The new year invites us to think about change. But it’s important to know that change doesn’t have to begin on 1st January. It can begin at any time, of any day, of any month at any age. 

Here are my top three tips for making changes 

 1. Focus on what you’d like to start, rather than what you want to stop.
This makes us think positively, and positive actions are so much easier to achieve. So rather than “I will stop biting my nails,” think “I will grow my nails.” 

2. Create a habit, not a rule.
Rules are easily broken and we risk a sense of failure. Rather than creating a rule to go to the gym three times a week, create a habit of going to the gym regularly. 

3. Make a clear plan to get started.
For example, if you want to read more plan some time in your diary, know what book you will read, where you will be when you read it and how long you will spend.

So don’t wait for Monday, or the start of the month, or the start of the year.

Start now!