Manitoba New Years resolutions: psychologist shares tips to sticking to 2025 goals [Video]

Whether it’s getting back to the gym, tackling finances, or simply getting more sleep, many Manitobans have taken on the time-honoured tradition of setting New Year’s resolutions.

But so often, goals set with the best of intentions when the calendar flips to Jan. 1 fall by the wayside by month’s end.

So how can we actually achieve our 2025 resolutions?

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Clinical psychologist Rehman Abdulrehman said one key to success is setting realistic goals.

“For example, if I wanted to be an astronaut tomorrow or at the end of the month, it’s going to be unlikely, but if I set a realistic goal with a realistic timeframe and then outline the steps that could take me there, I might be an astronaut in a few years,” he said in an interview with CTV Morning Live Winnipeg on Thursday.

“Sometimes it’s not the goal, but the timeframe.”

Another key to resolution realization? Abdulrehman said …