WELLNESS TIP: TO BREAK BAD HABITS, BREAK DOWN RESOLUTIONS TO MICRORESOLUTIONS. “or setting goals that are so realistic and manageable that you could not possibly talk yourself out of them. Arnold stresses that the microresolution should be a precise, explicit action for it to be successful. Example, “I want to become fluent in Chinese” gets broken down into “I will learn two new Chinese words every day on the subway on my way to work.”

5 Secrets to Better Life Habits: "How It Can Work for You: Find a way to break down your financial goals to go from aspiration to execution. “I will be better with money,” may become “I will take a Money Minute on my iPhone every morning before I leave the breakfast table.” And don’t go overboard by piling on the microresolutions. Practice only one of them for the next two weeks. Once that one becomes more automatic, add a second, such as “I will walk two extra blocks to go to the non-fee ATM.”"



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