Realizable New Year’s Resolutions (A Miniseries)

Ah, New Year’s resolutions. 

It’s that time of the year (again) when we want to make changes. We want to become the person we know we can become in 2026. Or at least, want to become. 

So we make the resolutions. “Starting next week, I will/will not _____.”

The gym owners, “healthy lifestyle” pushers , and course-creators are counting on your resolutions. January is like black Friday for businesses built on resolutions. 

And it works for a week or even a month or two. By March, however, you’re back to the same habits. 

New Year’s resolutions usually fail because they’re built on motivation. But motivation is like the weather. It’s ephemeral. It comes and goes. It changes all the time. 

Motivation tricks you into thinking it’s fuel. It’s not. 

So what is good fuel, and how do you create resolutions that will last?

There is no silver bullet, but you can learn some strategies that will help you. Over the next few days, we’ll look at you can do to create realizable resolutions.