The saying goes “The road to hell is paved with good intentions”. In the short term, the plans give a pleasant feeling – “everything okay”. Later it may appear that only sweet little keeper who procrastinate conceal. If the list never implemented plans ruin your mood and your confidence.

Who still wants to change his life this year, here are some tips to increase the chances of success.

1. A good decision is the first step. Lose weight, stop smoking, find another house, your relationship end, a study follow – these are very big changes. First take the time to deliberate this decision. See this selection as an activity in itself and leaves the decision must first become a firm want before you go to action. People who impulsively from one day to quit smoking often fall quickly back into their old smoking. This is because their decision not to build willpower.

2. Willpower can inflate. It is important to the decision to change as strong as possible, your will power to pump considerably. Start with why your personal motivation to stress. So not “it’s always good to …” but “I want this because I have …” If your choice is based on what you find important, you are stronger than if it relies on general standards. Even stronger is if you decide you have in mind how well you execute your plan is. Set your intention is to clear steps.

3. Set a positive goal. So no “I’ll never steal” but rather “I want to eat healthy”. A positive commitment strengthens your confidence and give you courage to go to execution. Make your intention very concrete. Work as a goal ‘healthy eating’ is out in a concrete plan as “two apples every day.

4. Choose feasibility. Someone who hates all his life to sport has been, can not plan better for gym three times a week to go. This is doomed to failure. You can think of better plans that really fit you and you can execute – to prevent yourself from falling and going to ever enter the courage to change.

5. Organize your life to your goals, so that the good intentions in the current business are built. The probability that the plan “half hour of exercise every day” is performed, is greater if you act now cycle to work if you decide to go beyond a daily walk.

6. Link your intentions to your personal values – you just take something that fits well with what you find important in life. As the plan better fits your personal vision of life, you can easily carry and will give you more satisfaction.

Remember: Read the biographies or quotes of individuals like Ehsan Bayat, who started foundations.