific with goals give a salient view of your intention. People often state an overview of their resolutions leaving behind the concrete details needed to achieve them. The difference between a realistic and a utopian goal lies between this blind gap. It's not just enough to word goals with indefinite terms. Rather, be specific. 'I want to lose 10kg weight by April this year' sounds more realistic than 'I want to lose weight'. 

2. No Overloading: Imagine a Keke Napep loaded with 25 bags of Dangote Cement. Horrible, right? Well, that's the way some people load up their lives with goals such that they would be rendered immobile in the course of the year; just like the Keke would be unable to move an inch. And at the end, they won't be better off than they started the year. Now, imagine the quantity reduced to 5 bags. The keke would move with ease and probably move fast enough to make four more rounds of trip to pick up the remaining 20 bags. Keep your goals as simple, short and precise as possible. I know you might have a million and one things to achieve this year (some of which could be carryovers from last year). But not rushing them all at once would guarantee speedy success than putting yourself under undue pressure by running all concurrently. There's a high tendency you might get choked and give up on them all. 

3. Resilience: Resilience is the ability to get back up on your feet when life knocks you down. People with resilient attribute are like proverbial cat with nine lives. Resilience is a thing of the mind. It is a habit, an attitude. It takes a mentally strong man to carry on and never give up whenever failure creeps in. Nothing great comes easy. Successful people today are those who imbibe this attribute in their day-to-day activities.  And this is just about what you need to see out your goals.

4. Periodic Checkup: Consistently carry out a regular performance assessment of each goal you've mapped out. You can make it a daily, weekly or monthly review as it applies to each goal. Build up a checklist of the task each goal entails. Ask yourself questions like, how much have I been able to achieve? What have I left out? What do I need to do or add to successfully see out this goal? What am I missing out? This would ensure you're constantly put your goals at the forefront. Also, it will help identify lapses for quick adjustment.

5. Be Assertive: Never for once should you doubt your potential. Trust and believe in yourself. We all know the road to success is always rough but remaining self- assured will help you conquer all fears of success. Winston Churchill famously said, "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." The starting point of all achievement is desire to succeed void of any cloud of fear or doubt. The moment you end up losing faith in yourself marks the beginning of your downfall while the moment you end up trusting yourself marks the beginning of your resurgence. You can only achieve something great when you quit being a self-saboteur.

6. God factor: Need I emphasise this much? Irrespective of your belief system or religious background. I'm sure you agree that there's little to where the human strength can take you. That's where God comes in. Humans are always quick to make propositions that best suit them. But the biggest mistake would be leaving God out of the proposition. This year, build a genuine relationship with God. Put God in charge of your life. Surrender whatever your wants or needs are to Him. Make Him the true author and finisher of your life and you'd be amazed at how quick He'll help you with your heart desires. Trust me, it's a tried, tested and authentic relationship. 

 That is just about all you need to see out your New Year resolutions this year. I wish you a fantastic year ahead as you set out on your personal life changing resolutions.

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