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Navolina Jan 31, 2020
Here are a few practices to propel you towards fulfilling your new year resolutions :-
a) Always be grateful for all the goodness in your life which you have taken for granted.
b) Maintain a gratitude journal and note down one or more things you are grateful for on a daily basis.
c) When you find yourself stuck in a situation then ask - What can I learn from this?
d) Notice the minute shifts and acknowledge them.
e) Visualize productive thoughts that will help you in staying focussed on your goals by reprogramming your mind.
f) Draw from your own life experiences and set goals that are achievable.
g) Acknowledge and celebrate the small shifts which you experience.
With self care and self love, I connect within to persuade myself to reach my fullest potential. I look forward to everyday with zest and fervour.
meenakshi singh Jan 31, 2020
barghavi Jan 30, 2020
Tanushka Jan 30, 2020
When we talk about resolutions, it is really hard to made them and that is the theory of life... It's just we don't believe ourselves. Once we start believing ourselves, there will be no need to break any resolutions but we would love and would definitely make efforts to complete them.
Remember that new notebook, new books, which we used to decorated and maintain and used to feel excited to have 'EXCELLENT' by the teacher on handwriting.. But after few days, we just forget how we started, and we don't remember of our resolution.
Eventually, we should always have something that really motivates us and ultimately we would not need to break our resolutions...
Chasmitha Jan 30, 2020
Sandeep Sharma Jan 29, 2020
I need to complete my 2020 Resolution speedy & Rational Basically We all want to become successful quickly, but sadly, that isnt something that is in our hands. Supposedly youre a lucky startup that is seeing a steady and fast rise in the market; dont let that rise distract you from your focus of maintaining a stable business, thereby forcing you to take quick uninformed decisions. Always take thoughtful and rational decisions and avoid being impulsive as an entrepreneur. Just like my 2020 New Resolution of doing yoga six day a week And one day for full body Rest. This one day rest will provide me a proper guidance to achieve my yoga Resolution and Unbelievable results i seen
Basically We all want to become successful quickly, but sadly, that isnt something that is in our hands. Supposedly youre a lucky startup that is seeing a steady and fast rise in the market; dont let that rise distract you from your focus of maintaining a stable business, thereby forcing you to take quick uninformed decisions.
Always take thoughtful and rational decisions and avoid being impulsive as an entrepreneur.
Just like my 2020 New Resolution of doing yoga six day a week And one day for full body Rest. This one day rest will provide me a proper guidance to achieve my yoga Resolution and Unbelievable results i seen
Nidhi agrawal Jan 28, 2020
So our resolution for the year is to maintain a perfect balance between professional and personal life so that our "TOGETHER FAMILY TIME" is not hampered..
If not at least having dinner together and spending the special days of the year together keeping aside our phones, laptops and work discussions..
Keeping it in mind that FAMILY COMES FIRST AND FAMILY IS PRIORITIES
Jasmine Bose Jan 27, 2020
Nandini aggarwal Jan 27, 2020
Hridhima Tyagi Jan 26, 2020
Prakhar Jain Jan 26, 2020
New year resolution is actually a promise by you to yourself. It may be some kind of your bad habit that you want to get rid off or it may be your desire about any goal that you want to accomplish this year but, it's not too easy to maintain your new year resolution.We are always enthusiastic at the start of the Year but lose this enthusiasm gradually as we move towards the end of the year.One with very punctual mind and with great dedication can achieve his or her new year resolution to be done. They are not actually meant to be broken but our laziness indiscipline and non focusing attitude makes this task impossible for us to be accomplished. We need to focus towards what we have made a resolution about.
Kratika mundra Jan 25, 2020
Ofcourse not because if anyone has decided something or taking resolution that means he or she really mean it, as noone will ever want to think or decide something which he/she can't do. As noone will like to be called as a loser.
Now you all will think that if there is something like that then why people don't stick to their resolution, right?
So just take a minute and think resolution is called what? Its called a new year resolution, it is not a week or a day resolution.....it is a new year resolution which means you have a whole year to complete this resolution.
According to me new year resolution is basically means, you have to work hard to make the resolution successful and when the next new year comes, in that year you will follow your resolution regularly....and if you are not able to follow it in next year also then you are not serious about your decisions, your thoughts, and your resolution.
This is all from my point of view.
Ranmeet Singh Jan 24, 2020
So the most wrong decison we take is to take a resolution at ease. At ease, are the last and first week around a new year. Everyone is at some ease around this time of year and we take resolutions on the basis of our current situation, which is the ease-time. We have plenty of time during this period of the year and thus we take a resolution.
When it happens to work, a lot hectic, i.e. from the second week of the new year. We give priorities to our work and compromise for our resolutions, because work is worship.
Thus we break our resolutions.
What should we be doing then to abide on resolutions?
We have to take resolutions from the second week of the new year. The time we do have work and still plan to resolve something. At this time, we'll be managing our work and resolutions both at the same time. Because we are on the ground reality during this week and hence we'll have more clear vision of things and to manage those things, work and resolutions.
Aarti mahala Jan 24, 2020
TRY AND TRY UNTIL YOU SUCCEED
Mitanshi Maheshwari Jan 24, 2020
Pranjal Maheshwari Jan 23, 2020
New Year Resolutions arent meant to be broken. They are meant to be chosen, with care.
Swati Sarangi Jan 23, 2020
When we resolve to do something, on accomplishing them provide a huge boost in our confidence. In my opinion, best way to keep our resolutions alive is to follow 21-day pattern(which becomes a life time habit) and reward ourselves after every 21 days of completion of that task.
So, resolutions should not be broken even though they can be altered anytime to bring out maximum efficiency.
Swati
Kavita Jan 21, 2020
Very thought provoking question
I feel that New Year Resolutions are not intended to be broken. However, most often we end up breaking them within a few days or months of taking a resolve to follow them.
My analysis of why this happens, is that we all are humans, with unlimited wants and desires.
When we have a particular desire dominant in our mind, we try to make a resolution to fulfil it. The resolution helps as a reminder to follow our goals and work towards achieving or fulfilling it.
However our unlimited wants and goals, keep distracting us from this particular desire or resolution.
We might follow our resolution sincerely for few days, but our hectic lifestyle with a long TO DO list, keeps diverting us from our resolution and eventually we end up forgetting about it totally.
Hence next time we take a resolution, we will need to have an equally strong determination to achieve it and stick to the promise we make to ourselves.
We will need to have the mental strength to keep all distractions at bay.
These strategies might enable us keep our resolution intact for few months atleast.
Even if we can't keep our resolution for long, it's absolutely fine. As we all know that CHANGE IS THE ONLY CONSTANT in life. Everything changes and the resolution which seemed our priority on 31st night, may not be as important as the days and weeks of the new year roll by.
Why just 31st december? We can start making short and sweet resolutions to last just a month. And begin every new month with another new resolution.
That way we can have a variety and yet be able to fulfil our goals on a monthly basis. This is just another way of looking at the question from a different angle. Shared my views here, may or.may not be agreeable to all though.
Ekta Singh Jan 21, 2020
Created just like an email with no emotion no passion. When you totally need something can you let it go? Switch from materialistic to worklistic then you know. When you want to fullfil you your goal even when you don't know how. The resolution will always become reality when you and your goal are become inseparable. This resolution are not meant to broke.
This resolution are not meant to broke...
Sunita Katyal Jan 20, 2020
All these past years I have been making resolutions but have not been able to stick to them and give up most of them by February or March of the new year and so this year my only resolution is to stick to all the last year resolutions of maintaining healthy lifestyle, Good Skin care routine & exercising daily that I made even last year and surely adhere to it from 1st Jan 2020 to 31st December 2020 i.e. for the full year so I can be in Better shape by the end of the year!
Pallavi Goel Jan 19, 2020
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Ishita Gupta Jan 19, 2020
New Year Resolution Opening our little diary we make a long list of our goals, But Boom, it's 19th January and we have already broken most of them. Isn't it? Joined gym only to snuggle back in the bed after a few days, eating healthy only to stop at the panipuri wala, deleting snapchat only to return back to maintain streaks! Why? Why do we have to even make resolutions if we know we are going to break them because they are meant to broken? Why not make short term goals? Little goals that should last for a week, a day, and a month? And this way we can motivate ourselves on a daily and weekly basis! Why do we only maintain Snapchat streaks? And not happiness streaks? If today we are happy maybe it's our the happiness streak that has started! Don't be bound to complete a task but stay motivated by achieving little goals, and that's when you will get to know the real meaning of resolutions! Resolutions not meant to be broken!
Opening our little diary we make a long list of our goals,
But Boom, it's 19th January and we have already broken most of them. Isn't it?
Joined gym only to snuggle back in the bed after a few days, eating healthy only to stop at the panipuri wala, deleting snapchat only to return back to maintain streaks!
Why? Why do we have to even make resolutions if we know we are going to break them because they are meant to broken?
Why not make short term goals? Little goals that should last for a week, a day, and a month?
And this way we can motivate ourselves on a daily and weekly basis!
Why do we only maintain Snapchat streaks? And not happiness streaks? If today we are happy maybe it's our the happiness streak that has started!
Don't be bound to complete a task but stay motivated by achieving little goals, and that's when you will get to know the real meaning of resolutions!
Resolutions not meant to be broken!
Rohini Jan 17, 2020
Anil jaswal Jan 17, 2020
Komal Phulwani Jan 16, 2020
"New Year", according to the people, brings new life to them which is full of happiness and success. The new year resolutions are just the unique way of getting the life much better and for attaining the dreams/ desires. The non-breaking up of new year resolutions completely depends upon the level of passion and the deepness of love for something for which the resolutions have been made. As long as the love and passion among the people will be strong, the new year resolutions will never get broken. Hence, it only depends on the person that he wants to make the resolutions for changing his life or for breaking it.
Shannon Almeida Jan 16, 2020
Anju Yadav Jan 16, 2020
Of couse not.
New year resolution is meant to be successful...like as your life.
Every year soo many people take soo many resolutions, but why only few of them are only able to complete it?
The answer is very simple.
First thing is that we take the resolution without thinking that will i able to complete it or not ? And second is we take many resolution on 1st january and forget in 1-2 weeks even that what are the resolution i have taken.
So the solution is that think properly what is your potential & then accordingly take the resolution. And remind yourself daily that "I have taken resolution and i have to follow it".
Dont take many resolution if your not sure.
Take one or two and focus on them.
If you want to learn something, develop good habits, and to remove bad ones than every day is new year you are free to take resolution any day any time.
Every day is a new day dont take it for granted.
If your new year resolution has got broken dont worry take a "new day resolution" and start, make a plan and be serious.
Poonam Jan 16, 2020
An article in the newspaper mentioned,80% resolutions dissolve before they develop. After reading this article suddenly smile came on my face oh I am not alone. While on the other my mind juggled to find out the reason behind resolutions meant to be broken Why?. I experienced the same every year. I set targets managed anyhow up to week or so and then they vanished. After pondering over it a lot thought knocked it was lack of real intrinsic motivational factor, unrealistic goals pushed by me forcefully just by looking others. Without analyzing my need, I set resolutions. There was a lack of seriousness in setting targets and that was the reason for me why my resolutions were not effective for me. This year I just analyzed the reason and hope that now for me Resolutions not meant to be broken anymore.
barghavi Jan 15, 2020
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I have made a resolution to teach the poor and needy students but i am not able to teach them.
They are not regularly attending the classes. So i can't continue to teach them. They are not understanding the value of studies. I have taught them the study is the only way to overcome the poverty.
Education removes the darkness.
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barghavi Jan 15, 2020
As new year 's first day means a starting point of a year of journey. So we all have set of mind that if we start a year with some useful and important resolution that would be nice. But do we keep all those resolution entire year or after that year for ever ? I think no . Most of us can not keep resolution for ever . We make it just for fun. Because if we are serious about something than we will never wait for new year. It has become a gane only. Resolution game. I also take resolution every year but it goes out of my box after a month only and so still I am having junk foods and unorganized routine. So if I say resolution meant for broken I think no it is not but most of us like 99% do resolution every day and break it next day again and repeat. Best example are the drunkers..
There should be way of living a good and perfeCt life only. You should find or chose only that particular way of living a fantastic life. Forget about any resolution.
Kanisha K. Shah Jan 15, 2020
Sujata Gond Jan 15, 2020
As the new yr is arrived and everyone is just pretending like this year will be different from last yr..
But in Terms of what..
What is the actual resolution which should be broken ,
the truth to be spoken And realization of the matter of facts apart from situationship..
Here with all due respect I would like to broke the resolution of being a audience of the crucial crime like rape and only supposed to pitch in such situations.. But I will try to a human being... Like A real human Being apart from gender , class etc..
I will pitch my voice till the date when a new law passed for such inhuman crimes..
I will stand alone everyday,
evertime... Without waiting for any crime to took place..
The Resoulation of a perfect human who actually cares after crime is should be broked.
And without any resolution...but as a responsible Human being everyone should demand for strict law before such case happen again..
Pitch for it...not only when it happened.. Stand all along all together always.
Richa Aggarwal Jan 14, 2020
This year I am trying to connect with my inner self as I want to experience a holy silence inside and a calm mind.
Secondly I am trying my best to be empathetic and cultivating cheerfulness and hope(especially among old age home people).I think today's world needs it the most.
Abhishek chauhan Jan 14, 2020
The answer may be rooted in ineffective goal-setting.
We live in a time where options are unlimited, which makes quitting easier than ever. Did you decide to eat healthy, only to be lured in by any one of the two dozen fast food joints on your way to work? Had you made up your mind to watch less television only to see a commercial for a new show that already has you hooked? Often, by the second week of January, when Ive not worked out as often as I said I was going to or eaten something that I promised I wouldnt or not accomplished nearly as much on my new schedule as Id planned, that sense of failure makes me lose motivation for pursuing my goal. Mentally, Ive already blown it and the calendar doesnt say February yet
ANURADHA SINGH Jan 14, 2020
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ANURADHA SINGH Jan 14, 2020
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Roopa M Jan 14, 2020
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Sumana Sarkar Jan 14, 2020
have become a little more health conscious about food and water and exercise may be not in gym but some asanas and pranayamas in home.So the bottom line is though new year resolutions are meant to be broken,through that breakage,we human beings are meant to be in that place where we want to reach.
Sumana Sarkar Jan 14, 2020
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Arun Go Jan 13, 2020
Arun Go Jan 14, 2020
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Shilpa sharma Jan 13, 2020
Resolutions are meant to be broken.I took a vow that I would give up junk food completely. I manage to keep to that for the first week. But eventually I had to ditch my resolution while attending family picnics. I am part of a big family and we had some picnics in which my in-laws too participated. I had to give in to the demands of the members of the family. Frankly speaking, I didn't know about this day earlier, but I have already broken my resolution before the arrival of the day."
Shilpa sharma Jan 14, 2020
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