Published On: 12.28.16 | 

By: Alabama News Center Staff

Take Action: Dr. Josh offers tips to make your New Year’s resolutions stick

Plans for specific actions are more effective than New Year's resolutions, according to Auburn University psychology professor Tracy Witte. (iStock)

Every journey begins with a single, often small, step. But the challenge for many is getting started.

Dr. Josh Klapow wants to help you take that first step toward positive change in your life. The clinical psychologist and associate professor of public health at UAB is featured in our weekly multimedia series called “Take Action.”

He encourages you to simply set a goal and move forward – whether to improve your health and overall well-being, or to learn ways to be safer in your workplace, while driving or at home.

Here’s how to “Take Action” this week.

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