Happy New Year! We are now a few weeks into 2011, all returning back to the grind of regular life after many of us having some breaks during the holiday. Back to the “routine” for most of us.
Many of us have also set some New Years Resolutions. Hopefully not on the last minute before 2011 was rung in, and not under the influence of too wine, champagne, and whatever else one enjoys on the New Years Eve.
I myself have not yet set anything because I do things a little differently (I just heard many of you cough that know me). So below is my guide to setting New Year’s Resolutions (Goals). My times lines are different but you can time line it however you want. These are you goals, you need to OWN them to work towards them. The important part is setting something up and doing the work.
Resolutions and goals can be in many different facets of your life; love, relationship, career, education, health, wellness, social, knowledge, sport the list goes on and on.
Here is my guide to better New Years Resolution Results:
1. Assess the last year. Here you reflect on the year past, 2010. Take a subjective non judgemental look at how you did with your resolutions last year (that is if you set any). When you are look just make observations not judgments. Do not make anything negative because nothing good comes out of negativity. If you were not successful with your goals think why, only for a moment. Get into the habit of thinking "what NEXT" instead of "what if". Sometime life just happens and things change. That does not make you a failure by any means. It is also not an excuse as to why you did not complete it.
2. Create new goals (or further and expand old ones, you do not necessarily need to reinvent the wheel just make it a better wheel). I prefer goals but really same thing as the resolutions. Be clear as to your goal. Being a nicer person is a great goal in theory but how are you going to decided that you are doing so. If you are thinking bad thoughts about a person but speaking nice things that does not really count so be sure to define things for yourself. Set something that is a reach but achievable. The more details the better. Keep in mind that some things are on going so there will not be a "completion date" per say, other may have an ended date or a complete on date. Just be clear with your objectives and realistic. Goals and resolutions may not be easy but should be achievable.
3. Make some kinds of accountability system for yourself. There are many ways to do this. Share it with friends and family. For myself personally I keep things to myself. To be accountable to me I write things down or do a vision board or something like that. Another great idea is to write it down and seal it in an envelope. Give it to a friend and ask them to mail it to you in X amount of months. That will be a little reminder at some check point of your year. Do something that works for you and will keep you on track what ever that may be.
4. Like Nike says JUST DO IT! We are all busy people. Things happened to everyone that is unexpected. But we all have and hour here or there that we can do stuff. Most of us do not NOT brush our teeth or forget to bath, shower, or eat. This should be the same way. Get into the habit of working towards your goal piece by piece and step by step. If you do a little bit everyday or once a week, that little bit adds up. Nothing changes if nothing changes.
In the long term these goal may look HUGE and overwhelming but think of them in the small step working toward the grand result. Keep it simple.
A great quote from a friend on facebook, not sure who originally said or wrote it but here it is:
"Success in life could be described as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals"
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