Tips to make your New Year’s Resolution Goals Successful

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Happy New Years and Welcome to 2020!  As the new decade begins, this is a perfect time to get started on your New Year’s resolutions.  In this article, you will get tips to make your New Year’s Resolution Goals successful.

According to US News, 80% of New Year’s resolution goals fail. Even more alarmingly, the article states that most people fail nearly at the start (by the 2nd week of February).

In order to combat this, I’m taking a business-centric structured approach for 2020. The basis of this approach is combining lessons learned from my MBA and through work. Thus, I believe that this should greatly increase the chance for success.

Foundation for Goals 

Create goals that have a purpose and are realistic for you. This should help you weed out the weak short-lived goals. Here are the foundational elements of my goals:

  • Betterment – Should result in a positive outcome for me, my family or others
  • Measurable & Time-bound – Concrete goals that can be monitored and tracked
  • Accountability – Set goals that I can directly impact and be responsible for

Makes your Goals Successful

In the past, I have definitely contributed to the 80% Failure Rate.  Nearly every year I have the same goal of losing weight. Without setting an actual target or timeframe, I never accomplish this goal.  Another threat is just not starting at all – procrastination is bad!

Here are tips to make your goals successful:

  • Write down your New Year’s Resolution Goals – This will make it black and white and set in stone
  • Set up periodic reminders – For me, this will be a weekly reminder on my Outlook calendar
  • Share your Goals – Since many of my goals involve my family and others, the more support the better.  
  • Open the pocket book – Some goals may have costs associated to them. Now is not a time to pinch your pennies. You do not want to put up barriers or give yourself additional reasons to quit.
  • Get Going Now – Don’t procrastinate and start now!  Use the New Year as a motivator as there is no better time to get moving.
  • Use Technology as an aid – This is ironic for me as a few of my goals relate to cutting down on use of technology.  However, technology can also be your friend.
Apple Screen Time helps monitor your usage
Apple’s Screen Time shows allows you to track and monitor your usage. You can even set limits on particular apps.

My New Year’s Resolution Goal

Due to feedback from my wife about having too many goals, I categorized them into 4 themes: Personal, Family, Career, Community.

Also following my tips above, I am sharing these goals with you to hold myself accountable.

Personal – Improving Sleep & Health

  • Get to Sleep every night before 10:30pm
  • No Caffeine post-lunch
  • No surfing on phone from 11pm – 6am
  • Lose 10 pounds by July 2020 (Requires $)

Family – Being a good Dad 

  • No Electronics at the table
  • Limit Facebook & Sports News Surfing to max 30 minutes per day
  • 1 New Family Event Together per Month (Requires $)
  • 1 Hour per Day interacting with Kids

Career – Developing Leadership and Team-Building Skills

  • Listen to 1 Audio Book per Month (Requires $)
  • Network with either current or previous colleague 2 times a month
  • Head into the office at least 1 day per week

Community – Lending a helping hand

  • Max out the $1,000 Company-match Charity Program (Requires $)
  • Volunteer 4 times in 2020

Need inspiration coming up with your own New Year’s Resolution Goals? Here are 55 ideas to get you started from Parade.com.

Ready, Set, Go!

You have learned how to make your New Year’s resolution goals successful as well as viewing my 2020 goals.  I’m excited to get started!

As a follow-up, I will be revisiting this article every quarter to give you an update on my progress. This will hopefully give both of us motivation to progress on our 2020 goals.  Let’s rock and roll together — Wishing you a fantastic start to the New Year! 

I would love to hear about about your 2020 New Year’s goals. Please leave them in the comments section. 

About DadMBA: Through his schooling (he does have a MBA) & more importantly being a Dad, he has provided practical advice to family & friends on finances & other life topics.  He loves helping others thus the creation of DadMBA.

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