With only 40 days until the New Year, the holidays are right around the corner. It’s perhaps a good time to do some reflections on the past and plan for the future. The New Year’s holidays are also time of celebration with family and friends.

So while you’re doing some reflections, goal-setting or making a New Year’s resolution, don’t forget to enjoy, relax and recharge your biological battery as well.

Here are some tips for making and keeping your New Year’s Resolutions…

1. Create short term goals that lead up to a long term goal. A long term goal is your ultimate destination, it’s where you want to arrive at. However, you also need to have short term goals consisting of specific actions/activities that you can take to move you closer to your destination.

Let’s say losing weight is your resolution. Then, write it down: “I resolve to lose eight pounds a month” for instance. It’s realistic, specific and achievable as we all know that a healthy weight loss is 1-2 pounds a week. Once you have set your goal, stick to it. If you’re crystal clear about your goal, you won’t be sidetracked or lose focus by outrageous promises.

2. Once you have written down your New Year’s resolutions, don’t tuck it away and locked in a drawer. I suggest you write them down on note cards and Post-It® sticky notes all around your house and work place. These will serve as friendly reminders and keep you on track. If you lock them in a drawer, you will tend to forget what you have written down after a while.

3. Find someone who have similar resolutions with you and enlist their help. Two friends with similar goals can keep each other accountable, sharing experiences and encouraging one another. You know there is somebody who shares the same struggles, it can help a great deal to motivate you to follow through your ultimate goals.

4. Never, ever give up! One of the most famous quoted speeches is from Winston Churchill when he visited Harrow School to hear the traditional songs he had sung there as a youth, as well as to speak to the students. “Never, ever give up!” he told the students.

See we all have setbacks in lives, we all made mistakes, we all falter at some point. But you should not succumb and let it stop you from attaining your goals. Don’t dwell on your past mistakes, learn from them, dwell in your present moments and take actions to move forward.

“Life is not about falling down; it is about getting up again.” ~ Vince Lombardi.

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Confucius.

5. Remember to give yourself small rewards when you have successfully accomplished a goal or mini-goal. However, break your goals down into smaller, more manageable chunks first. That way you can monitor and give yourself small rewards throughout the entire goal-getting process. This will keep you motivated and stay on track with your goals.

Happy Holidays!

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