I am a young man aged 19 and I have my sister laughing at me when I told her of my my 2015 resolutions. Two of the five were the same as 2014 ones, which I did not fulfil. They went on and on at how my 2015 resolution was the so-called “fulfilling my 2014 resolution.” I am so determined on making it work this year, how best can I do it and prove them wrong? – Terrence
Dear Terrence
Well, I am obviously responding assuming that your resolutions are something achievable. Some people fail because they set targets too high for themselves and when the year-ends fail to realise that accomplishing three quarters of that target is an achievement in itself. One thing you need to do is to set yourself targets every month or two or so, don’t let everything’s success be determined at the end of the year. It is suicidal to let December be your month of assessment, once every two months at most, ask yourself how far you are at achieving the goals you set for that year, what needs to be done and by when you should have done it.
It is one thing knowing what you want and the other how you will have it. If you know both then you are halfway to getting it, all that needs to be done after that is go towards it. Develop the “now” habit and say no to procrastination. If you are not good at pushing yourself you can have your sisters assessing your progress after some months, you can have them tease you again that the year would end when they find out you are not progressing. As much as they are on your case, their attitude towards you may work to your advantage and help you achieve your goals. – Aunty Lisa
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