15 Difficult Resolutions To Keep (3 of 5)

Not Having Any Support In Place

While some goals can be achieved solo, there is nothing wrong with having some support in other areas. From having a gym buddy to having someone ask you how things are going, those kinds of things provide benefits.

Even if that person isn’t directly encouraging you, asking about your progress on something can mean a big deal in getting them to do something and sticking to it.

Setting Resolutions Through Social Pressure

At the same time, I can understand why some people would prefer to set goals alone. In some cases, people cave in and commit to something all because someone else they know is doing it. I mean, sure, that can help in some fashions, but motivation from outside forces doesn’t last long.

Where you get your motivation from is on you, but in order to stick to something, there needs to be internal effort and internal motivation eventually.

Resolutions On Quitting Cold Turkey

The idea about cold turkey is immediately stopping that bad habit. Whether it’s smoking, drinking soda, eating too much sweets, often times stopping and not giving yourself any wiggle room spells failure.

Why?

Because a bad habit is still a habit. It’s not good, but for some people they’ve spent years in that habit cycle. They’ve grown addicted and accustomed to that activity. When we tell ourselves to stop doing that, we experience withdrawals.

Headaches. Cravings. And more.

Instead of stopping immediately, look for healthy substitutes for those habits. Going back to what I said earlier, consider eating fruit when you get sugar cravings. For smoking, look to why you smoke in the first place and make gradual changes based on that. For example, if you smoke for social interaction, consider hanging out with a new crowd once a week starting out.