Thursday December 30, 2010 13:09
New Year’s Resolutions
OK Ladies, it’s that time of year. New Year’s Resolutions need to be made. And kept!
This article from the Post Standard might help you get the ball rolling.
I am a bit of a nut. I love the idea of self improvement. Hence the theme of this blog. I literally have pages of resolutions on how to improve my character, health, and parenting.
How though, does one change a resolution into an actual habit. I took these notes on habits, and I am sorry to say I don’t recall the source.
1. Identify a bad habit, and start small
2. Write it down, along with 5 reasons you want to change it. Carry that with you.
3. Give yourself one month. You can add another habit after a month, but keep working on this one too.
4. Use affirmations. If you want to start exercising more often, you could say, “I am someone who works out regularly”
Now where I get tripped up is the picking one habit part. When I get on a improve me kick, I want to fix it all. So here goes:
I want to start running again.
5 reasons:
1. for my health
2. I miss it
3. I enjoy spending time with my fellow Forerunners.
4. it helps relieve stress
5. when I was working hard at it, I enjoyed the sense of satisfaction from improving my times and occasionally placing in my age group
affirmation: “I am a runner”
Goal: 1 month from now still running. January 29th run a 5K.
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