THE BEST INTENTIONS

WHICH one did you go for? Did you swear you’d lose weight, get fit or cut back on the booze?

And now we’re almost two months into the new year, and all your good intentions have flown out the window. . .

Let’s face it – New Year’s resolutions can be difficult to stick to. And a fascinating new study from Sweden has revealed the main reason.

One of the biggest determining factors is whether you have a positive approach to your goals rather than it being about negative avoidance.

Researchers at Stockholm University and Linköping University followed 1 000 people over 12 months and found that having “approach-oriented goals”