{"id":93599,"date":"2025-04-06T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zine.modalova.com\/zine\/?p=93599"},"modified":"2025-04-06T14:31:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T13:31:43","slug":"keeping-new-years-resolutions-2024-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.modalova.com\/zine\/keeping-new-years-resolutions-2024-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2024 is Possible!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Eating better, exercising more…<\/strong> You know the drill; we all want to stick to our New Year’s resolutions, but often after a few weeks, we already want to give up. Personally, I have lost count of the resolutions I have never kept: a 100% vegetarian diet, meditating for 10 minutes each morning, turning off my phone after 9 PM… all of it has resulted in a gradual letting go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But here\u2019s the thing, sometimes we are really motivated and this year, I promise, we will stick to our goals!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help you keep your resolutions, I\u2019m sharing the best productivity tips<\/u><\/strong> that bring satisfaction. So, hang in there, and I wish you a very Happy New Year 2024!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Stick to your resolutions in 21 days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It takes 21 days for the brain to adopt a new habit. While this period may vary among individuals, it is indeed possible to stick to a resolution by practicing daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This observation about 21 days was made by plastic surgeon Maxwell Maltz in the 1960s. Although this concept is sometimes criticized, it mainly involves creating a habit by “hacking” the brain to execute an action more automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this theory has never been scientifically proven, experts agree that after a few weeks, the new habit has been registered by your brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, you must stay motivated in the first few weeks to keep your resolutions.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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2. Focus on realistic goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Setting impossible goals is the main reason for abandoning a resolution. So, if you have the same goal every year but struggle to keep up, it might be too ambitious. There\u2019s nothing wrong with scaling down a resolution; on the contrary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s better to complete a small project that makes you proud rather than give up on an unrealistic resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unrealistic goals will undermine your self-confidence and leave you with a bitter taste for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before setting your goals, take stock of your schedule, the time you want to devote to your projects, and be realistic and honest with yourself<\/u><\/strong>; that\u2019s the best way to achieve success.<\/p>\n\n\n

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3. Know your priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not all resolutions are equal. Some are life goals (e.g., writing a book, starting your own business), others are imperatives (e.g., learning a new skill for a better job), and some are wishes (traveling, taking time for yourself).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To effectively stick to your resolutions, I recommend taking the time to think about which category your resolutions fall into and how important they are to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you enjoy creating a vision board<\/a>, set different periods for your goals in order of priority.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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4. Prioritize consistency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s better to stick to 15 minutes of exercise or meditation each day than to have a long session of several hours on the weekend and nothing during the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I learned this lesson while learning a foreign language. By studying for 20 to 30 minutes a day for three months, I was able to reach a very good level of oral communication without too much effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that the brain is a muscle<\/u><\/strong> and works better when trained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consistency paves the way to success.<\/u><\/strong> It certainly takes a bit of discipline, but by applying the 21-day rule, once your resolution is part of your routine, you\u2019ve won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Do your best<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If there were only one rule to achieve success, it would be this: doing your best every day means continuing to work while accepting that some days will be incredibly productive and others will be more challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By doing your best every day, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did everything you could to succeed and, most importantly, no regrets!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing your best is actually one of the four basic principles of the Toltec agreements<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By adopting these tips, you will progress in your projects, but more importantly, you will boost your self-confidence, and that is priceless.<\/p>\n\n\n

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