As we move forward together toward building your success and creating that legacy that you deserve, we will discuss everything from organization to specific business skills such as marketing and branding yourself. It is going to be a fun ride that I hope you will enjoy with me.
However, this is January and those pesky resolutions have reared their ugly heads again, so I thought it fitting to start this journey of success with some tips on how to keep resolutions.
Making resolutions is one thing, keeping them another. Matt shares four tips to help you reach your goals and to reward yourself for a job well done!
Turning the calendar over is an excuse to make personal resolutions for the coming year. It is also a way to bring about certain frustration for you if the goals that you set for yourself are unreachable, unattainable, or just something you have no interest in doing.
Making resolutions can be done at any time of the year, but if you have been thinking about several new ones for 2015, here are four tips to help you not only make resolutions, but to keep them.
I Resolve To...
Okay, so you have made your resolutions. Now, step back and take a look at each one.
Are they resolutions you wanted to make or resolutions that others have maybe “guilted” you into making?
Make certain that each resolution is something you definitely want to keep, not a halfhearted attempt at reaching a goal that you really aren't interested in reaching.
If your resolution needs to be modified, do it at once.
My Goals Are...
Are your resolutions reasonable or are they reaching well beyond what can normally be expected?
Let's say your goal is to lose 70 lbs in the coming year. While the weight loss resolution is admirable, do you have the time to exercise regularly? Change your eating habits? Change your lifestyle?
Is the 70 lb weight loss goal too much, too soon? Would it be better for you to stretch the amount you want to lose beyond one calendar year?
Consider your health: both physical and mental when evaluating your goals. Keep in mind how your resolution may impact friends and family members...you may be a "bear" to live with over the next twelve months!
I Have Fallen and I Cannot Get Up!
Do you quit at the first sign of failure? If you splurge on food, do you consider your diet and resolution to be over? If so, why? Simply start again and continue. The road to any goal is paved with pitfalls and you are bound to backslide from time to time.
Best advice: Find an accountability partner who knows [and understands] your resolution and can encourage you to keep it.
Reward Yourself
At the end of the year, reward yourself based on how well you kept your resolution. If you hit your weight loss goals, consider going on a cruise -- don't overeat as a reward for good behavior. If you miss your goals, keep the cruise idea open for when you do meet your goals and take a day trip somewhere to celebrate what you did accomplish. In other words, some resolutions are ongoing and shouldn't be restricted by a 365-day calendar.
Remember this: resolutions are for your benefit, not your detriment. Your attitude toward a particular resolution will help you determine whether you should make that particular resolution or not. Any resolution made which doesn't have your enthusiastic backing will certainly become a hindrance come February or March and forgotten altogether by April. Make resolutions that matter and be the better for it!
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The purpose of these blog posts is to help you strive to be more successful and to create a life worth living, so I never want to end a post without giving your some sort of “power question” to ponder over. Answering these questions will help you to take action.
Power Question for the day:
What areas of your life could be upgraded or tweaked?
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