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How To Achieve Your New Year Resolution In 2022

It’s that time of the year again, the “new year, new me” time of the year when everyone will be contemplating on characters to drop or cultivate, friends to keep or cut off, etc. all in the name of new year resolution. How well did your last resolution turn out? Did you become a new you this year or is it a spillover. Anyways, the real question remains how do you achieve your new year resolution in 2022?

Often times the year comes to an end and the same act of new year resolution is repeated after the previous new year resolution was only achieved in the first one week of that year.

New year resolution is a promise you make to yourself to have a better year, regardless of the resolution you commit to, the goal is to improve your life. More importantly, it’s not about making a new year resolution but it’s about setting goals and targets you want to achieve and how you effectively work towards them.

It would officially be 2022 soon and some of us have made our resolutions on the things to do and not to do. The truth is no resolution can work if you’re not intentional about your growth. You have to consciously commit to things that build you and that makes you better. Stop being lazy. Stop Procrastinating. Let that mind brainstorm idea. Leave your comfort zone. You have the ability and it is all within your capacity to do.

If you can recall, the moment we entered December the previous year, you were already doing a countdown to this year and that’s the same you are doing for 2022. The real question is how long will you continue to run? It’s not enough to have a plan for the new year, you have to review the plan for the last year, why you failed in some and why you excelled in others. Then you’d be able to ascertain some tendencies you have and some areas that need work. All the years in this life are strategic years not just 2022 alone but are you ready to launch.

Stop blaming your failures on people, inadequate finance or on someone with the capability to help you but didn’t. Take responsibility for your actions. It’s not a crime to be from whatever background you are from, it’s a crime when you don’t discover what you were sent to do. It’s time to own up to your decisions. Accept the failures you made in the past and move ahead. Keep moving.

You shouting “you need money”, if you get it, what’s your plan for the money? Buy the latest designer clothes and new year eyeglasses or to multiply it by investing. To the faithful servant, more was added. You that can’t successfully manage 10k is waiting for 10million to do one business you haven’t made up your mind on.

You planning to enter a relationship in 2022, how is it going for you? I hope you have a better character now. You shouldn’t put someone in slavery in 2022 with your malfunctioning behavior. Don’t continue in a routine of wickedness and expect everyone around to love you the way you are. Work on yourself, my dear. Cut down on your excesses and correct your inadequacies. 2022 holds much good by committing to things that will groom you to become better.

So people hate you, beef you, annoy you, etc. all through 2021 that kept you shouting “fake friends” but have you ever stopped to think that you might be the cause of your problem. You attract what you are. Don’t live life thinking everyone is trying to hate you or outshine you. Some persons genuinely love you but you lose that truth to the thoughts that we are all fake.

We often view people from the light with which we view ourselves. If you’re selfish, you automatically think that people do what they do because of selfish intentions. If you are a fraudster, you’d bear the belief that persons hang around you to scam you. You need to face the reality that there are genuinely good people in your life but you shadow who you are on them.

Before completely going off-topic, let’s look at how you can achieve your new year resolution in 2022.

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1. Mentally prepare for change

Nothing can be achieved without mental preparation. Your soul, body, and mind are meant to be in unity. Weigh the risk and be determined that no matter how bad it goes I won’t stop until I’ve achieved my new year resolution in 2022. More like do it or die trying. On a lighter note, it shouldn’t get to that. Mental preparation is the root of achieving any goal and definitely the root of achieving your new year resolution in 2022.

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2. Do not let others set a goal for you

This is pretty much self-explanatory and simple, Set your own goals and do not enter 2022 with a copied resolution. Set a Goal because it’s what you really want and not because you are trying to prove to be better than someone else. Do not measure your resolutions using the ruler of another. Be clear and specific about what you want as it would also be able to act as a motivation to achieving your new year resolution in 2022.

“Personal Goal Setting is a challenge that challenges you to change your mindset and in turn change your life”

3. Set a goal that motivates you

After a lot of research, I found out that no goal is unachievable it’s just that the time frame it will take for different people to achieve some certain goal differs. I also found out that it is much easier to achieve a goal that motivates you. If it motivates you, go for it and you’ll come clean and good in no short time. Remember the mental preparation still has to be there and you are on your way to achieving your new year resolution in 2022.

4. Have a Strong Will and Why

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, nor a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will. You have to have a strong Will and know your Why. From the previous point, I talked about setting goals that motivate you. Now Your Why has to do with what that motivation is, creating that motivation, knowing and having a strong “why” as to why you have got to Achieve those new year resolutions in 2022. There is no better motivation than knowing and having a strong Why. It keeps you motivated even during days when its seems like you have fallen off the wagon.

“When your ‘Why’ becomes stronger, your ‘How’ gets easier”

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5. Limit resolution in 2022 to a manageable amount

Like I mentioned earlier, all goals are achievable it’s just the time frame that matters. Some people want to fall in love, get married, grow from 1k dollars to 1billion dollars, visit 30 countries all in 2022. Depression is real my dear and it’s hardly ever something one enjoys. So, limit resolution in 2022 to your handling capacity(i.e set realistic resolutions) so you won’t have to be angry with everyone around you. Take each year at a time and limit the resolution so you can achieve your new year resolution in 2022.

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6. Take it One step at a time

Often times, on the arrival of the coming year with all of our resolutions, plans and what have we, we find ourselves trying to do everything all at once. The year just began there is this fresh and boiling motivation to achieve our resolutions and we, therefore, find ourselves Trying to do a lot all at once, in a more defined term ‘multitasking’. Where are you rushing to? You have the whole year why not strategize, organize your activities, prioritize and take it one step at a time while not wasting time. rushing has never ever been an assurance for goal achievements.

7. Break up big goals into smaller goals

I’m not against big goals. Sadly speaking, the thought of big goals scares the shit out of a lot of people. Though some people take delight in setting and achieving big goals. Have you ever wondered how easier it will be if those big goals are broken down into smaller goals? I guess it will make things a lot easier and also ease the self-induced pressure on you. So, break up those big goals into smaller goals today and see yourself achieving your new year resolution in 2022.

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8. Write down your goals

It’s enough for anyone to just mentally set goals but it’s also important to write down goals and put it somewhere you’ll constantly see it. Put down those goals in bold and endeavor to also put down why the goals are very important to you along with a clear-cut action plan for achieving them. Just in case you’ve started straying away, losing focus, misplacing priorities, etc. seeing it will be a constant reminder that you have goals and you’ll be motivated to go on with it. Write down your goals as you write your way to achieve your new year resolution in 2022.

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9. Share your new year resolution with others

Funny enough, this might do more harm than good. The harm here is not as serious as you might think. The pressure to deliver will be very high. The good part is since you want to be the man of your words by being true to your word you’ll go the extra mile in your quest to achieving your new year resolution in 2022.

10. Review your resolution regularly

This cannot be achieved if you don’t have your new year resolution in 2022 written down. Constantly review it where it is written or stored to check how far you’ve gone. Track your performance. This will help in encouraging and motivating you. Review your new year resolution in 2022 regularly.

11. If you fall off track, get back on quick

Lastly, it’s not going to be a smooth ride achieving your new year resolution in 2022. Somedays we could find ourselves all motivated and on the wagon while other days we could find ourselves falling off the wagon with various Obstacles, temptation, fatigue, etc. Yes, it’s set to take place but remember when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Be motivated always.  Frankly speaking, you’re arguably your only motivation. Always overlook what’s going on and see the bigger picture which is you achieving your new year resolution in 2022.

“Motivation is good but Self Motivation is Priceless”

12. Be Focus and Determined

I strongly believe that at the end of the day the achievement of your new year resolution in 2022 all boils down to perseverance, how focused and determined you are to achieve that new year resolution has a big role to play in its achievement because often times we write things down, plan and plan but then we lack the determination and then the spillover resolution continues. Why not focus, be angry at those set goals, those goals accompanied by a  Special type of anger I would like to refer to as vengeance goals (goals you wish to achieve that you’ve been told you can’t)that births a boiling determination while chasing your resolution in 2022. Why not get determined and prove them wrong. And not only would you achieve them but you would achieve them with speed.

13. Do Not Procrastinate

With all being said, the final and most important step in achieving your new year resolutions in 2022 would be to avoid, eliminate, cut, slaughter or better still kill Procrastination and “START NOW!” Many of us would read all of these and say within themselves I would start Jan 2022. No! This is where we get it all wrong. You do not have to wait for Jan 1 when you can start now. Start Planning, strategizing, thinking of your next actions and all. Don’t procrastinate on your goals. Why not start now and maybe you can beat time. Do not forget “Procrastination is a thief of Time”.

Conclusion

Finally, you need to work on you. It can’t be overemphasized enough. You need a lot of work. The men that are supposed to be in your life are repelled off because of what your character tells them. Stop procrastinating and do it now. Have a wonderful 2022.

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