桃園學英文｜7 Steps For Making a New Year’s Resolution and Keeping It 達成你的新年新希望 @ TOEIC,TOEFL,IELTS,全民英檢,SAT,菁英英日語-桃園分校

新的一年到來

每一個日子都代表著新的開始

在這樣的氛圍之中

特別會讓人有一種想要立定自己的目標、許下新的願望

期盼自己一年比一年更好的感覺

但是，你常常發現自己許下的新年新希望

總是在跨年沒多久之後就被拋諸腦後？

來吧！想要改變自己，就要堅守你的意志

這裡有七個走向成功的小撇步

讓我們一起腳踏實地的完成每個新希望

Just pick one thing 一次只訂一個目標

If you want to change your life or your lifestyle don’t try to change the whole thing at once. It won’t work. Instead pick one area of your life to change to begin with.

Make it something concrete so you know exactly what change you’re planning to make. If you’re successful with the first change you can go ahead and make another change after a month or so. By making small changes one after the other, you still have the chance to be a whole new you at the end of 2015 and it’s a much more realistic way of doing it.

如果你想要改變你的人生或是生活方式

別想要一次改變太多事情

試著一開始只選擇一個領域來改變

達成了一個小目標後，再接著立定另外一個

Plan ahead 事前計畫

To ensure success you need to research the change you’re making and plan ahead so you have the resources available when you need them.

If you do enough research you should even be looking forward to making the change.

Get everything ready so things will run smoothly.

想要成功，就需要尋找方法與資源

如果你做足了準備，就離成功更近了

Anticipate problems 預期可能發生的問題

There will be problems so make a list of what they’ll be. If you think about it, you’ll be able to anticipate problems at certain times of the day, with specific people or in special situations. Once you’ve identified the times that will probably be hard work out ways to cope with them when they inevitably crop up.

任何改變計畫都會碰上問題，試著把可能都列出來

一旦問題發生，你已經有面對的心理準備和解決的能力

Pick a start date 選擇一個開始的日子

You don’t have to make these changes on New Year’s Day. It’s better to wait until your whole mind and body are fully ready to take on the challenge. You’ll know when it is when the time comes.

不一定要選擇在新年第一天開始

最好的時機是在你身心都準備好面對挑戰的時候

Go for it 全力以赴

On the big day go for it 100%. Make a commitment and write it down on a card. You just need one short phrase you can carry in your wallet. Or keep it in your car, by your bed and on your bathroom mirror too for an extra dose of positive reinforcement.

你可以將它寫在卡片上，不需要太長，只需要一個句子！

將它放在皮夾裡、車子裡、床邊或是廁所的鏡子……等等

這樣做能夠不時地給你正面能量

Accept failure 接受失敗

If you do fail and sneak a cigarette, miss a walk or shout at the kids one morning don’t hate yourself for it. Make a note of the triggers that caused this set back and vow to learn a lesson from them.

Perseverance is the key to success.

Try again, keep trying and you will succeed.

當然～我們不會一下子就成功

有時你會中途破戒，像是不小心吸了一根菸、錯過散步

或是在某個早上對你的小孩生氣，不要因此討厭你自己

把造成問題的原因記下來，並從中學習教訓

堅持就是成功的關鍵

Plan rewards 適時地獎勵

Small rewards are great encouragement to keep you going during the hardest first days. After that you can probably reward yourself once a week with a magazine, a long-distance call to a supportive friend, a siesta, a trip to the movies or whatever makes you tick. Later you can change the rewards to monthly and then at the end of the year you can pick an anniversary reward. Something that you’ll look forward to. You deserve it and you’ll have earned it.

適時地獎勵對艱難的第一步是很大的鼓勵