YMCA Healthy Living Magazine, powered by n4 food and health Autumn 2018 | Page 19

IT’S ALL WELL AND GOOD TO SAY ‘I’M GOING TO CHANGE MY JOB BY THE END OF THE YEAR’ BUT IN DOING SO, YOU MAY BE SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT. So here are a few helpful tips to help you conduct a successful 2018 Resolution Reset: Get clear about your intent The resolution reset is a great opportunity to get clear about what you ‘want’ for yourself. It’s not about the what of your resolution, it’s about the why. Do you believe you should lose 5kg because it’s an appealing number on your bathroom scales … or do you want to eat more nutritionally because you’d love to feel more energised? Do you think you should stop wasting time on social media feeds, or do you want to nourish yourself more often with inspiring activities, surroundings and conversations? Make sure you have the right intent when setting your goal, as this will help you maintain enthusiasm and commitment. Only focus on the things within your control It’s all well and good to say ‘I’m going to change my job by the end of the year’, but in doing so, you may be setting yourself up for bitter disappointment. You can’t control the current job market, or the decisions of others. What you can promise yourself is that you will explore every employment opportunity, or that you will upskill, or believe in your skill set more unconditionally. When conducting a resolution reset, make sure that you don’t commit to a goal that is out of your control. Focus solely on YOU; your decisions, your actions and your attitude. Choose to be, rather than do We live in a world obsessed with doing and, often, our resolutions are based on what we can achieve in a physical sense: join a gym, learn the guitar, spend less time on social media etc. But the easiest resolutions for us to maintain are those that focus on who we want to be: kinder, more assertive, more mindful, more optimistic etc. When we resolve to be something new, or greater, we place full responsibility in our own hands. And if we truly WANT to be something new, we will find ways to grow, adapt and evolve, and achieve our resolution. AUTUMN 2018 YMCA HEALTHY LIVING MAGAZINE 19