Day 1: Making your New Year Resolutions stick

Happy New Year everyone!  At this time of year, many of us take the opportunity to set ourselves some resolutions (usually related to some kind of self improvement).  Sometimes we follow through on these desires and create a lasting change for ourselves.  And sometimes, maybe we don't, despite having the best of intentions!  Sometimes it just gets too difficult, or life gets in the way, or we have a moment of weakness and give into temptation.  And then we feel guilty or just give up trying.  Does any of this ring a bell?  

So, we decided that we would begin this year with 31 hints and tips for turning your New Year Resolutions into meaningful and compelling goals, which you can act on immediately and enhance your chances of making the changes you want in your life.  

Over January we will post up a hint a day, so keep visiting our blog - it may even help keep up your motivation.  Over the month we will be looking at how to get clarity on your goals, how to keep going, what to do when things get tough and how to make your new behaviours stick.

You can also put up your own comments - tell us what you have committed to, how you are doing and help others by posting up your own hints and tips for keeping going.  We would love to hear from you.

Here is the first tip (it's really simple but effective!)

Tip 1:  Take action on your goal in the first 24 hours.

This simple step will get you moving towards your goal immediately.  It provides a momentum and direction and it is the single most important thing you can do to turn your wish into a reality. Your first step doesn't have to be big, it just has to be immediate.  If your desire is to lose weight it might be simply closing the lid on the biscuit tin then putting the tin on the high shelf.  You might schedule an appointment, make call, join that gym  you always said you would, whatever it is do something today.  Good luck and welcome to the journey!