5 Strategies to Promote Change in 2024

Your desire to change must be greater than your desire to stay the same - Unknown

Research shows that 38% of adults take the opportunity, in January of a new year, to challenge themselves with a “New Year’s Resolution”. A resolution is defined as a firm decision to do or not do something. Universal goals like, saving more money, exercising more and eating healthier rank in the top 3 of America’s Top New Year’s Resolutions for 2024. Unfortunately, the rate for success in this “firm” decision making is only 9%. There is even a “National Quitter’s Day” that signifies when close to 80% of resolution makers throw in the towel.  What are successful resolution makers doing differently than the others?

At Wellhouse, we have identified 5 strategies that promote progress and forward movement in making a desired change:

1. Self Awareness: Being aware of your strengths and weaknesses will support your efforts. Reflect and ask yourself questions that only you can answer. Identify your personal strengths with tools like StrengthFinder2.0 or Signature Strenghts or ask family and friends to share the strengths they see in you. This self-knowledge affords you with leverage in how you approach change. Get to know yourself. 
2. Environment: Surround yourself with people, places and thinking that support your desired change. You become what you surround yourself with.
3. Know your WHY: Make sure your desired change is yours and is not being influenced by America's Top Ten. Your WHY is bio-individual and should be a personalized approach to the change you desire
4. “Confetti” moments: Find small reasons to celebrate along the way. Daily, weekly, or monthly use your consistency and reflection to find the wins in the journey of making change. The little moments build the big moments
5. Seize the Day: Each day is an opportunity to be the best version of yourself, to try again, or to even start over. There is no failure, only growth. Keep your vision in front of you and give yourself permission to learn along the way. 

Wellhouse challenges you to make 2024 a year of CHANGE full of GRATITUDE and GRACE! 🌱