January is upon us – the season of fresh starts, resolutions and an opportunity to set yourself some new goals. How does that make you feel? Excited and raring to go, or nervous and overwhelmed?
So many of us start the year optimistically setting goals for ourselves, dreaming of all we’d like the coming months to hold. We jump into January with gusto and enthusiasm, but often, by the time February has rolled around, we’ve ditched the habits we swore we’d stick with, and our confidence has taken a battering as a result. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone – research suggests that around 65% of people have abandoned their New Year’s resolutions within a month.
But there is another way. With the right approach to goal-setting we can sustain that motivation and