{"id":6514,"date":"2015-12-28T05:45:07","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T10:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/?p=6514"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:38:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:38:05","slug":"make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6547\" style=\"width: 391px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6547\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20.jpg\" alt=\"20\" width=\"391\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What are your resolutions?<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s the time of year when advice about how to make your new year&#8217;s resolutions stick is everywhere, from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apa.org\/helpcenter\/resolution.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Psychological Association\u00a0<\/a>to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nancyanderson\/2015\/12\/26\/six-ways-to-make-your-new-years-resolutions-stick-in-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forbes\u00a0<\/a>to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/balance\/features\/10-ways-to-make-your-new-years-resolutions-stick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WebMD<\/a>.<br \/>\nGoal setting is something I&#8217;ve written a lot about here, and more specifically, I&#8217;ve done several posts on resolutions.<br \/>\nSo if you&#8217;d like some help\u00a0considering whether to ring in the new year with new\u00a0goals, here are some thoughts I&#8217;ve collected over the years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commit to your goals but be gentle with yourself &#8212; make it a priority to get to the gym or save more money, but if you slip up, don&#8217;t give up.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t try to become a perfect human being all at once &#8212; better to succeed at fewer goals than to flop because you tried\u00a0too many.<\/li>\n<li>Remember why you&#8217;re making these changes &#8212; it can be challenging to make lifestyle improvements, so remind yourself what the payoff is. Do you want to feel better or be less stressed or look better?<\/li>\n<li>Break up big goals into bite-sized pieces &#8212; it&#8217;s easier to write a chapter than a whole novel, and easier to lose five pounds than 50, so start small enough to let yourself feel some momentum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What helps you make resolutions that stick?<\/strong><br \/>\nHere are some posts I&#8217;ve written about resolutions over the years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2014\/12\/30\/resolve-to-do-less-in-2015\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Resolve to do less\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/09\/reblog-from-zen-habits-the-child-that-holds-us-back\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Reblog from Zen Habits: The Child That Holds Us\u00a0Back<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/21\/you-dont-need-a-new-plan-a-reblog-from-chris-brogan\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">You don\u2019t need a new plan \u2013 a reblog from Chris\u00a0Brogan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/28\/christine-kane-how-to-create-anything-even-when-youre-scared-inexperienced-and-dont-believe-in-yourself\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Christine Kane: How to Create Anything (Even When You\u2019re Scared, Inexperienced and Don\u2019t Believe in\u00a0Yourself)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/15\/do-you-plan-your-life-with-the-same-diligence-as-a-work-project\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Do you plan your life with the same diligence as a work\u00a0project?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/26\/new-year-resolution\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Are you making a new year\u2019s\u00a0resolution?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/27\/making-resolutions-you-can-keep\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making resolutions you can\u00a0keep<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/28\/what-makes-resolutions-achievable\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What makes resolutions\u00a0achievable?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/29\/lets-call-them-goals-instead-of-resolutions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Let\u2019s call them goals instead of\u00a0resolutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/30\/1381\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Focusing on one change at a time for two months\u00a0each<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/23\/hbr-developing-rituals-can-help-achieve-your-goals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">HBR: Developing rituals can help achieve your\u00a0goals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/13\/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-setting-goals-youre-sure-you-want\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Be careful what you wish for: setting goals you\u2019re sure you\u00a0want<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2011\/06\/04\/how-do-you-achieve-what-you-want\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How do you achieve what you\u00a0want?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set yourself up to succeed this year by not trying to make too many changes at once, by focusing on your goal but not giving up if you slip, and by remembering why you want to make the change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6547,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[56,58],"tags":[1029,1548,1882,1885,2166,2293,2315],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year - Newvine Growing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year - Newvine Growing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Set yourself up to succeed this year by not trying to make too many changes at once, by focusing on your goal but not giving up if you slip, and by remembering why you want to make the change.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Newvine Growing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-12-28T10:45:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-06-07T17:38:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Colleen Newvine Tebeau\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Colleen Newvine Tebeau\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/\",\"name\":\"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year - Newvine Growing\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-12-28T10:45:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-06-07T17:38:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#\/schema\/person\/34671ebbbb37e4c1cc97f2f5ac1b1646\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/\",\"name\":\"Newvine Growing\",\"description\":\"Live life intentionally\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#\/schema\/person\/34671ebbbb37e4c1cc97f2f5ac1b1646\",\"name\":\"Colleen Newvine Tebeau\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/700a4f604ab1d15dc1062a892418c128?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/700a4f604ab1d15dc1062a892418c128?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Colleen Newvine Tebeau\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/author\/cnewvine\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year - Newvine Growing","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year - Newvine Growing","og_description":"Set yourself up to succeed this year by not trying to make too many changes at once, by focusing on your goal but not giving up if you slip, and by remembering why you want to make the change.","og_url":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/","og_site_name":"Newvine Growing","article_published_time":"2015-12-28T10:45:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-06-07T17:38:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Colleen Newvine Tebeau","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Colleen Newvine Tebeau","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/","url":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/","name":"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year - Newvine Growing","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-12-28T10:45:07+00:00","dateModified":"2019-06-07T17:38:05+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#\/schema\/person\/34671ebbbb37e4c1cc97f2f5ac1b1646"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/make-real-resolutions-not-empty-promises-this-year\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Make real resolutions, not empty promises, this year"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#website","url":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/","name":"Newvine Growing","description":"Live life intentionally","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#\/schema\/person\/34671ebbbb37e4c1cc97f2f5ac1b1646","name":"Colleen Newvine Tebeau","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/700a4f604ab1d15dc1062a892418c128?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/700a4f604ab1d15dc1062a892418c128?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Colleen Newvine Tebeau"},"url":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/author\/cnewvine\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/20.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6514"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}