{"id":1158,"date":"2022-01-02T19:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T19:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/setting-new-years-resolutions-following-through\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T09:44:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T09:44:42","slug":"setting-new-years-resolutions-following-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/stagingnew\/setting-new-years-resolutions-following-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting New Year\u2019s Resolutions &#038; Following Through"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1158\" class=\"elementor elementor-1158\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f2d268d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f2d268d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b5dfba6\" data-id=\"6b5dfba6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717c7bc7 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"717c7bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e7fd252 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/stagingnew\/author\/ryan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-dcaeb96 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/stagingnew\/2022\/01\/02\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 2, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61331c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61331c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Setting New Year\u2019s Resolutions &amp; Following Through\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b98830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68b98830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s that time of the year again. Your social media feed and workplace chatter starts to focus on one thing \u2013 New Year\u2019s resolutions. Have you reached the point where you don\u2019t bother setting New Year\u2019s resolutions because you always break them? If that sounds familiar, you\u2019re not alone. The vast majority of New Year\u2019s resolutions remain unmet. In this blog, we\u2019re going to share some tips from our therapists for setting and achieving goals in the new year. \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37de3169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37de3169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Set Achievable Goals\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4723f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4723f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen you ask friends and loved ones what their New Year\u2019s resolutions are, they often say things like \u201ceat healthier,\u201d \u201cexercise more,\u201d \u201cspend more time with loved ones,\u201d etc. These goals are okay, but what do they really mean? What does achieving them look like? How can they be achieved? How will they help, and when are you done? Most goals, especially New Year\u2019s resolutions, are just too general to be easily achieved. Here\u2019s the secret to setting achievable goals \u2013 you need to make SMART goals:\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d35bb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d35bb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"viewer-fd2ff\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Specific \u2013 instead of I want to eat healthier, make a specific plan to include more nutritious foods in your diet. For instance, I will eat one vegetable at every meal for a month. <\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-4q4dn\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Measurable \u2013 you can\u2019t really measure the success of the goal, I want to eat healthier, but the more specific goal of eating one vegetable at every meal for a month, can be easily measured. <\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-en01i\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Achievable \u2013 another fatal flaw of many goals and New Year\u2019s resolutions is that they are too big. Instead of I want to eat healthier or the more specific I\u2019m going to eat one vegetable at every meal for a month, someone may set a goal like I want to overhaul my diet. While a diet may need some significant changes, it doesn\u2019t usually make sense to completely change what you eat or the way you eat all at once. It\u2019s easier to achieve a goal if you take smaller steps that lead to a larger overall change. <\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-2nm1\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Relevant \u2013 New Year\u2019s resolutions often suffer from irrelevance. We set goals like we want to eat healthier or exercise more because everyone else is setting goals like this not because this is what we truly want or need to improve our own lives. Before you make a goal or set a New Year\u2019s resolution, make sure it matters and is relevant to you. With our dietary change example, finding relevance might mean really thinking through the \u201cwhy\u201d of your decision to eat one vegetable at every meal for a month. Do you have high blood pressure or cholesterol or a nutrient deficiency and your doctor wants you to eat more veggies? Do you have a family medical history of health issues related to lack of nutrients? Really think of why you\u2019re setting goals and make sure the why is something that truly matters to you.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-ecl8u\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Timebound \u2013 finally, you may have noticed that, at the end of that specific goal eat one vegetable at every meal for a month, we included a timeframe. Habits take time to build. By including a timebound element when creating goals, you can increase motivation to meet the goals you set. Additionally, by sticking with goals for long enough, you increase your chances of developing a new habit. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62858b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62858b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Meet Your Goals \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b903017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b903017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSetting achievable goals is already a great first step toward being able to meet your goals or keep your New Year\u2019s resolutions. Once you\u2019ve set your specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timebound goals, here are a few tips for meeting (or exceeding) these goals:\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763b974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"763b974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"viewer-54k80\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Track it \u2013 you don\u2019t need to spend a lot of time on this but keep a document on your computer or note down daily progress in a journal. On days when you feel like you haven\u2019t made progress toward your goals, take a few minutes to look back on all the little steps you\u2019ve taken toward achieving your goals. This can help you stay motivated to keep moving forward.<\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-f9h16\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Tell your loved ones \u2013 when we keep our goals secret, we\u2019re the only ones who can motivate ourselves to get across the finish line, and if we don\u2019t achieve the goal, no one will ever know. While this might make you feel better, secret goals are easier to leave unmet. So, tell everyone. Talk about your goal and what you\u2019re doing to achieve it. <\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-fkv5a\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Create a reward system \u2013 you don\u2019t necessarily need a gold star sticker every day you work toward achieving your goal, but maybe, if you achieve a goal or make significant progress, you give yourself something special. So, in our example, if you eat vegetables at every meal for a month, maybe you get a cheat meal where you can have whatever you want (with or without vegetables). <\/span><\/p><p id=\"viewer-23f7\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">\u00b7 Be easy with yourself \u2013 If you slip up or fall short, that\u2019s okay. Goals are just that goals. We\u2019re trying for something, but it\u2019s okay (and can even be a beneficial learning experience) to fall short. Don\u2019t be too hard on yourself. Just give yourself permission to keep trying and celebrate even partial successes. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3316a005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3316a005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need Help Setting &amp; Achieving Goals? \n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317624f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"317624f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"viewer-9jcbm\" class=\"mm8Nw _1j-51 roLFQS _1FoOD _3M0Fe Z63qyL roLFQS public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 fixed-tab-size public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr\"><span class=\"_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\">Some people find it very easy to set and achieve goals of all kinds. Whether you\u2019re working toward a big, personal change or you\u2019re saving up for the down payment on a new home, setting and achieving goals is an important skillset that can make numerous aspects of your life easier, but many of us struggle with this. Getting halted by the need to do things perfectly, giving up because it seems like we\u2019re not making progress, or just feeling bad when other people are making more progress than we are can all lead to goals that remain unmet. In therapy, you can learn skills that increase your resilience and build your resolve to make real, lasting change or just finally understand why every time you set a budget \u2013 you immediately break it. If you\u2019re interested in making therapy a part of your goal setting process for the new year, <a class=\"_3Bkfb _1lsz7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/our-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-hook=\"linkViewer\">we hope you\u2019ll reach out<\/a> to our therapists in Livonia at Lotus Psychology Group. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec4241d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ec4241d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/file-5965683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1189\" alt=\"file-5965683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/file-5965683.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/file-5965683-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lotuspsychgroup.com\/stagingnew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/file-5965683-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f86e10e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f86e10e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69094aef\" data-id=\"69094aef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of the year again. 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