Are we simply conditioned by our culture to make and, yes, even break NYRs?  Too often they slip, don’t they?

However, you’ve made your NYR, so… Oh… you made a number of NYRs this year!

You’ve probably dropped out on a couple of them already – and it’s only day 7!

OK, enough with the challenge – let’s win the game of NYR.

Successful players focus only on the most important realistic resolution that can be planned supported and achieved.

They line up all the ‘cards’ to ensure they have a royal flush!

Their success motivates them to repeat the process.

Success building on success.

So, firstly choose your most important realistic resolution – write it down.

Now list the cards – the various ways you are going to ensure you achieve your winning hand.

Remember, successful players ensure they have all the right cards – a fully integrated plan with a range of support mechanisms (‘cards’), not just one, such as: -

• hiring a coach to help you plan and work on it
• writing about it every morning, midday and evening in your journal
• creating a vision board as a desk top background
• enlisting the help of a trusted friend to keep you accountable
• celebrating small victories (time spent on track) – in a way that won’t lead you off your path
• reminding yourself every hour why the resolution is so important to you
• having a recovery plan that starts the moment you drop off track, as you might sometimes
• planning a powerful reinforcing reward on your success

If your NYR is overcoming an addiction you must enlist specialised help, otherwise you aren’t serious.

If your NYR is about changing an undesirable (non-addiction based) habit, ensure you have a worthy habit to replace it with, otherwise you’ll be pushing something soft and smelly uphill with a piece of string.

Regardless of what your NYR is, you must have a fully integrated realistic plan and enlist the right helper/s who will coach support and remind you and keep you accountable.

If you are not prepared to do that, then your NYR probably isn’t that important.   You’d be better off making another choice – one that you really desire and will properly prepare to ensure winning.

Start again right now, make a comment and keep us informed of your progress and share how you achieved your royal flush.

To your success.

David Deane-Spread