>>
>> THAT
>> THAT IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA. >> MAEMI ALWAYS WITH THE GOOD IDEAS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR
RESOLUTION?
SOME OF US ACTUALLY DID TEST
MAKING NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
BECAUSE FORMING A NEW HABIT CAN
BE A REALLY BIG CHALLENGE.
SO OUR WEEK LONG SERIES ON
RESOLUTIONS CONTINUES NOW WITH
PRACTICAL TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP
YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS
GOING.
HERE'S THERAPIST ASHLEY MCGIRT.
>> SO WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS AND
KEEPING THESE RESOLUTIONS.
ACTUALLY HERE'S A QUESTION.
SHOULD I GET AN ACCOUNTABILITY
PARTNER FOR MY RESOLUTION?
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER MEANS?
YES.
YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE AN
ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER.
THAT IS SOMEONE WHO IS ONE TO
HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE IN YOUR
GOALS.
OFTENTIMES SOMEONE WHO HAS THE
SAME GOAL AS YOU.
MAYBE YOU WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR
,LOSE 20 OR 30 POUNDS AND YOU
CAN WORK OUT TOGETHER AND THAT
WAY YOU TWO CAN BOTH HOLD
YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE AND THE
GOALS THAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE.
SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NO
MATTER WHAT IT IS.
IN PSYCHOLOGY WE ACTUALLY PAIR
PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN
BEHAVIORAL THINGS THAT THEY
WANT TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE PEER SUPPORT GROUPS,
GROUP THERAPY.
SO IT IS SHOWN AND PROVEN THAT
YOU ACTUALLY WORK MORE TO WHAT
YOU'RE HAVING WHEN YOU HAVE
SOMEONE THERE IN YOUR CORNER
SUPPORTING YOU, SUPPORTING AND
UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU'RE GOING
THROUGH I THINK ARE TWO HUGE
KEYS WHEN IT COMES TO GOING
THROUGH ANYTHING REALLY.
WHAT ABOUT DAILY REMINDERS?
SHOULD I BE PUTTING ONE ON MY
PHONE AND MY WATCH?
>> IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE GOAL
IS.
THERE'S NO GOALS THAT ARE
DEFINITELY GOING TO REQUIRE A
DAILY REMINDER.
THERE ARE SOME GOALS THAT YOU
DON'T NEED TO CONTINUOUSLY HAVE
POPPING YOUR THOUGHTS POPPING
UP WHEN YOUR NOTIFICATIONS
REMINDING YOU BECAUSE THERE'S
NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO IN THAT
SPECIFIC DAY TO ACHIEVE THAT
GOAL.
YOU MAY NEED A BIWEEKLY
REMINDER WEEKLY REMINDER
MONTHLY QUARTERLY.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO
REALLY ASSESS THE SPECIFIC GOAL
AND THEN DETERMINE HOW YOU
SHOULD BE REMINDED ON GOAL.
>> IT IS A LITTLE ANNOYING TO
BE REMINDED EVERY DAY.
AND THEN YOU JUST HAVE SO MANY
NOTIFICATIONS EVERY DAY YOU'RE
ABOUT TO LOOK AT IT AND IT'S
COUNTERINTUITIVE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
PRODUCTIVE.
AND IT JUST BECOMES SOMETHING
THAT I EASILY IGNORE.
EXACTLY.
SO SHOULD I ROOT WARD MYSELF?
I MEAN AS A REWARD A GOOD WAY
TO KEEP MYSELF WITH FOLLOWING
THROUGH ON THE RESOLUTION?
I DEFINITELY BELIEVE IN HAVING
REWARDS.
BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE
REWARDING YOURSELF WITH.
IF YOUR GOAL IS TO DRINK LESS
AND THEN YOU'RE REWARDING
YOURSELF WITH A DRINK.
IT'S LIKE HOW YOU HELP ME WITH
THAT GOAL THAT YOU SET SET
ASIDE FOR YOURSELF IF YOUR GOAL
IS TO EAT LESS CUPCAKE.
>> AND THEN YOUR REWARD IS
THREE CUPCAKES.
NO, NOT SO MUCH BUT DEFINITELY
A POSITIVE HEALTHY REWARD
DEPENDING UPON WHAT YOUR GOAL
IS.
>> SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS IF
MINE GOAL IS TO NOT SPEND
MONEY, YOU SHOULD NOT REWARD
MYSELF WITH THE NORDSTROM
ANNIVERSARY SALE.
>> EXACTLY.
LIEUTENANT MOORE, WHAT IF WE'RE
STRUGGLING WITH OUR RESOLUTION
IN A DEEP WAY?
>> I MEAN IS THERE SOMEONE WE
SHOULD TALK TO ABOUT THAT?
>> YOU CAN DEFINITELY TALK WITH
YOUR SUPPORT GROUP.
THOSE IN YOUR NETWORK.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE
STRUGGLING WITH?
IS IT IDENTIFYING THE ACTUAL
GOAL?
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR
LIFE?
SOMETIMES MAYBE HAVING A CAREER
COACH, A LIFE COACH.
I'M ALWAYS GOING TO ADVOCATE
RIGHT THERE BECAUSE BECAUSE I
THERAPIES MYSELF.
>> SO THAT'S ALWAYS AT THE TOP
OF MY LIST.
BUT OTHER PEOPLE CAN SEE THINGS
IN YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS
SEE AND CAN HELP YOU TO
IDENTIFY MAYBE SOMETHING YOU
SHOULD BE WORKING ON THAT YOU
NEVER EVEN SAW FOR YOURSELF.
>> I THINK THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> I NOTICED TODAY I STARTED MY
RESOLUTION TODAY AND IT WAS TO
START TO RUN MORE OR BASICALLY
AT ALL.
AND WHILE I WAS RUNNING I JUST
THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THIS
YEAR FOR THAT MAYBE THIS ISN'T
THE YEAR FOR THESE BIG TYPICAL
RESOLUTIONS.
AND I THOUGHT YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY YEAR MY GOAL IS JUST TO TRY
TO GIVE MYSELF MORE GRACE.
HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT ALWAYS
ATTAINABLE LIKE YOU SAID IT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THINGS
THAT YOU CAN MEASURE, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN BE
SPECIFIC IN THAT YOU CAN
MEASURE BUT YOU CAN MEASURE
RUNNING.
I MEAN DEPENDING UPON HOW OFTEN
YOU WANT TO RUN OUR GOAL IS IN
CALORIES, WHATEVER IT IS SO WE
CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO
MEASURE.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ADVICE
ON HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED?
SURROUND YOURSELF WITH LIKE
MINDED INDIVIDUALS REALLY WANT
TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS.
WE ARE A REFLECTION OF THOSE
WHO ARE AROUND US AND IF WE'RE
AROUND PEOPLE WHO ARE DOOM AND
GLOOM AND JUST DON'T WANT TO
SET ANY GOALS THEN THAT CAN
KIND OF DETER US ALL OUR OWN
GOALS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR OWN
LIFE.
SO REALLY JUST BE AROUND
POSITIVE PEOPLE STAY MOTIVATED.
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