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ways to make this year your best year yet!
By Lisa Stephenson
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magine if your 2019 really could be different to the years that have gone before. New year’s resolutions rarely yield ongoing results because our motivation fades and, often, it fades fast. How many of us start something on the 1st of January, such as a new diet or exercise regime, and by Wednesday we are eating four slices of peanut butter toast and skipping the workout? Or we have vowed to put ourselves forward for a promotion, yet back away when the manager looks too busy? The behaviour and mindset that gives us the greatest chance of success in 2019 is commitment. So that even if we eat the toast, breaking our no-carb rule, and delay seeing the manager one day because we are trying to find the confidence, we gather ourselves and get back on the case the next day. We are committed to the end goal and to persevering. On the other side of commitment is where your success is waiting. Depending on motivation to get you there will lead to disappointment. continued next page...
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Peninsula Kids – Winter 2019