New Year’s resolutions are goals people make to improve their lives in a new year. They provide a sense of direction and motivation, which help individuals focus on growth. These resolutions set better habitats that are high achieving and overall filled with positivity.
While the idea of having a resolution sounds amazing, many people often find difficulties in achieving or maintaining one.
As the year slowly progresses over 75% of American citizens have been found to either give up on their resolutions or just forget them.
Maintaining a resolution can be challenging, but with the right strategies and correct motivation, you can find easy ways to manage them.
Setting goals has been found to be an effective influence on keeping a resolution. Goal setting provides clear direction in which a person wants to achieve and holds memorable milestones.
By breaking down large resolutions into manageable goals, it becomes an easier source to achieve. This approach allows one to track their progress, and find small victories in a major achievement.
Kayana Coachman (11) shares, “I often find it hard to keep track of my resolutions because school and extracurriculars often take the majority of my time and energy, leaving me with little time and energy to focus on them.”
While many high school students have busy schedules, there are many ways to still manage resolutions while on a tight schedule.
Having a support system such as friends and family, is a great motivator to withhold resolutions. A support system provides a source of encouragement, accountability and motivation.
Sharing goals with close family and friends gives them opportunities to be there for you when you are struggling to keep up with your overall goal. They can offer you advice and cheer you on as you make your aspirations into a reality. They also can help you stay on track in any cases in which you are slacking off.
Keeping your resolutions reasonable and allowing adjustments helps you stay adaptive and responsive to your own personal needs and gains. Life is unpredictable and often has obstacles that you can not plan for ahead of time. By allowing yourself some leniency in your goal, it will give you less stress in trying to achieve it.
By assessing your goals as the year progresses, you can make necessary adjustments to stay on track and to ensure your resolutions remain achievable. This flexibility helps maintain personal motivation and an increase in commitment.
Kathryn Grecu Klaus (9) shares, “When I make a resolution, I always blow out of proportion on what is and isn’t achievable to me. I think by creating changes in my goals it will only benefit me in the end.”
Deadlines are crucial when it comes to resolutions and goals. Having a clear road map helps you stay not only organized in your journey but also focused. You can track your progress by setting dates and expected goals in which you can reflect on your progress.
Maintaining New Year’s resolutions takes a lot of planning, support, flexibility and most importantly, self-belief. By setting clear goals, expectations and having hope you can stay persistent. A positive mindset and goal-oriented approach are key to turning your 2025 dreams into a reality.
