Top 10 Tips

make New Years Resolutions stick from UK's top black life coach

Millions of us will make only to break - resolutions within weeks. But by setting holistic, specific goals for yourself, your health and your wealth you can put yourself on track for success and happiness for life, says the UK's leading black life coach and motivational speaker, Rasheed Ogunlaru.

Launching his Top Ten Tips for Resolutions that Stick, Rasheed Ogunlaru whose A-list clients include entertainers, politicians and entrepreneurs says:

The main reasons Brits of all backgrounds and heritage fail to keep our resolutions or achieve the success and happiness we seek is we’re not holistic, specific and positive. We’re prone to negativity and set goals we feel we should rather than we truly want. Resolutions - to shed a few pounds or change job  - are great but you need to set specific goals of in the context of your whole life that really motivate you only then are you likely to take action and succeed.

Rasheed’s Top Ten Tips for Resolutions that Stick:

1.      Forget what others do do it for you. Forget the pressure from mum, mates and gossip magazines. Set goals for you take responsibility and follow them through.

2.      Think ahead set 3 year goals instead: We over-estimate what we can achieve in a year and underestimate what we can in 3. Set a 3 year plan as businesses do - it gives you scope / time to set and achieve goals in all areas of your life /career.

3.      Be holistic: any resolution like to stop smoking’ must be set in the big picture of your life. Starting with the big picture of what you want in your whole life, career and relationships - to give you the motivation to identify and take the steps necessary.

4.      Start with the end in mind when you go on holiday or make any trip you start by deciding / visualizing your destination and then plan the steps and resources you’ll need. This sets your mind on success. Apply this to your life goals and you’ll fly.

5.      Your self, your health and your wealth: Set a goal for these 3 areas as it will help you achieve the inner, physical and financial fulfillment and security humans seek.

6.      Be specific Identify the what, why, where, when, how much / many of your goals. Like shopping the clearer the list you have the quicker and easier the shopping trip.

7.      Be positive millions of people focus on what they don’t want and get it. Act on what you do instead. Let go of negative relationships and build positive ones.

8.      Small, steady steps: Break each task into small steps, this helps your mind be clear on what you need to do and become confident about

9.      See everything as feedback: Flowers grow through by both sun and rain. Champions become so by learning from trails and triumph in equal measure.

10. Get support who do you know who can help you? You can’t / needn’t do it alone.