"When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it." -- W. Clement Stone
"The best definition of 'resolve' I ever heard came from a schoolgirl in Foster City, California...[she said] 'I think resolve means promising yourself you will never give up.' That's it! That's the best definition I've ever heard: PROMISE YOURSELF YOU'LL NEVER GIVE UP."-- Jim Rohn
People regard January 1 as a transformational date; a time to wipe the slate clean and start anew. New Years resolutions are a popular topic of conversation and often mentioned in a joking fashion. The expectation is that resolutions will be made and quickly broken. This is propagated by the media and becomes rooted in the subconscious of those who listen; setting them up for failure.
Another problem with resolutions is that people focus on "what" they want to change and not "why" they want to change. If you only focus on what you want to change, your motivation will quickly fade as soon as you face an obstacle or become too busy. But if you have very clear and compelling reasons (the "why") to make a change you will be more likely to see it through. As Jim Rohn says, “you’ll accomplish your dreams only when you have enough REASONS to accomplish them because when the WHY gets stronger the HOW gets easier."
Chris Widener relates a great story that illustrates this point well. A man struggled with being overweight much of his life and failed at many attempts to lose weight. Then his child became ill and required a kidney transplant for which he was a perfect match. However, the doctors told him they couldn't operate to remove his kidney because he was too obese. He learned how much weight he needed to lose to allow the operation and how much time he had. Suddenly he had a very compelling reason to lose weight...his "why" was very strong. You can guess what happened. He lost the weight and saved his child's life (and most likely extended his own).
Instead of making New Years resolutions that are likely to fail, I prefer to set written goals that I can track. When I develop my goals I think about the end result and why I want to accomplish it. Based on the desired end state and reasons for getting there, I can create clear and compelling goals that I am motivated to accomplish.
Setting goals is more of an art than a science. There are many effective principles that can be followed, but ultimately it is a personal process and people generally mesh many methodologies together to fit their own personal style. The important thing isn't necessarily how you create your goals, but that you take the action to create them and write them down.
However, taking time to study various proven methods for setting goals will save you much time and simplify the process. I have studied goal setting programs from Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, Stephen Covey, and others to come up with my own method. Learning about goal setting helps to overcome the biggest hurdle faced when setting goals...getting started!!
If you are having trouble getting started setting your goals and don't have time to review many different programs, I recommend Darren Hardy's "Design Your Best Year Ever" book. Darren developed this program based on 20+ years of refined study, practice, and execution. He has already gone through the process of evaluating many different goal setting programs and pulling together the best practices from each to form a proven, actionable program.
To learn more about "Design Your Best Year Ever", click here. You can download the guide immediately and get started on creating a more successful and fulfilling future. You can join the ranks of the 3% of people that reach their dreams through setting and achieving their written goals.
Forget about resolutions that fail, make this the year you start achieving your dreams by setting big audacious goals!
Scott
If you're not getting better, you're getting worse! Continuous learning and self-improvement are the keys to a long and prosperous life. Find out more at iLearningGlobal
"The best definition of 'resolve' I ever heard came from a schoolgirl in Foster City, California...[she said] 'I think resolve means promising yourself you will never give up.' That's it! That's the best definition I've ever heard: PROMISE YOURSELF YOU'LL NEVER GIVE UP."-- Jim Rohn
People regard January 1 as a transformational date; a time to wipe the slate clean and start anew. New Years resolutions are a popular topic of conversation and often mentioned in a joking fashion. The expectation is that resolutions will be made and quickly broken. This is propagated by the media and becomes rooted in the subconscious of those who listen; setting them up for failure.
Another problem with resolutions is that people focus on "what" they want to change and not "why" they want to change. If you only focus on what you want to change, your motivation will quickly fade as soon as you face an obstacle or become too busy. But if you have very clear and compelling reasons (the "why") to make a change you will be more likely to see it through. As Jim Rohn says, “you’ll accomplish your dreams only when you have enough REASONS to accomplish them because when the WHY gets stronger the HOW gets easier."
Chris Widener relates a great story that illustrates this point well. A man struggled with being overweight much of his life and failed at many attempts to lose weight. Then his child became ill and required a kidney transplant for which he was a perfect match. However, the doctors told him they couldn't operate to remove his kidney because he was too obese. He learned how much weight he needed to lose to allow the operation and how much time he had. Suddenly he had a very compelling reason to lose weight...his "why" was very strong. You can guess what happened. He lost the weight and saved his child's life (and most likely extended his own).
Instead of making New Years resolutions that are likely to fail, I prefer to set written goals that I can track. When I develop my goals I think about the end result and why I want to accomplish it. Based on the desired end state and reasons for getting there, I can create clear and compelling goals that I am motivated to accomplish.
Setting goals is more of an art than a science. There are many effective principles that can be followed, but ultimately it is a personal process and people generally mesh many methodologies together to fit their own personal style. The important thing isn't necessarily how you create your goals, but that you take the action to create them and write them down.
However, taking time to study various proven methods for setting goals will save you much time and simplify the process. I have studied goal setting programs from Jim Rohn, Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, Stephen Covey, and others to come up with my own method. Learning about goal setting helps to overcome the biggest hurdle faced when setting goals...getting started!!
If you are having trouble getting started setting your goals and don't have time to review many different programs, I recommend Darren Hardy's "Design Your Best Year Ever" book. Darren developed this program based on 20+ years of refined study, practice, and execution. He has already gone through the process of evaluating many different goal setting programs and pulling together the best practices from each to form a proven, actionable program.
To learn more about "Design Your Best Year Ever", click here. You can download the guide immediately and get started on creating a more successful and fulfilling future. You can join the ranks of the 3% of people that reach their dreams through setting and achieving their written goals.
Forget about resolutions that fail, make this the year you start achieving your dreams by setting big audacious goals!
Scott
If you're not getting better, you're getting worse! Continuous learning and self-improvement are the keys to a long and prosperous life. Find out more at iLearningGlobal
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