Make a SMART New Years Resolution

As the new year is now just hours away, I thought I would share this interesting article about how to actually keep your New Year's Resolution. This article from SuburbenChicagoNews gives some great advice from Craig Harling, the director of behavioral health and licensed clinical professional counselor at Provena Saint Joseph Hospital.

"In the field of psychology, Harling said they developed an acronym for making achievable goals. They refer to them as SMART goals. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely."

You can read the whole article here. It's a great read because it makes since. Too often we set ourselves up for failure when it comes to New Years resolutions. It is a bad habit to get into, and one that lends itself to future failed attempts at change.

On the flip side, achieving your goals is a great habit to get into. But it has to start with the dynamics of the goal itself. Is it Smart, Measurable, Achievable, Relevent, and Timely?

Happy New Year. See you next decade!