No More New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year!

I know... I know… This is the time you want to sit down and make those resolutions.

“I’m going to make a lot more money this year.”

“I’m going to finally lose some weight.”

Some of you will even take the first steps. You’ll spend a few minutes taking a look around at your at your business or practice and start to straighten some things out. You’ll join a health club and purposely avoid the cakes and ice cream aisles when you shop-this week.

In a few weeks, though, it will be business as usual. Why? Because Resolutions don’t work! Here’s why:

1. They are not specific enough.?How much money? How many pounds and by when? How are you going to do it?

2. There is no accountability built into them.?If “Healthy Woman” turns into “Cookie-Dough Ice Cream Eating Woman” for just tonight, who will know?

So, if you don’t make resolutions, what?do?you do instead?

1. Set goals.?Make them specific, measurable, and time-oriented. Earn 20% more than last year. If you're a "SMART" Goal fan, you'll notice I didn't use "attainable" and "realistic". I like "impossible" goals, but they need to be specific and measurable: "Lose 20 pounds by June 30."

2. Write your goals down and tell people about them.?It's not a real goal until you're willing to put it in writing and share it with people.

3. Include with your goals a plan for how you’re going to accomplish them.?Napoleon Hill, author of “Think and Grow Rich,” noted that the most successful men of his time worked with a plan. A simple plan…even a stupid plan…is better than no plan at all.

4. Be accountable to someone.?A spouse, a partner, a friend, a peer–or, better still–a coach. While accountability is only a part of my work, reporting progress an discussing misses is critical.

Want help making this your best year ever??Message me and we’ll set up a time to talk.

In the meantime,?keep?REACHING…