Broken New Year Resolutions

It's because they don't want it bad enough, pure and simple.

As Anthony Robbins says, most people have "shoulds" that need to be "musts". Most people "should" all over themselves.

I would say the main reason for broken resolutions is ignorance. People
simply do not want to get better even though they might wish for it.

You need a strong desire to fulfil your new years resolution. Distraction kicks in and you find 'other' more important things to do. Make a plan - get into a habit of fulfilling your new years resolution!

Could be because most don't have a strategy and a backup plan to achieve their resolutions. Most don't break down their resolution into reasonable chunks that they can tackle. Also the people they hang around is important.

I had a resolution to significantly cut back on my drinking during 2012. I achieved this simply by spending less time with people who drink and hanging out with them during times when drinking was inappropriate. I also made friends and I'm around people who don't drink.

I had a resolution to gain significant muscle mass during 2012, and I hanged around people who had no interest in gaining muscle, they would just go to the gym and wonder around, do one set and look at themselves in the mirror... I'm still the same weight that I was last year, in fact I look like them!

People want to loose weight but they hang around people who have major weight issues... it aint going to happen. People want to make $10,000 a month in their online business but mostly hang around 9-5ers who are making $3000 a month... it's not happening.

In my experience it seems that its less about willpower, more about self image and making it really easy for yourself by having a plan and being in the right environment.

People don't have strong desire to follow their resolution. Most reason because people are satisfied with their current life. If they really want to change, they will follow the resolution they made.

Because they set resolutions instead of just doing it.

Some people are good at meeting "goals" and resolutions, but 90% are not (or more). For the 90%, setting goals actually makes it less likely that you'll achieve it. Instead, just commit to doing it.

For example, if you want to make $10,000 per month, setting a goal to do it by some time in the future will just give you time to procrastinate.

If instead of writing down a resolution, you wrote down what a person who makes $10,000 a month should be doing each day... and concentrate on doing it each day, you'll get there much faster.

Focus on the action, not the goal.

Cheers,
Stephen Dean

I am currently reading psycho cybernetics by maxwell maltz, and i can't help thinking that the lack of follow through on new year resolutions could be related to the self image the person holds.
Yes, you have to want it bad enough but if you don't have the self image to follow through with a goal you just will not accomplish it.

Neither.

Joe Mobley

I don't make resolutions per se as I have ongoing goals that evolve during the year anyway. I think goal setting is important because there needs to be a destination in mind when taking action.

People who don't meet their New Year's resolutions fall short because they don't want it badly enough. If your why is important, you'll find a way to make it happen.

Hi Chris,

Many people set themselves crazy targets with no plan on how they are going to get there. For example, they say they will loose 60 pounds, but by when, how, doing what?

If you need to lose weight set a goal which is obtainable - a few pounds at a time for example - and research how you are going to achieve your target.

If you are looking to make money online, then start with aiming to make a dollar, then 10, then 50, then 100, then 1000 etc etc.

Small chuncks in a controlled manner is the way to go.

If you wait to start moving forward till the new year that forward motion isn't something you truly want to do.

New years resolutions are superficial.

If you need like "a time of year" to make a commitment, then you're not really serious about change.

The better thing to do, is make change when you want. Not because of some fad.