{"id":2610,"date":"2022-01-03T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-03T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2021-12-30T05:57:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T05:57:25","slug":"tips-for-making-and-keeping-a-new-years-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/2022\/01\/03\/tips-for-making-and-keeping-a-new-years-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Making \u2014 and Keeping \u2014 Resolutions for the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">With the beginning of a new year, resolutions are in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common resolutions include, \u201cI&#8217;m going to go to the gym more,\u201d \u201cI&#8217;m going to eat healthier,\u201d \u201cI&#8217;m going to be kinder\u201d and \u201cI&#8217;m going to spend my money more wisely.&#8221; Some people make the same resolutions year after year, and some know deep down that they won&#8217;t be very successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Plan.<\/strong> A calendar on your phone or a pen and paper planner are great ways to get things done, whether it&#8217;s working out three times a week or scheduling your weekly trip to your favorite retail store. Planning can make a big difference if actually done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Motivation.<\/strong> Motivation is one of the strongest emotions and mindsets to help get things<br>done. Find a way to motivate yourself, whether it&#8217;s a reward once you&#8217;ve gotten to a<br>certain point or constantly working toward the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Reasonable goals.<\/strong> Setting goals is a great thing to do. It helps you work toward a<br>certain thing worth achieving, but make sure your goals are in sight. Don&#8217;t try to conquer<br>the whole mountain all at once; work your way up, and then give yourself a minute to<br>achieve and appreciate what you accomplish. Setting reasonable goals helps you feel<br>the achievement more often and gives more motivation overall. Instead of trying to go<br>from never going to the gym to going to the gym five days a week, try going one or two days a<br>week until you are able to consistently do that and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though January is the month for new beginnings and motivation, make sure that in order for<br>success you give yourself reminders and set aside specific days and times to accomplish things. Make sure you have reasonable goals set. Make sure that you take a moment to acknowledge the fact that you were able to accomplish that goal. But don&#8217;t forget to set new goals, and continue to achieve the goal that&#8217;s been set for years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set yourself up for success by setting reasonable goals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2610","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615,"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610\/revisions\/2615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ehsfalconnews.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}