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How To Keep Your New Year’s Resolution

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

If you’re like me, you have a resolution or two for the New Year. Hopefully no more than that, though, as the fewer you have, the more likely you are to keep them. Beyond limiting the number of resolutions, what is your strategy for carrying these best of intentions into 2012? The video below explores this very subject, outlining some of the ways to increase your chances of success in the New Year.

How To Keep Your New Years Resolution VIDEO

For instance, try:

1) Focusing on sticking to the resolution for just 21 days. Once you reach that point, you have a 60 percent chance of maintaining the goal long-term.

2) Remembering it’s all about progress, not perfection.

3) Calling it an “intention” instead of a resolution, as so many of us unfortunately associate New Year’s “resolutions” with failure.

Yesterday I participated in a Twitter chat exploring this very subject. ABC News Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser @DrRichardBesser had some other great suggestions. “Start small, make it convenient, make it social and make it fun,” he tweeted. “Persistence. You have to be persistent in what you want and keep at it. Eventually the good habits stay.”

What’s your strategy for keeping your New Year’s “Intention”?

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List of Twitter Chats for Good Health

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

In recent week’s I’ve been participating in Twitter chats led by Dr. Richard Besser (@DrRichardBesser), the Chief Health and Medical Editor for ABC News. There is a different topic focus each week – Tuesday mornings at 10 am (PT) – our most recent being the solicitation of health advice via social media.  Twitter chats are a great example and, in fact there are a number of them to choose from, including:

  • #CancerChat – cancer, cancer patient, cancer survivor, Oncology
  • #co_health – employee wellness, workplace wellness
  • #eldercarechat – elder care, elderly, geriatric, senior
  • #hcsm – healthcare communication and social media
  • #HITsm – health information technology, Healthcare IT social media, HITECH, HL7, Meaningful Use
  • #homecarechat – home care
  • #hpm – hospice, hospice and palliative medicine, hospice and palliative medicine physician, palliative, palliative care, palliative medicine
  • #IVchat – infusion therapy, registered nurse, RN, vascular access
  • #MDchat – doctor, physician, physician chat session
  • #meded – doctor, medical education, physician
  • #mhsm – mental health, mental health social media
  • #RDchat – dietitian, nutrition
  • #rheum – Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatologist, Rheumatology
  • #RNchat – nurse, registered nurse, Registered Nurse community
  • #socpharm – biotech, ePharma, pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmacuetical company, social media marketing in pharmaceuticals

Thanks to the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts (@NAMIMass) for sharing these Twitter chats with me, the full list of which is posted here.

Anyone can follow Twitter chats and, if you have a Twitter account, you can participate as well. The #abcDrBchat is a great place to start:

WHAT: Twitter chat with ABC News’ Dr. Richard Besser (and yours truly, among others)

WHEN: Tuesday, 10 am (PT)

HOW: Hashtag #abcDrBchat

Simply search #abcDrBchat to follow the conversation and include the same in your tweet if you’d like to participate.

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Are You Addicted to Social Networking?

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Are people getting addicted to social networking to the point where it’s ruining their lives?

That was the first question asked of me during my appearance on CNN Headline News last week and my answer is in line with that of any other addiction. Yes! Granted most people instinctively strike a healthy balance between living online and off, but for some the scales tip too much in the wrong direction.

Some signs of social networking addiction include:

  • Feeling anxious if you go “too long” without checking your Facebook account or if you aren’t getting in “enough” tweets
  • Neglecting real-life activities in favor of spending more time on social networking sites
  • Damaging or losing real-life relationships because of all the time you’re spending with your “friends” or “followers” online

We’re also seeing an alarming number of people having secret relationships kept hidden from their significant others, particularly Facebook affairs with old flames. Some lead to offline relationships and the obvious detrimental consequences. Others are kept strictly in the fantasy realm, though with equally destructive potential as people inevitably fail to meet their intimacy needs in this virtual world.

Social networking is also taking celebrity obsession to a new level. Not only can you “follow” your favorite celebrities online but you can directly communicate anything you like to them. And, equally important, when they tweet they are tweeting to YOU!

As someone who enjoys social networking myself it is certainly a medium of communication to be celebrated. Yet just like anything else, social networking is only healthy in moderation. Spend less time online and more time pursuing the real-world experiences that will give you something truly valuable to share with the world.

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Today On CNN Headline News: My Thoughts on Social Media Addiction

Friday, January 8th, 2010

As someone who has recently enmeshed myself and my work in the social media world, the topic I am discussing on CNN Headline News today is especially relevant for me: social media addiction.

Granted, I have yet to reach social media overload, but considering all the channels we have for networking with potentially thousands of friends and “followers” – on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and literally hundreds of other sites – it’s clear social media could easily monopolize your life. And it begs the question…

Can social media networking become an addiction if left unchecked?

The answer, my friends, is yes.

While the majority of people who use social media networking for fun or work strike just the right balance between virtual and real-life socializing, there are those among us who cross that line. It’s simply a matter of knowing who, what and why some are at risk, especially among teens and tweens.

Today on CNN Headline News I am speaking on the topic of Addiction 3.0 and The Facebook Detox:

  • Who’s at risk
  • Warning signs
  • Symptoms
  • Talking to your kids about it
  • How to regulate your kids’ accounts if you suspect a problem

As soon as I have a clip of the video segment I’ll post a link to it here. And on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and MySpace of course :-)

Dr. Gregory Jantz

Founder of The Center for Counseling and Health Resources

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