Keeping your goals alive for longer
As we approach the end of January, it's a fact that many of us will have given up on our New Year's resolutions already. So why don't we stick to our goals in life? Professor Ewan Gillon, Clinical Director of First Psychology Scotland, believes that we can become demoralised when our one change doesn't lead to a change in our whole life. "People often believe that when they change one thing, it will 'fix' other parts of their lives too. They may not even realise they have this belief, but people who think like this, often give up when the greater gains don't materialise." Ewan believes that thinking through why we are setting a particular goal and what we hope to get out of it, is important to sticking to new behaviours. For example, if you want to lose weight, it may be that you associate being slimmer with a better social life, or wearing more fashionable clothes, or it may be that you really hope to be healthier, fitter and more ene...