JOPLIN, Mo. — As we head into the brand new 12 months, many individuals will set new objectives for themselves.

Dr. Karl Wendt of “Mount Hope Christian Counseling” suggests setting a “good” aim for these new years’ resolutions.

It’s an acronym for these objectives to be:

• Particular,

• Measurable,

• Attainable,

• Related,

• Time-sensitive.

For instance, the favored decision of weight reduction.

He says don’t simply go to the gymnasium and say your aim is to lose 100 kilos… Begin smaller with perhaps solely 5 kilos over a couple of weeks.

“You can also make it have an enormous aim, however break it down into smaller elements, and you’ll reward your self for reaching little milestones alongside the best way. Construct in some mess-ups, so that you just’ve acquired some margin to have an off-week, however you may nonetheless get again on monitor and nonetheless be ok with it,” mentioned Dr. Karl Wendt, Mount Hope Christian Counseling Heart Director.

Dr. Wendt says 4 p.c of people that do not make a decision will obtain the objectives they’ve set for themselves.

Compared, 46 p.c of people that do make a brand new years’ decision will obtain their objectives.