The start of the new year seems to be a time that we set lofty goals for ourselves and then by the middle or the end of the year we have forgotten or given up on said goals. How can we keep our goals and be able to better trust ourselves? I find it funny that if someone asks me to follow through with something I do it with no questions, but a lot of times if we make a promise to ourselves we don’t follow through. Here are a few ways to keep those goals, enhance our personal integrity, and follow through to be our best self.
First, make our goal or promise to ourselves simple. An example might be to eat a serving of vegetables every night or do a 5 minute meditation. Think about choosing something that is within your current power to achieve. By doing this we can feel success instead of failure and continue moving forward towards our best self.
Second, plan for roadblocks and create a way that you can continue to move forward or work around them. If we aren’t able to follow through one day doesn’t mean that we have to start again on Monday or at the beginning of the next month. We can start again later that day or even the next. Give yourself Grace!
Third, celebrate small achievements and practice positive self talk. This will help encourage more positive behavior or thinking. Be nice to yourself and say things that you would to your best friend! Be kind to yourself. I hope we can find ways to try to be better each day on our terms maintaining our personal integrity. Happy New Year!
April Moedl, LCSW
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