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Self Care in the New Year: Keeping Our Resolutions

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The pleasure of victory is a better incentive than the agony of defeat. Punishment to reward and only punish, you won't stay motivated for very long. poor motivator and s people up for failure. If you fail Don't Kid Yourself The most important thing is to be honest with yourself. Have a cookie a day if that's what you've deemed acceptable. But if you cheat by having "just one more," know that you are only cheating yourself and exacerbating the problem. Sersize 3. I will 3less. will nnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnfersize every day. I will spend more time with my kids. I will eat more vegetables. I will be more punctual. I will stop biting my nails. I will pay off all of my credit cards. I will lose weight. I will I will stop biting my nails. I Sources: Marist Poll USCSchool of Social WNork | iemonwood design. TIME | New York Times PsychologyToday.com | Behavior therapy Associated | Seven Tools to Beat Addiction | Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington | Exponents, Inc. design by francesca greggs &

Self Care in the New Year: Keeping Our Resolutions

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Every year millions of people make New Year’s resolutions in hopes of improving their lives. They want to do a variety of things, such as quit smoking, lose weight or get a better job, to strive to ...

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