How have you done on your new Year's Resolutions? The year is half over and you probably had planned to have at least some of them accomplished by now. "What resolutions you say? Oh - those resolutions I made and quickly forgot about the first of February." Sound familiar? Do you make other resolutions during the year and have the same results? That is what happens to most resolutions - they fade away with out you doing anything about them. There is a very simple reason this happens and a very simple solution to keep it from happening. It is called goal clarity.
Resolutions sound like a good thing when we make them. The problem is that we make them without much thought and attention going in to our decisions. They just feel right at the time. Here are some tips for making your resolutions stick.
Think carefully about your resolutions. Be sure they are aligned with your values. If they don't line up with and support your values you are probably never going to do them. They just won't seem that important to you over time. If they don't align with your values you should be asking yourself why you want to do them to start with. Turn your resolutions into goals. Make them SMART goals: Simple, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound. A good goal answers each one of the SMART criteria above. Create action steps to attain your goals (resolutions). Be sure they fit the SMART criteria also. Visualize your goals (resolutions). Visualize them in all their details. Be sure you think through what it will be like to attain your goals. What will you be doing? What will you be hearing? What will you be seeing? What will you be taking in through all five of your senses? Figure out what attaining your goals (resolutions) will really mean to you. What will you gain by reaching your goals? What will that be like for you? What will you have to give up to reach your goals? What will that be like for you? Are you willing to give that up? How will you do it? What steps will you have to take to give that up? Spend some time imagining what it will be like after you have attained your goals (resolutions). What has that pay-off meant to you in the long run? How are you enjoying the results you have gotten from reaching your goals? How worth it is it to you to have reached your goals?
The process you just went through is what is missing from most resolutions - clear, compelling goals. You need to make goals so clear that they act as magnets drawing you to them. That is what will help you make them come true.
About the Author:
Lynn Banis PhD, MCC is known as America's High Performance Coach. She specializes in helping executives and entrepreneurs make the most of their opportunities and potential. Her years of working with small and large businesses has given her a depth of knowledge that is invaluable to her clients. You can reach her at http://www.discoverypointcoaching.com or lynn
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