Keeping a New Year's Resolution - Personal Practical Inspiration Board
by
Lulu Dubin
(IC: blogger)
It's that time of year again - time to come up with a new (or same old) New Year's Resolution. The question is, will this be the year I actually achieve these unattainable goals I set for myself year in and out? To be honest I don't think I've even tried making a New Year's Resolution since High School because I got tired of setting myself up for inevitable failure. But I combined a few how-tos and ideas I saw on Hometalk and I think this year I finally have a good, concrete (well, chalk really) plan for how to maintain the resolution throughout the year.
I read this post on Forbes by Dan Diamond that if you stick to really simple, practical goals and you keep them in the forefront of your life, then you'll be more likely to keep them up. (It's a great post - check it out: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dandiamond/2013/01/01/just-8-of-people-achieve-their-new-years-resolutions-heres-how-they-did-it/2/) In the past, I've announced my resolutions or written them down, but there was really no accountability, especially since the paper they were written on was probably crumbled in the trash by February. There a few key pieces to the puzzle:
1. KEEP IT SIMPLE - Don't take on too many things. If it's overwhelming or too much to process, it'll be easier to forget about it.
2. KEEP IT PRACTICAL - Start small. If you've never raced before and want to try it, sign up for a 5K not a marathon.
3. KEEP IT VISUAL - Use pictures of yourself/family etc. as inspiration and reminders.
4. KEEP IT REWARDING - Set goals and rewards from the beginning so you'll be further driven to get it done.
5. KEEP CALM & HOMETALK - Have fun with it! Create a project you can display in your home and office. If you post it on your wall and online for everyone to see, then you just gotta come through.
Here's the finished project:
I read this post on Forbes by Dan Diamond that if you stick to really simple, practical goals and you keep them in the forefront of your life, then you'll be more likely to keep them up. (It's a great post - check it out: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dandiamond/2013/01/01/just-8-of-people-achieve-their-new-years-resolutions-heres-how-they-did-it/2/) In the past, I've announced my resolutions or written them down, but there was really no accountability, especially since the paper they were written on was probably crumbled in the trash by February. There a few key pieces to the puzzle:
1. KEEP IT SIMPLE - Don't take on too many things. If it's overwhelming or too much to process, it'll be easier to forget about it.
2. KEEP IT PRACTICAL - Start small. If you've never raced before and want to try it, sign up for a 5K not a marathon.
3. KEEP IT VISUAL - Use pictures of yourself/family etc. as inspiration and reminders.
4. KEEP IT REWARDING - Set goals and rewards from the beginning so you'll be further driven to get it done.
5. KEEP CALM & HOMETALK - Have fun with it! Create a project you can display in your home and office. If you post it on your wall and online for everyone to see, then you just gotta come through.
Here's the finished project:
Here's what you'll need:
STEP 1: Paint the entire corkboard with magnetic paint. Make sure you do at least 3 coats in order for the magnets to stick.
STEP 2: Paint over the magnetic paint with chalkboard paint. This is also best when a few coats are used.
STEP 3: Decorate as you wish. I painted the border of the board with a blue chalkboard paint and glued on colorful wooden buttons. Then I put a title at the top "Lulu's New Year's Resolutions".
STEP 5: Write out 1 or 2 goals in each category. Remember to keep them specific and simple!
STEP 6: I printed out some pictures that related to each of the goals. I cut out the background noise and glued magnets on the back of them and stuck them on the board by the respective categories. I also painted some text in between the photos as extra inspiration but you don't have to do that.
Step 7: Make finishing touches and stick the goals on. I again used thumb tacks. I also used colored index cards to color code the categories but you don't have to do that.
Choose some fun pics of yourself so other people will enjoy looking at it too! :)
The right side of the board is going to be designated to check off and tally the goals I reach each week/month.
So there you have it!
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Published December 23rd, 2014 8:55 AM
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Kala Professional Restoration services on Jan 03, 2015Like this idea! Come up with a plan that will help you measure your progress. Keeping track of your achievements of making a chart is important.
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