Make your New Year's resolutions actually happen.
Want to make your New Year's resolutions actually happen next
year? This article will show you how to turn your New Year's
resolutions into goals and achieve them.
New Year's resolutions are a great way to move your life ahead.
They give you hope for the New Year plus direction for your
life. New Year's resolutions seem to bring out more creative,
adventurous ideas, than if we told ourselves to make a list of
goals for next year. In fact many more people make New Year's
resolutions than set goals. 32% of people 54 years old and up
make New Year's resolutions, and for the 18 to 34 year old group
the figure is 57%. Whereas only about 5% of the population
regularly set goals. Unfortunately, most New Year's resolutions
fall by the wayside within a week.
You had some great ideas for New Year's resolutions, so how do
you stop them from falling by the wayside?
The first step is to write all of the New Year's resolutions
down and analyze them. Are any of them conflicting, such as
making more money versus taking more time off? Next look at them
and ask if they are really achievable. Do they call for physical
feats you can never match? Do they seem silly now that you see
them written out? So cull out the resolutions don't past muster
so far. Now you have a list that you can work with.
Next make sure you don't have more than five resolutions on your
list, as more than that will probably dilute you efforts.
Concentrate only on the highest priority items.
The next step is to rewrite the resolutions into goals, as be
as specific as possible. It is safe to call them goals now, as
the part where we need to be the most creative in generating
ideas for objectives is past. You had a resolution to make more
money next year, so exactly how much do you want to earn next
year, when will you earn it, how will you earn it, where will
you earn it and so on. Make sure every goal is totally clear and
it gives you some stretch, yet is still achievable. .
Once the goal is clear, look at the goal and make sure it is
measurable, so you can track your progress, through feedback and
then adjust accordingly.
Next you need a plan for each of the goals. Break down the steps
needed to be done, in the order they are to be done. Once again,
be specific, list who will do what and when. It also helps to
assign a dollar and time budget to the steps so you understand
what is involved.
Here is the biggest step. Take Action. Start to work you plan.
Once the plan is underway, start to measure your progress and
correct what you need to as you move along.
As you move along on your plan, use affirmations as
visualization to help you keep motivated. Affirmations are
positive statements, starting with "I am" that describe you
achieving your goal. For instance if your goal is to make $100,
000 next year, each day, say out loud "I am a person who is
earning $100,000 this year. Visualizations are guided daydreams
showing you actually attaining your goal and should also be done
daily.
Take setbacks in stride; turn them into comebacks by learning
what went wrong, making adjustments and moving on. Don't give up
on a goal, if your timetable is thrown off. It the goal is still
something you want, just believe it is better to achieve success
late, than never at all.
While having New Year's resolutions and goals are great, and
achieving them is even better, there is an even better reason
for setting them. The major reason for setting a goal is for you
to become the person that can accomplish it. How you become a
better person will always be of far greater value than what you
get. The ultimate reason for setting goals is to become the
person that will achieve them.
So start listing your New Year's resolutions right now,
regardless if you have been naughty or nice this year. You are
on your way to making next year, your dream year. Happy New
Year.