Every new year gyms fill up, people start eating healthy and set goals for themselves to accomplish in the new year. By February, most have already given up on these new goals. In the beginning of the month there is widespread optimism.

Studies have shown that these goals are not met because of laziness but perhaps the way people set these goals. A big reason these goals are not met is because the goals are too broad or ambitious. When having a goal like “get in shape” or “save money” it can be hard to jump straight into that big goal you have for yourself. When people don’t see immediate results, they tend to be less likely to want to continue with these goals. People also stack many resolutions on top of each other and that can overwhelm some. If you give yourself smaller goals in a shorter time period, you might actually get results and that is very motivating and will make you want to continue with your resolutions. Some people see it as an all or nothing so if they make a mistake and fall off tack for a little bit they think to themselves that there is no point anymore because they already failed. You can keep adding on to these goals so that way you can work your way up to the big picture goal. But people see these goals as hassles and drop them because they think it will make their lives easier, and it just might make it easier but definitely not as fulfilling.

As February approaches, most have already quit on their resolution and have gone back to their old habits. Now are you going to make the right choice and make an attainable goal for fast results and more motivation?

Sources:

https://www.bcm.edu/news/new-years-resolutions-why-do-we-give-up-on-them-so-quickly

https://fisher.osu.edu/blogs/leadreadtoday/why-most-new-years-resolutions-fail