How to ‘conquer the world’ – and other plans for 2018

Making a New Year’s resolution is the closest many of us come to formally planning for the future – even when we are statistically unlikely to keep our resolutions throughout the New Year ahead. Although they are directly linked to securing the future we ideally want for ourselves – and are among the heartfelt promises we plan to honour beyond the middle of January – we do not always ‘stick to the path’.

So, how can we increase the chances of maintaining our resolutions? What planning techniques can be used to improve the chances of maintaining our highest intentions, both for our personal and for our professional performance, throughout 2018? This article defines tried and tested ways to increase the likelihood of your 2018 New Year’s resolutions becoming sustained reality.