{"id":52212,"date":"2018-01-02T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=52212"},"modified":"2023-05-19T14:01:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T13:01:54","slug":"new-year-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/new-year-goals.htm","title":{"rendered":"5 Quick Fixes So Your New Year Goals Actually Work This Time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Andrea M. Darcy<\/span><\/p>\n

Set the same New Year goals<\/span><\/a> every year, and every year it’s a blowout?<\/p>\n

5 Steps to making your New Year goals a success this time<\/span><\/h2>\n

Often, without realising it, we are setting ourselves up to fail with your goals<\/a>. But there are steps we can take to turn it around this New Year.<\/p>\n

1. Change the charge.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Most new years resolutions<\/a>\u00a0are negative, or come with built-in judgement systems. They sound like, ‘I’m going to lose weight’<\/span><\/a> (I\u2019m too fat), ‘I’ll quit smoking’ (I have no willpower), ‘this year I’ll finally find a better job’ (I\u2019m undervalued<\/a> at work and complacent).<\/p>\n

The problem is that nobody is inspired by dreary things that<\/strong> make us feel bad about ourselves<\/a> or point out what we perceive as our flaws.<\/p>\n

Turn the charge of your resolution around by looking for the BENEFIT it would bring to your life if you achieved it, and make that your goal<\/span><\/a><\/span> instead.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For example:<\/strong><\/p>\n