Welcome to 2022!

Happy New Year and welcome back!

We hope that you had a great festive break and you're back feeling revitalised, ready to take on 2022!? Have you set any New Year's resolutions??

I can hear the groans and sighs from you now.?

It's always the same.

We set unachievable goals, ordinarily the same as the year before, and we don't hit them. It seems that most people have actually given up, according to a survey by YouGov, only 16% of people said they are going to make a New Year's resolution this year. If you started your 2022 with new goals, then you are already one step closer to getting what YOU want this year.?

So, 84% of people didn't bother setting any New Year's resolutions for '22? Who can blame them? After all, the past couple of years have been anything but ordinary but that doesn't mean we shouldn't go for our goals.?

According to Forbes magazine, 80% of New Year's resolutions fail - the majority actually fail before February - which equals approximately 31 days of attempted goal smashing before packing up and taking the easy route.??

But WHY?

Whether it's losing weight, or gaining knowledge, when people choose their New Year's resolutions most of the time they are setting themselves up to fail. This is because their goals aren't SMART. But, of course, they’re not dumb either, they’re just not Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time based (or SMART for short) and this is exactly where they are going wrong. This is something most of us practice at work, so why don’t we implement this in our own lives??

Before Christmas, I wanted to give something back to my audience to say thank you.

If you claimed your free copy of SMASH IT! then I handed you the golden keys to, not only set better goals, but New Year's resolutions too. Be honest with me - have you taken action and opened SMASH IT! Or has it laid dormant in your downloads folder ever since?

(If you didn't claim your free copy then firstly - are you crazy? And secondly you can grab a copy on Amazon for just ￡11.49! This way you’ll have access to all the right tools to ensure that you will have a SMASHING 2022.)

Taking the first step is quite often the hardest part of the journey - especially right before Christmas when you were probably more focussed on winding down with cheese and wine than setting new goals.??

Despite the statistics I mentioned earlier, I have a feeling that many of you would have set some great New Year's resolutions, I want to hear them! Comment below… we’ll work together to make them SMART!

Take this newsletter as your kick in the ass-igned direction - towards your goals. Don’t wait until next week, month or year. Take action, if you are waiting for a sign this is it.

Let's make 2022 the year that you SMASH IT!

Stay tuned to the newsletters this year for ways you can remain on track with your goals, whether that’s personally, professionally, long-term or short-term.

The New Year is a new leaf and opportunity to motivate your team. If you want to kick off 2022 with a 360 view of your team, take my free scorecard to be assessed on performance, motivation and communication. We'll arm you with implementable tips that you can get to work on straight away in order to make the most of the next 361 days…??

Ps: Don't forget to comment your New Year's resolutions below.