My Humble Advice For Your New Year’s Resolutions
New Year is upon us, is time to wrap it up and move on, soon we’ll be bursting with good intentions to lose weight, pay off debts, get fit, perform better at work, spend more time with spouse and kids, and be nicer to the mother-in-law. Sound familiar? Well, it is.
The truth is that most of us set ourselves up for failure when it comes to New Year’s Resolutions because our lists are too long , and they are simply not exciting enough
That’s why I recommend you to get rid of your New Year’s Resolutions altogether. Not only is it the most liberating feeling, you’ll also avoid the massive guilt trip that comes from setting them, starting them, slipping up on them and then stopping them all in the space of two weeks!
Instead, why not focus on one big goal for the year. Set only one single GOAL that really excites you and challenges you, one that would feel like a major achievement (if not a life changing moment) once you’ve done it. Maybe you’ve always dreamed of running a marathon, or volunteering in a benefic cause or trekking the Himalayas. Or maybe you’ve had a deep yearning to start your own business, or relocate to Spain or completely change your career direction. Or maybe it’s time to make a big decision about a relationship, your health or where you live. Put a stake in the ground and make 2010 the year you stop dithering and actually make it happen.
My humble advice is then to start with only one big exciting goal . Take your time, think of something that really strikes you. Reflect upon what’s missing in your life and think about what’s truly important to you. After some time you’ll find the right goal for you. Once you know what you want, WRITE IT DOWN, <– this is essential, use a post-it note, a business card, whatever you can have in front of you, so you can check
it every single day, and you remind yourself you need to do something every day to achieve it.
Sounds easy? yeah! it does, but it’s not easy. It requires perseverance and guts to do what you need to get what you want. That’s why you should set one and only one goal to achieve. After you achieve that single goal, you can move on and start with another exciting and challenging goal. A good leader knows he/she needs a plan to achieve the goal. So, decide what you need to do in order to achieve your goal, write that down, divide all the activities into smaller achievable ones, and start working on them. The secret is to work every single day on your goal , don’t stop, keep moving.
Remember, keep improving, keep adding value to other people’s lives.
Happy New Year!
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