Is a New Year’s Resolution a Beginning or an End?
When you resolve something do you STOP doing something, START doing something or STOP and START? 
What promises did you make to yourself at the beginning of the year? Here are some tips to help you accomplish your resolutions and reward yourself along the way.
STOP
o First Question to Ask Yourself – WHY?
o Second Question – NO KIDDING – WHY?..the real reason.
o Third Question – WHY NOT?
START
o First Question – WHAT do I have in mind to start?
o WHY do I want to start this? What are my incentives?
o How will I measure the results?
STOP and START
o Am I connecting the stop with the start?
o How many times have I done this in the past? What were the results??
o What is my business plan?
TIPS
o Make your resolutions QUARTERLY (health, wealth, self, acts of kindness, etc.);
o DOABLE;
o BENEFICIAL;
o MEASURABLE.
Whether you stop and/or start – find a way to measure the RESULTS and reward yourself ACCORDINGLY!
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Resources
One of our all-time favorite articles, “The Science Behind Successful New Year’s Resolutions” by Tasha Eurich, PH.D., an executive coach and New York Times Best-Selling Author who shares three ways to successfully keep resolutions. Read more…