Happy New Year! (and tips to help your resolutions stick)

Happy New Year! As many people approach the new year, they may be considering some new year's resolutions. Happify created this great infographic on how to achieve your goals.

Some tips backed by research to help you stick to your resolutions in 2015:

When Choosing Goals:
1) Choose goals that are personally important to you.
2) Identifying goals that involve personal growth, human connection, or contribution to others can bring more meaning to your life and increase a sense of well-being.

Make your goals SMART:
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Relevant
T - Time-specific

To increase your effectiveness, try the following:
1) enlist social support through a support group, friends, family, a coach/trainer, or therapist
2) plan ahead- schedule activities into your calendar, set an alarm, anticipate obstacles and plan around them

Read the full article for more in-depth info here.

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2015.

Brenda Lehman, PhD