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Is 2016 The Year You Start? 8 Tips to Improve Your Chances<\/u><\/p>\nIs 2016 The Year You Start? 8 Tips to Improve Your Chances<\/u><\/p>\n
It is now here – that year end tradition of promising the universe to do an act of self-improvement that for many people will probably last about 5 minutes.\u00a0 In fact, research has shown that as few as 8% of people who make new year\u2019s resolutions actually manage to keep them.\u00a0 So what is the point of making them?<\/p>\n
New Year\u2019s Resolutions<\/strong><\/p>\n The tradition of starting out the year with a resolution has been around for a while.\u00a0 The Babylonians made promises to their gods to return borrowed things and pay their debts, the Romans made vows to their January God Janus and in medieval times knights took a \u2018peacock vow\u2019 to reaffirm their commitment to chivalry.\u00a0 That is a lot of years of people not keeping their new year\u2019s resolutions. Still, most of us will make at least one as the clock strikes midnight on the last day of the year, however serious we may mean it or not.<\/p>\n How To Improve Your Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n If your resolutions from last new year lasted about as long as your hangover, you’re not alone. No matter what your resolution goal is this year, these 8 tips should help you keep it.<\/p>\n 1. Be Realistic<\/strong> – You are more likely to succeed if you break your resolution down into small manageable goals that are specific, measurable and time-based.\u00a0 There is no bigger deterrent to achieving your goal than a fail at the first hurdle.\u00a0 Focusing on a series of concrete sub-goals that are easily achievable is the way to go, but be realistic \u2013 it is better to over achieve than under achieve in this arena \u2013 and reward yourself when you achieve them.<\/p>\n 2. Make a Plan<\/strong> \u2013 Fail to plan and plan to fail (as the saying goes).\u00a0 It is a lot easier to do stuff when you know what it is you have to do and when. Don\u2019t wait until New Year\u2019s Eve to think about your resolution, take some time out a few days before and reflect upon what you really want to achieve.<\/p>\n 3. Is It What You Want?<\/strong> \u2013 Don\u2019t make a resolution that you think you should want or what other people are telling you to want.\u00a0 Make a resolution that resonates with what you want out of life.<\/p>\n 4. Keep Track<\/strong> \u2013 make sure you pay attention.\u00a0 Keep track of your progress.\u00a0 Bore your facebook friends to tears with regular updates. (You will find that the majority will actually boost your confidence with every update).\u00a0 This also stops you forgetting about it.<\/p>\n 5. Don\u2019t Overdo it<\/strong>! \u2013 make one important resolution, not lots of different ones.\u00a0 You have a greater chance of success if you focus on one thing at a time.<\/p>\n 6. Don\u2019t Give Up \u2013 Seems straightforward enough but nothing is that easy.\u00a0 You will revert to your old habits from time to time \u2013 it is human nature \u2013 don\u2019t berate yourself too much about it.\u00a0 Treat any backwards step as a temporary setback rather than a reason to give up altogether. Experts say it takes about 21 days for a new activity to become a habit and six months for it to become part of your personality. It won\u2019t happen overnight, so be persistent and patient!<\/p>\n 7. Keep Trying – If you have totally run out of steam when it comes to keeping your resolution by mid-February, don\u2019t despair. Start over again! Recommit yourself for 24 hours. You can do anything for 24 hours. The 24-hour increments will soon build on each other and, before you know it, you will be back on track.<\/p>\n 8. Take The Help \u2013 If you want to lose weight, join a weight loss group.\u00a0 If you want to get fitter, join a gym.\u00a0 If you want to quit smoking speak to your doctor and\/or get yourself a vape.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We at The Vape Shop can\u2019t help you with weight loss or fitness but we can certainly get you the right e cigarette<\/a> and e liquid<\/a> for you. Contact our staff today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Is 2016 The Year You Start? 8 Tips to Improve Your Chances It is now here – that year end tradition of promising the universe to do an act of self-improvement that for many people will probably last about 5 minutes.\u00a0 In fact, research has shown that as few as 8% of people who make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2,68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general","category-vape-life"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t