Does this list look familiar?
For several people, like me, the end of one year and beginning of another is the time to review our lives and time for The Resolutions.
These “I will do this and that” points last for a few weeks or for days and fade back into the background. How many times have you wondered why these don’t last?
Most of these resolutions are formed out of desperation and frustration or as a distraction from a routine that you follow. It’s very rare that any resolution is formed out of passion or interest for that activity. You exercise because you’ve always heard that it’s the right thing to do. But do YOU really want to be fit?
Let us look at a simple way of keeping our resolutions going with an example of exercising regularly.
- Make sure you really want your resolution to become a part of your life.
- Know the motive behind the resolution: Why do you want to exercise? Is it to lose weight? Get a toned body? Feel fit? Increase stamina? Decrease your cholesterol levels? Get rid of PCOD? Once you define your motivation, you can refine your resolution better.
- Magic of 21: Fix up a day to begin and exercise every day. It takes 21 days to make any behaviour into a habit.
- If you have a really bad track record of keeping your resolutions, ask your best buddies to help you. You might ask them to wake you up in the mornings or check back on you. Obviously, they will also have the authority to penalize you. Social networking sites might be of great help here. Letting the world know will help you keep going. Updating your experiences and progress online will be a good boost.
- Get/find company. Research shows that group work works well with most people to balance each other’s slack state of mind. See if you can get any of your friends to exercise with you or find people who you meet on the go.
- Fix up the same time every day for the activity. That way, your brain gets wired with signals to be ready. Also, you can set your schedule around your resolution for a few days.
- Take baby steps. Divide a larger dream into small goals and each goal into even smaller tasks. Congratulate yourself for each achievement. Start with stretches and basic exercises for the first 2 weeks. Then increase your workouts by 10 minutes after every 2 weeks. By the end of the month you’d have achieved much more than you’d have thought.
- Find things you love in the activity, your heart will motivate you to continue doing it. It might be the music, the ambience or even people!! Just another reason to go back the next day.
Again resolutions are things that are supposed to make your life better. So then, why wait for the New Year to start doing what you love? Start Today. Start Now.
First Published: Dec 27, 2011 at 2:33 PM
Get rid of PCOD? What does PCOD mean
PCOD stands for Poly-cystic ovarian disease. With the changing lifestyle and stress, many women suffer from cysts (abnormal growth) within the uterus. This also causes lots of changes in hormones and mood. Treatments include medication, healthy diet and exercise.
Haqqi NThanks for coming back! However, due diecglnie’ means nothing! And if the companies have consulted their lawyers and issued a statement to the effect that it doesn’t touch them’ then case closed. Incidentally, if the companies continue to trade then it means Eritrea has played by the rules therefore another partner for Eritrea in her struggle against the lies and distortions. TsehayeI agree with your points and as I always held to have a healthy and credible opposition is a plus for Eritrea. Despite, my belief that strategically the GoE accepts that as true, however they need to take practical steps to ensure that the views of our fellow Eritreans, such as yourself (not the sellouts) be respected and implemented in practice. Hold on to your ground firm brother, as your stand can only be valid no matter what.
As an Ethiopian what really bhteors me is the precedence Ethiopia, Igad, US and UN leaving in regards to Eritrea as a state. Meaning Eth is getting away and is getting maximum support in bullying Eritrea. Eritrea is losing a ground of a member state support if she is exposed to a real danger such as invasion. We all know and worry there is a big Assab belongs to Eth’ (crap) sentiment among the mainstream Eth, even on the top party leadership. This kind of sanctioning or bullying experience would give a wrong signal to this group. And all this Ayzoh from the super powers god forbid- may end up of Eth invading Eritrea. I always pray not to see that day coming but looking to the ever weakening of Eritrea and ignorant diplomacy; I fear more. Eth and Kenya went to Somalia without any fear of diplomatic backfire. Do you think Eth would spend a sleepless night doing that to Eritrea? I don’t know ?- but Eritrea is branded so bad a lot of the Int’l community will hesitate to stand by Eritrea. Some major power may even contemplate of supporting Ethiopia. I am just fearful of a war which will never solve a thing but looks so easy to do if this childish behaviour of Eritrea continues. Please Eritreans don’t let/make Ethiopia invade you just deal with Shabia if you love your country and by extension us :Ethios: )
“Panicked”? Are you that disconnected from rtlaiey? Or is this the usual repulsive wishful thinking? Have you not heard the famous joke going on in Asmara lately? They are saying that any Eritrean who has any remote interest at protesting against Eritrean govt is actually already in Egypt!!!!
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