{"id":232,"date":"2018-01-02T03:57:03","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T03:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/?p=232"},"modified":"2022-10-07T17:48:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T17:48:27","slug":"new-year-changes-fulfilling-transformations-vs-fear-driven-processes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/healing-health-wellness\/2018\/01\/new-year-changes-fulfilling-transformations-vs-fear-driven-processes\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Changes- Fulfilling Transformations vs. Fear-Driven Processes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen to this blog in less than 5 minutes here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In my previous blog, \u201cEssential Oils for the New Year<\/a>,\u201d I stated that creating changes in health that have long-term success are multi-factorial.<\/p>\n

It is now becoming well-known that most resolutions fail<\/a> and this futility may be why many people simply don\u2019t make resolutions<\/a> to begin with. I am currently working on a series for Natural Path<\/em><\/a> on why this is true and present some alternative solutions for lasting changes.<\/p>\n

One reason is that fear-driven goals based on superficial measures aren\u2019t successful in the long-run.\u00a0 Psychology Today<\/a> <\/em>writes about the concept of change for positive, internal fulfillment rather than motivation based on negative, external pressure:<\/p>\n

For every person, there is a different motivation that drives them toward their change goals. The Motivation Matrix breaks down motivation along two dimensions: Internal vs. external and positive vs. negative. The resulting four quadrants can each provide motivation, but will produce different experiences and outcomes.<\/em><\/p>\n