"I can never stick to my resolutions!"

A whopping 81% of people fail to achieve their New Year’s goals. Here, simple ways to boost your confidence and guarantee success!

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Focus on fun

The best predictor of successful change is how fun it is, says expert Ayelet Fishbach, Ph.D. “If you want to eat healthier, the food has to taste good. If you’d like to be more active, the exercise has to be enjoyable.”

To ensure your journey is joyful, enlist a friend, adds expert Katy Milkman, Ph.D. In a study she conducted, one group of people was paid a dollar each time they went to the gym, while a second group was only paid if they showed up to work out with a friend. “The people who only got paid if they came with a pal exercised 35% more often,” she explains. “Making activities more social tends to make them much more enjoyable.”

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