Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail -
Empowerment Coach Offers Tips to Ensure Successful Commitments
to Change
As 2006 draws to a close, millions of
people are making their new year's resolutions, promises
they've resolved to keep in 2007. Yet, statistics show that
the average time it takes a person to break a new year's
resolution is two weeks to one month.
According to Helen Burton, a certified empowerment and
recovery coach, it isn’t stress, lack of motivation, lack of
time, or a failure of willpower that results in breaking the
commitments. “Most resolutions fail because support systems
were not in place at the start,” she says.
Whether the outcome is weight loss, sobriety, reducing debt or
becoming more organized, Burton suggests the first step is to
survey the situation to understand your options. “Once you
focus on the real goal at hand, you can easily break it down
into mini-goals that are achievable.”
Burton is a certified coach who helps both addicts and their
loved ones work through the pain and develop a plan for a
purposeful future. She founded Love Yourself Coaching in 2001,
to meet the ongoing need creating healing and better lives by
empowering others.
She offers the following tips to help provide the support to
make any resolution an accomplished one:
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Work on only one major goal at a time.
“More than one resolution can be overwhelming, so just stick
with one,” says the coach. “Practice on goal it until it
becomes a habit before tackling another.”
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Find someone you can rely on to keep you
on track. ”Whether it’s a loved one, a friend, or a coach,
find someone who cares enough about you to see you succeed,”
says Burton. “Touch base with him or her weekly or more, if
needed, to keep you successful in achieving your goal.”
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Schedule a meeting with yourself. Burton
suggests giving yourself at least 30 minutes each week to
reflect on the goal and find the direction you want to be
headed for.
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Keep rewards small and frequent. “Large
and distant rewards distract from the pleasure of achieving
goals,” she says. “So give your self small gifts for every
small goal you achieve.”
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Celebrate every milestone. “We often see
what we haven’t accomplished, rather than the steps that we
have taken. Any effort or energy you give to what you
haven’t accomplished will only slow you down,” she says.
“Celebrate every accomplishment, keep the momentum, and look
toward tomorrow.”
For more information about Love Yourself
Coaching, contact Burton at
Helen@LoveYourselfCoaching.net.
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Helen J. Burton received her certification as a Coach and
is a Love Yourself Coach working with individuals who are
tired of struggling with food. After losing 70 pounds, and
keeping it off since 1998, Helen realized she had a
special gift of helping people with food struggles. Now
Helen works with individuals who need more than a diet
program to lose weight and live the life they always
wanted. Instead of just wishing for that life. Helen loves
spending time having coffee with friends and quality time
with her grandchildren.
To receive more tips about how to be kind to yourself
while Getting Off the Diet Merry-Go-Round visit her blog
at
www.theloveyourselfcoach.blogspot.com. |
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