Be Practical 

Be Specific 

Be Consistent 

• The first 90 days of your resolution is going to be the most important 90 days of the year. I cannot stress it enough how important it is to be as consistent as you can especially in the beginning of your journey. It might look like you’re about to climb a really tall mountain in the beginning however just like you were a kid and putting pennies in a piggy bank, those 10 minutes today and those little breaks add up over time. Before you know it, you’ll be looking back at where you started and you’ll be proud and even more motivated to keep going.

Be Proactive

• It may sound simple but being proactive is no easy task especially on the days where you just feel like you’re getting nowhere. It is especially important on those days that you just get up and do something. even if it is a 10th of what your typical good day looks like, doing something is always better than doing nothing. With that said, the question is how do you be proactive with all the other things going on in your life? My strategy is simple. Usually there is nothing that can stop me from getting up in the morning and going to grab a coffee. So I use that existing behavior and incorporate it my new goal by walking to the store instead of driving down the road to get a quick cup. This also plays into your psychology as well by giving yourself a little reward every time you do something. We have all heard of Pavlov’s dog and although we are more sophisticated creatures than dogs, we still have that animal brain deep within our cortex that can be manipulated with a simple reward.

Be Accountable 

• Being accountable doesn’t mean that you need to put yourself down not getting that workout in or skipping a day. In fact it means the opposite, because being negative only set you back even further. Accountability guide you over the hall on the term by keeping track of your activity. Our phones and watches tend to do those things for us our days however there is still something to be said for taking out a pen and marking a star on the date of a physical calendar to reinforce the habit of getting out there and doing something every day. The circles back to you connecting the dots quite literally after you’ve accomplished three months worth of routine.

Bonus: Take Our 90 Day Challenge

If you find yourself struggling on how to get yourself started in this coming new year, we invite you to take our 90 day New Year’s resolution challenge! Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we will focus on one specific and realistic activity during which you will learn to implement healthy habits into your life. Monday’s are for meditation, Wednesday’s are for Unwinding, and Friday’s are for flexing. Each class will be about 10 min during which you will release stress, develop healthy habits, and build a better you.