Winchester chiropractor asks; New Year’s Resolutions – Do you keep them?

“This year I really want to kick my bad habit/reach my goal/lose weight/stop smoking......but....”Sounds familiar?Everyone starts off the New Year with resolutions, but how many actually stick to them and follow them through? What is the difference between those that succeed and those that don’t? As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, many people are filled with a wonderful sense of optimism and determination to reach their goals that coming year. Sometimes this enthusiasm lasts for a couple of days, maybe even a week, or a fortnight, but then that determination begins to slip and it becomes so much easier to stick to your old habits.Often it is the battle between willpower and our emotions that causes the 'blockage'. In the end emotions always win over willpower and so we can find ourselves stuck.But there are ways to consistently achieve your aims, ways to reach your goals and resolutions and then exceed them!I use hypnotherapy with my clients as a life-changing, goal orientated therapy that produces sustained results. I provide a bespoke, professional service in a supportive and caring environment.I use the following strategies to help my clients reach their goals and complete their resolutions:

1. Identify clearly what you truly want to achieve and keep it simple – if you over-complicate things, they will be much harder to follow!
2. The motivation needs to start with you – so make sure you identify what it is that you want to achieve – not what your partner/friend/children want. You will not be determined enough to make the changes that need to happen in your life if this motivation does not come from deep within.
3. Make your goals and resolutions realistic – do not overwhelm yourself with targets that are too big to reach – break everything down to smaller goals (short-term, mid-term and long term). Reward yourself when you reach your milestones.
4. Write positive affirmations as to why you want to reach your goal – for example – “I am losing weight to feel fit and healthy, I am stopping smoking to lead a longer, more energetic life”. It helps tremendously to focus on the positive benefits of reaching your goals and resolutions.
5. Write your resolutions and goals down, somewhere where you can view them daily. You are making a contract with yourself and this will help to reinforce your actions.
6. Spend a few moments each day visualising how you will look/feel and act when you have reached your goals and resolutions. This is an extremely powerful hypnotherapy technique and the more your sub conscious mind visualises how you will look/feel and act in the future, the quicker it will help you to get there!
7. Get support! My clients truly benefit from my ongoing support and I am fully committed to inspiring, motivating and empowering them with my hypnotherapy sessions and techniques.

Contact me at The Winchester Sports and Spine Clinic on 01962 843242 for a free ½ hour initial consultation.

By Mandy Papas, Hypnotherapist (DIP, Hyp, CP) Cert.SportsHyp (CSH)