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New Year’s Resolutions. 2013. Definition. A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. People committing themselves to a New Year's resolution generally plan to do so for the whole following year .
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Definition A New Year's resolution is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit. People committing themselves to a New Year's resolution generally plan to do so for the whole following year. This lifestyle change is generally interpreted as advantageous.
Suggestions? • Be realistic by setting achievable goals. Winning the lottery, for example, is out of your grasp. • Describe your resolutions in specific terms. Instead of "I don't want to be lazy," opt for "I want to exercise regularly" or "I will cut down on my television watching." • Break down large goals into smaller ones. For instance, commit to losing weight by resolving to join a gym and improve your eating habits. • Find alternatives to a behavior that you want to change, and make this part of your resolution plan. So you want to quit smoking but you smoked to relax yourself? Whatotherforms of relaxation are availabletoyou? • Above all, aim for things that are truly important to you, not what you think you ought to do or what others expect of you.
Examples: Improvephysicalwellbeing • eat healthy food • lose weight • exercisemore • eat better • drink less alcohol, • quit smoking • stop biting nails
Improve mental well-being. • think positive • laugh more often, • -enjoy life • -become more organized • -reduce stress • -be less grumpy • -manage time • -be more independent
Be open-minded -take a trip -try foreign foods -discover new cultures -make new friends -spend quality time with family members
Volunteering & money -volunteer to help others -give to charity, volunteer to work part time in a charity organization (NGO) -improve finances: get out of debt, save money, make small investments -improve career: perform better at current job, get a better job, establish own business
Nowitisyourturn…. Try towritedown 5 NY resolutions and share withtheclass.