New Year’s Resolutions: 5 Tips For Success

New Year's resolutions offer men an opportunity for self-improvement and personal growth.

While setting resolutions is a common tradition, the key lies in sticking to them.

Every year, as the calendar flips to January 1st, people around the world embark on a tradition of setting New Year's resolutions.

These resolutions often represent a fresh start, a chance to improve one's life in various ways.

But by the end of February, most people will have completely forgotten about their New Year’s resolutions.

We get it. Creating goals is much easier than sticking to them.

By setting realistic goals, creating a plan, seeking support, and staying focused, men can increase their chances of making their New Year's resolutions a reality.

Remember that change takes time, effort, and perseverance, so embrace the journey and celebrate each step toward becoming a better version of oneself.

With that said, there are a few things you can do to make it easier to stick to your resolutions.

Before setting any New Year's Resolutions, ask yourself WHY you want to achieve those goals.

New Year's Resolutions: 5 Tips For Success

1. Review and Recommit

The first thing you have to do is adjust your mindset to be more positive towards your resolutions. You created them for a reason, so don’t just forget about them altogether.

Here at the Fit Father Project, we’re all about improving health. We view fitness as one of the most important facets of a person’s life. While there are many components to modern life, being fit serves to improve your overall capabilities.

A positive mindset sits at the top of the fitness pyramid. Having a good outlook will help you in any situation.

However, breaking goals can be detrimental to your mindset. Sticking to your goals will build confidence and help you create a more positive mindset, which, in turn, helps you to create and stick to more goals in the future.

2. Be Realistic

Creating realistic goals is one of the best ways to improve your chances of completing them.

Many large corporations and businesses have adopted something called SMART goals, which stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound.

Sometimes, it’s helpful to state the obvious, even if you consider the idea as cliche. There is no denying that SMART goals help.

If you created several New Year’s resolutions but failed to stick to them, there’s a good chance they weren't realistic in the first place.

It might be helpful to re-do your resolutions altogether. Write them down again, but match each resolution to a goal this time. Ensure they’re specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound. Trim everything down to a sustainable level.

For example, if one of your resolutions was to eat healthier, make it more specific. Write down the foods you would like to cut from your diet and the foods you would like to replace them with.

It’s OK to drop the unrealistic New Year’s resolutions and focus on the most important ones.

3. Create Incentives

Rewarding yourself is another great way to ensure you are successful. Think of some things you would like to purchase or a few activities you would like to do. If you stick to your New Year’s resolutions, reward yourself with something nice.

Fishing is one of my favorite activities. So much so that it can get in the way of my goals. I have to force myself to limit the amount of time I spend fishing. Because I spend so much money on traveling and purchasing equipment, I decided to link fishing to my savings account. This means I only go fishing during the weeks I’m able to save money.

No matter what your goals are, you can link them to something you enjoy. Did you lose 10 pounds this month? Reward yourself with that new gadget you've been eying. Just like goals, you improve your chances if you write down the incentives that accompany them.

There’s even science that backs up the claim that incentives improve the chances of accomplishing goals. One study followed 120 students with three different groups.

A third of the students were paid just to allow the researchers to track their gym attendance. Another third received the same amount of money to go to the gym at least once in the next month.

The final third was paid the same amount to go to the gym at least eight times.

Even though the final group was paid the same amount to do more work, they were nine times more likely to attend the gym after the experiment was finished.

4. Include Friends and Family

Accountability and support can help you achieve anything.

But, social pressure can force us to do all sorts of things we don’t want to do.

Tell your friends and family about your New Year’s resolutions.

Make a pact with them and commit to helping one another accomplish your goals.

Being asked about your success level can help ensure you keep your commitments. The more people you have asking for an update, the better your chances of succeeding.

5. Dive In Head First

Don’t be afraid to start today, as in right now. If you wait till tomorrow to make a change, there’s a good possibility that you’ll forget about it. If you’re able to take steps today, do it.

This is a great opportunity to tell you about our most successful program, FF30X. Thousands of men have benefited from joining the program. By committing to a standardized program, you’re much more likely to adopt a better diet and exercise more.

One of the things that makes FF30X so great is that it’s broken down into different phases. We have found that men who start and finish the first phase are much more likely to make it through all three phases.

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*Please know that weight loss results and health changes/improvements vary from individual to individual; you may not achieve similar results. Always consult with your doctor before making health decisions. This is not medical advice – simply very well-researched info on keeping your New Year's resolutions.