Yes, this is back again! I'm writing about resolutions again which you know I'm going to do next month in January as well. I'm just as bored as you are about this topic but apparently people still need to be told that resolutions do not matter as much as their resolve to fix and become a better version of themselves does. The advice is going to be the same, more or less, not because I've run out of ideas, but because the ideas I've shared before work. They really work. 

So how does one stick to their resolutions? 

1. Start NOW: 

I will shout this from the rooftops, mountain peaks, valleys and everywhere where my voice can be amplified enough to be heard by people. The key to keeping your resolutions is not waiting for the new year to roll by, but starting right NOW. Do it, wanted to ask that cute person out? Do it now! Planning on getting fit? Start NOW! Do not wait, do not think, 'oh I have time, I'll just do it from January 1st', no, screw that. Start now and don't look back. 

2. Laugh at people who say keeping resolutions is easy:  

I'm serious, point at their face and laugh till your stomach hurts. No, keeping your resolutions is not easy. It is a long and difficult path that requires tremendous amount of dedication that no amount of self-help books, videos, music or family's support is going to help. That motivation and discipline must come from within you. 

Recognising that what you're about to start is your personal journey into self-improvement and that nothing that is worth it comes easy will make the road ahead much easier, which brings us to point number 3. 

3. It's worth it because it is difficult to achieve.  

If getting fit, quitting the cigarette, learning a new craft or fulfilling your dreams was easy, everyone would be doing it and then there would be no value to what you're doing. Now, obviously, everyone should be doing this, because the journey that you undertake to become the better version of yourself is one that will change you as a person, it will make you a better person and you will become kinder to those struggling along the path just as you, you'll realise that other people are just trying to survive and do their best despite their circumstances. 

4. Do it for yourself.  

The most crucial part of understanding and keeping your resolutions is that you have to understand, completely and unequivocally, that you're doing this for yourself and nobody else. Self-improvement has 'self' in it because you're the one that is improving and nobody else. Even if you're the least selfish person in the world, there is absolutely nothing wrong in being selfish about improving yourself. This will require tremendous lifestyle changes which you will be willing to go through with if you are selfish about improving your own life. No more night outs with friends, because you're hitting the gym in the morning. No drinking till you pass out, you've got a liver to take care of. It are the little things that matter the most. 

5. Failure is inevitable, but it isn't the end.  

Nobody is successful on their first trail, or their second. The road to self-improvement is fraught with the dangers of pitfalls and failures, many people (including myself) make the mistake of falling in a pitfall of failure and thinking this is where we deserve to be. 

No, you deserve much better, and only you can guarantee that for yourself. So climb back out of that pit and keep going you champ, because you can do it. Keep your goal in mind, always, now and forever. 

What are going to be your New Year's Resolutions? Let me know in the comments below!