{"id":4033,"date":"2016-01-26T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/?p=4033"},"modified":"2019-01-30T13:07:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:07:29","slug":"dont-give-up-3-more-ways-to-getthingsdone-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buydig.com\/blog\/dont-give-up-3-more-ways-to-getthingsdone-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Give Up! 3 More Ways to #GETTHINGSDONE This Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that we\u2019re nearly a month into 2016, many of you may have already started to feel the struggle of keeping up with your new year\u2019s resolutions. You\u2019re not alone\u2014according to a study by the University of Scranton published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, of the 45% of Americans who bothered making resolutions only 8% succeeded. Those aren\u2019t good odds, but unlike the lottery, your actions can have a real impact on increasing your chances of success. There\u2019s still hope\u2014here are 3 more ways to #getthingsdone!<\/p>\n

1) Refine your New Year\u2019s Resolutions into Specific Goals<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The most common mistake people make when setting their new year\u2019s resolutions, is to set goals that are too difficult or too vague to complete. To illustrate here\u2019s a list of the top 5 New Year\u2019s resolutions from last year.<\/p>\n

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  1. Lose weight<\/li>\n
  2. Get more organized<\/li>\n
  3. Spend Less, Save More<\/li>\n
  4. Enjoy Life to the Fullest<\/li>\n
  5. Stay Fit and Healthy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What\u2019s wrong with this list? It\u2019s much too vague, when you look at a list like this you begin to realize why 92% of people fail their new year\u2019s resolutions. Here\u2019s what a refined list might look like:<\/p>\n

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    1. Lose X pounds.<\/li>\n
    2. Get more organized in X by doing Y<\/li>\n
    3. Save X dollars every month.<\/li>\n
    4. Spend at least X hours every day with the people you love.<\/li>\n
    5. Stick to X diet for Y days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Notice that it\u2019s important to really think about your resolutions and quantify them with a number or specify with a specific action. Instead of saying you want to be more organized, write out what specific part of your life do you want to be more organized in and specify an action on how you will accomplish that. This is the key to tackling your new year\u2019s resolutions.<\/p>\n

      2) Looking to See More of the World in 2016? Combine Vacation Days with Three Day Weekends<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Many people place travel at the top of the list of things they wish to accomplish during the new year, but few find enough time in the year to make it to all the destinations on their lists. If you\u2019re lucky, you get 9 holidays and 2 weeks of vacation to scratch that travel itch, and realistically you probably will spend most of that vacation time visiting friends and family for the holidays in a single 1-2 week stretch. So how does one see more of the world without quitting their day job and taking up the vagabond lifestyle? By extending three day weekends with time off throughout the year, it\u2019s possible to make travel a bigger part of your life. Starting with President\u2019s Day on February 15, there are 6 more three day weekends left in 2016, not counting Thanksgiving and Christmas. That\u2019s 6 potential travel destinations in the year, with enough vacation leftover to spend a week with the family over the holidays.<\/p>\n

      3)<\/strong> Keep Motivation High by Following a Fitness Blog<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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      They say \u201cyou are an average of the five people you spend the most time with,\u201d but what if you\u2019re trying to get fit but everyone around you is a fellow couch potato? This quote by famed businessman Jim Rohn has bounced around self-help blogs and motivational books for years, but in practice it can be difficult to just get up and change your surroundings or the people in your life. Fortunately, the internet provides a means for you to stay motivated in your goals without necessarily changing your social circle. Here\u2019s a brief list of top fitness blogs that cover a wide variety of fitness goals.<\/p>\n