Take 12 steps to achieve a better you

So, the dinner is done and dusted, all that hard work over and not even a hang over to contend with after the quietest New Year’s Eve in history.

So how are you going to spend the second part of this seasonal break?

Dr Ciara McEnteggart, a behavioural scientist with the consulting psychology company Perspectives Ireland, believes we can take this time to make a journey, but focusing on the steps rather than the outcome.

“If you want to save money, you’re more likely to be successful if you take pride in every month’s achievement rather than getting too focused on the final amount, because some days that’s just too far away,” she advises.

“It’s the same with losing weight. The best way is to enjoy the slow and steady half pound down each week rather than the stones you need to lose by next year.”

She reflects that we all do things that are good for us and bad for us. But these things are just a series of steps too.

“Some are steps we take towards our wellbeing and others are steps we take away from our wellbeing. There is nobody on the planet whose every step is a move towards a better version of themselves.”

She advises taking the following 12 steps towards a better you.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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