5 Tips On Setting New Year's Resolutions In 2016

5 Tips On Setting New Year's Resolutions In 2016

When it comes to setting New Year’s resolutions, we all start out with good intentions. But more often than not, our goals don’t last the distance. How many of us have found ourselves starting a new year with gusto and enthusiasm; deciding that this will be the year we get fit, quit smoking or travel more? As the year goes on our commitment fades, until eventually we’ve resigned ourselves to starting again next year.

When it comes to truly your reaching goals, setting realistic New Year’s resolutions is key. We hear it all the time, but few of us actually do it. So with that in mind, here’s a list of 5 common goals for the New Year ― and some practical tips on how you can make 2016 the year to achieve them.

 

5 Tips on setting New Year's Resolutions that stick:

 

1. Eat well

Most of us have made (at some point or another) a New Year’s resolution to eat more healthily. Where many people trip up, however, is by prescribing themselves restrictive diets that no normal person can follow in an attempt to get there. At least not if you want to enjoy life and be social.

As a result of this all or nothing approach, many people quit the first time they slip up and break loose on the TimTams. But you know what? Accepting that you'll have bad days ― and getting straight back into your normal healthy eating pattern after you fall off the wagon ― is still going to serve your body better than if you give up entirely. So brush it off; tomorrow is a new day.

 

2. Spend more time with family

If you’re a workaholic who struggles to see their family, and you're setting New Year's resolutions to spend more time with your family, use your meeting-driven mindset to schedule in time. Put it in your diary or block out that time as ‘do not disturb’ in your Google calendar. Sadly, we see so many people come to us at Lady Anne Funerals who wish they’d spent more time with their loved one before that person passed away. Don’t have the same regrets.

 

3. Get fit

If you haven't exercised in a while, you'll probably dread the thought of lacing up those runners. But trust me when I say that getting started is in fact the biggest hurdle! Once you get active, you’ll start enjoying the rush of happy endorphins that flood your body when you exercise and get the blood pumping. In fact, people can become so addicted to this feeling that they actually feel worse when they don’t exercise.

There's no need to begin marathon training from 1 Jan, so start small. For example: getting up earlier and taking a brisk 20 minute walk before work each morning can significantly improve your energy levels and focus for the rest of the day. Alternatively, you could try a quick workout during your lunch break to kickstart your body and brain.

As you become fitter and build more stamina, you can start increase the amount of time you exercise for...without risking going too hard too soon and psyching yourself out.

 

4. Quit addictive behaviours

Kicking the sugar/ alcohol/ nicotine habit is much easier with a game plan in place. If one of your goals for the new year is to quit smoking, drinking or sugar, make sure you’ve got strategies in place to help keep you on track at a vulnerable moment.

For instance: tell all your friends that you’re quitting so that they can avoid tempting you in their company. The simple fact that your friends will be watching may be enough to discourage you from temptation!

 

5. Meet new people, try new things

Have you found yourself feeling flat or out of touch lately? Losing touch with friends, working too much to enjoy a social life, or worse — rebuilding your life after the death of a spouse or loved one. Research has shown that laughter and smiling can significantly improve our wellbeing — so if you’re feeling a little isolated, or have been spending your time sitting at home wearing a frown, it might be time to start looking at ways to slowly restart your social life. .

Fortunately, it’s been proven that even fake smiling makes a difference...so setting New Year’s resolution to get more socially involved or just start fake smiling every day is a great place to start.

With thousands of online communities at your fingertips, there’s no excuse to hide! You can expose yourself to different thoughts, lifestyles and personalities by joining a meetup.com group, learning a new skill (such as cooking or a language) at TAFE night school or getting involved in a sports team. Just don’t forget to take the time to talk to people you meet along the way.

 

The New Year is the ideal time to make a fresh start. For those grieving from a recent loss, the start of the new year can signify the time to look forward and think about the rest of the journey. For compassionate advice on how you can commemorate a loved one and allow yourself to start again, join our Facebook community today.


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My family and friends were very happy with every aspect of the preparation and celebration of the end of my wife. When I knew the end was near I spoke to Yvonne who explained to me what would happen and this was done with delicacy and tact. When the end came Yvonne came to our house and explained every aspect of what would happen. We explained what we wanted for Margaret's farewell and nothing was too much trouble for Yvonne to explain or discuss. On the day of the funeral everything went like clockwork and all my relatives and friends told me how impressed they were. So thank you to Yvonne for being celebrant and MC at the farewell and thank you to all the Lady Anne team. If I were asked to score the service my family received  it would be ten out of ten.
Dick Hodge
I would like to thank you and the whole team at Lady Anne Funerals for making mums funeral the perfect goodbye. The funeral was everything and so much more than mum wanted. Nothing seemed to be too hard and that made my time far simpler than i had expected. 
The whole day was perfect and we noticed with love all the special touches from the bookmarks to the candle to the display screen with Iris's. Thank you so much. Your team felt like part of the family rather than people doing a job.
That i believe is what sets Lady Anne apart.
I cant thank you enough.
Pete

I want to send a heartfelt 'thank you’ to you both, and your team, for your compassion and your assistance in taking meticulous care of Dad and arranging such a beautiful end of life service for him. Within a matter of only a few days, which included a weekend, you were able to organise the perfect service tailored to our requests.

Not only did you organise the attendance of the RSL representative, you also went to considerable trouble to download the music and videos we had chosen, in a format that could be utilised in the service.We greatly appreciated your guidance too with organising the order of service and arranging a printed copy of the tributes for one of our friends who was deaf.

Thank you Yvonne for doing a magnificent job as the celebrant. We greatly appreciated you reading our tributes to Maurie on the family’s behalf. Thank you too for reading the poem, 'The Dash’ so beautifully.

It was comforting for our family and friends to come together in a more intimate setting, which your chapel provides. The light refreshments, which followed the service, were ideal, allowing the family to stay on and share their memories.

Dad quite often had high expectations of the way things should be done, bless him, so I was particularly mindful of doing him proud with this last expression of our love for him and a tribute to his long and meaningful life. We achieved this, with your help, and I know he would have been deeply touched and honoured. Thank you for you for all you did.

Annie

"I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and your amazing team. I couldn’t have asked for things to go any better. Everything was perfect. And your ladies were beautiful. Your Yvonne is amazing. She is patient, compassionate, caring and delivers perfection in all the elements of the proceedings. She has been an absolute Gem.

Once again thank you so very much. I would highly recommend anyone to use your company if they want a perfect funeral service. 5 star service. 5 star outcome.

There were multiple compliments on the service, on your ladies and on the care from the attendees. I’m more than happy for you to post this on any media platform as a compliment and tribute to your company.

Thank you."

Anne Leslie
“I just wanted to send you our sincerest thanks for everything you and your incredible team did for us in making the most perfect day, celebration and farewell of our beautiful Harper.

I have given a lot of thought to your business and the industry and I think it is perhaps the most important business for families to get it right when it comes to planning a funeral which may be sudden or may be a long time in the making. Either way, when one is faced with the unfortunate situation of needing to arrange a funeral, only then do you realise the importance of getting it right.

We experienced first hand the polar opposites the industry offers. It is not just about the cars, the booklets, the music and all the things that make up the day - its about the service, the care and most importantly it’s about the people.

From our very first conversation we could sense your genuine care to our situation and your attention to detail was obvious - this was very different to the previous conversations we had with others we had been referred to. Those other companies wanted to commence meetings with the paperwork side of things upfront which is a very confronting thing to do just days after losing your loved one - and when one of the others that I am referencing couldn’t even refernece our daughters name as our meeting started - we were horrified of how poor the service of care could be.

This is where you and your team shine. After feeling very lost in our search to secure the perfect funeral director to create the perfect day, my wife all of a sudden recalled you standing out the front of your office each morning watering the surrounding gardens to ensure a beautiful front of house. Well, I can assure you, it is not just the front of house that is beautiful - its the entire package that is beautiful.

Your manner, your direction and your expertise is evident from the get go. Nothing is too hard for you or your amazing team. The personal care made us feel like we were the only funeral you were working with at the time, and that’s exactly how it should be.

The finer detail, such as driving past our house so our daughter could go past our house one last time, then leaving the most beautiful flowers on our doorstep, to bumping into us at the Church because you were just doing your own research to make sure the day was seamless. This combined with your recommendations from every aspect as everything was very foreign to us, you were able to guide us to achieve the most beautiful farewell.

The day itself was simply perfect. Not once did we have a concern. The car was shining, your team dressed beautifully, cold water provided for us, directions for our guests, directions for us. Everyone commented on how amazing the day was and how incredibly your team were. Seamless is the only word I can use. It doesn’t stop here.

Your personal care and guidance then allowed us a more intimate farewell the following day (we are so grateful for for this recommendation and possibly would have missed this special day if you had suggested it was the best idea). Again, you and your team made us feel like you had nowhere else to be, and no one else to help. Just us. The setting was beautiful, the celebrant (that you arrange and recommend) is a delightful, your team make this day even more special than the last.

This is something we never want to go through again but there will be so many others, that like us, have no idea where to start to look for the right funeral director for their own special day. All I can say is that I hope that they appoint Lady Anne Funerals. We learnt a lot quickly and it is again a business many do not ever consider needing but without question one of the most important businesses to select the right person and the right team.

I welcome any of your future potential clients to contact me if they wish to discuss our experience with the amazing Lady Anne team. We thank you for giving our beautiful baby the most incredible farewell that was exactly how we imagined it, you just made it happen.”

Lee Dowdall

“We wish to thank you for having helped us put together a beautiful farewell for our mother, one which she would have been delighted with.

It was a difficult day and it would have been worse without your synchronised, seamless and consistent presence as well as attention to detail.

We value your candour as the people you are and the very sensitive manner in which you conducted the service.

Thanking you from the bottom of our hearts,

The Pastore Family
Karen has supported my Mum and me through the most difficult week of our lives as we not only planned a funeral, but interred my Dad to his new home. I will be forever grateful to Karen for her ongoing support, guidance, kindness, empathy and friendship over the last week. Karen has now become part of our extended circle of close family friends.
Daughter of the late Sveta Dordevich
Lady Anne Funerals has the compassion, understanding and empathy that many of the larger funeral homes do not possess. My aunts funeral was dignified and classy everything she deserved. I would highly recommend Lady Anne (and have) as they go above and beyond.
Joanne Marks
I am overwhelmed with the feedback on how beautiful it all was from all who attended. You and the other ladies were wonderful, looked so elegant, and made the day so very special for all who loved Paul.
Barbara Sommerville Enright
Karen and her staff treated us with the utmost respect we could not have been in better hands during this difficult time. My mum had organised her funeral with a prepaid funeral plan which she had purchased from Karen almost ten years ago this also made this upsetting time much easier to deal with and she got all the things that she wished for.
Malcolm Ellis
On behalf of my family, I would like to thank Lady Anne Funerals for a beautiful service yesterday for my aunt Dot. All who attended commented on how lovely the service was & the professionalism of all the staff. Thanks again very much for helping making a sad day one of celebration of Dot’s life.
Judith Neville

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