How to Make Your Resolutions Stick This Year

If you’re like thousands of people across the world, you've made some New Year's resolutions this year. According to statistics, 1/4 of the people that make resolutions will only stick to them for a week. Another 1/4 will have completely broken their resolutions in a month.

The good news is that if you can hold on until the end of the month, there's a good chance that you'll be able to stick to your resolutions until the summer. These numbers are coming from a research study connected by Scranton University and these figures make a lot of sense. We all know how difficult it can be to stick to our resolutions! Furthermore, the research also looked at how people can make their resolutions stick. Here are some of the suggestions that were gleaned from the study.

1. If you slip up with your resolution - don't worry

It's natural to slip up with a New Year's resolution but the ones that were able to successfully make it through to the summer didn't worry about slipping up. Stay on track as much as possible and when you do make a mistake, get back on track as fast as you can.

2. Give yourself rewards

The people in the study that followed their resolutions gave themselves rewards.

3. Motivation

The people that were the most motivated at the beginning were more likely to succeed. If you don't feel a lot of motivation about your New Year's resolutions, perhaps you should take a second look at them and really define them. Sometimes this can give you the extra motivation you need to carry things through to the end.

According to the study, only 19% of the eager participants were able to keep their resolution in place for at least 2 years. If you have made a resolution this year, maybe you'll be one of the fortunate 19% and reach your goals by following these helpful tips.