Opinion: For a change this New Year, try the 'One Word Resolution'
Resilience coach Siobhán Murray says it’s time to forget the overwhelming and unreachable resolutions and to instead focus on one key word for 2021.
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Resilience coach Siobhán Murray says it’s time to forget the overwhelming and unreachable resolutions and to instead focus on one key word for 2021.
Fancy taking part in a virtual time capsule?
Why make January any worse than it has to be, tbh?
It’s now January, and for most people, those ideas are long forgotten.
Although smoking rates are declining, smoking-related deaths remain the leading cause of avoidable deaths in this country, writes Dr Des Cox.
Every one of us needs to have a think about how we can make Ireland a more sexually awesome place for ourselves, and each other, writes Shawna Scott.
Learn a skill, eat delicious things, sow a seed. Be kind to yourself, writes Michael Kelly.
If you’re not spending a lot of time together and don’t have much in common any more, it really is OK to let that friendship go, writes Gill Hasson.
From enjoying pyjama days to putting down that phone.
Doing the same thing over and over won’t lead to change, writes Derval Chambers Petit.
Concentrate on making small steps and you are less likely to become overwhelmed and throw in the towel, writes nutritionist Ciara Wright.
The video suggests that Hillary Clinton should take up knitting or “…anything that will keep you from running again”.
Change your attitude – and even the goals themselves – to achieve real results. Here’s some advice from fitness expert Carl Cautley.
2017 could be the year you make a new start, develop new habits, plan something new or just start thinking about options for the future, writes Derval Chambers Petit.
Forget unrealistic goals and just be nicer to yourself and others in 2017, writes Lorraine Courtney.
2016 was a tough year for many – so what are our high-profile citizens looking forward to in 2017?
According to research most of us gain back any weight lost while dieting. Here are some food resolutions you can keep, writes Karina Melvin.
Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?
It’s been a tough one, so all hail 2017.
It’s one thing to start a new fitness regime and quite another to stick to it, writes Andrew McGinley.
We took to the streets of Dublin city to find out if people have good intentions for 2016 – and if they’ve been sticking to them so far.
“I will stop downloading Tinder every time I get a little bit bored.”
January has a way of wearing people down. Did you make it through with resolutions intact?
February: Officially better than January.
Don’t worry if you’ve slipped up a little – get back up and try again.
Are you full of good intentions this morning?
Did Karl and Isobel ever manage to work harder or be nicer to strangers? Will we ever know?
Thinking of going to Everest as a lady weighing 23 stone probably wasn’t a realistic expectation, but it was a dream. I used my determination to achieve my goal – and you can too, writes Teena Gates.
New Year’s Resolutions are often broken early in the year, despite good intentions. Here’s how to make them a success, writes Ciara Conlon.