Happy new year! This time of year gives us a great opportunity for a fresh start. We can reflect on the year that has just been - our wins, our losses, our learnings and our fun. We can then take all of that great stuff and use it to be better, stronger, faster, wiser in 2011... Have you made some big plans for this year?
If you have, congratulations! You are taking full advantage of the fresh start that the new year brings! But I have a question for you... How will you determine whether your goals for 2011 will become a reality, rather than just a passing new year's resolution?
Here are my top 5 tips for making your new year's goals and resolutions stick!
1. Clarity is king! You should have such a clear image of you achieving your goal that your brain won't know that it hasn't happened yet! When you set your goals, have a date that you will be achieving them and make sure that you are clear on all the details of them. For example, if your goal is to buy a new car, what make and model is it? What colour is it? Does it have any extras? Where will you be travelling to in it? Create as much of the picture as possible so your brain believes it is happening! And the most important element of clarity is finding out why - why are you so passionate/excited/motivated to make these changes? What is your driving force? Once you recognise this and the reason is powerful enough, there should be no reason why you won't stay on track!
2. Set smaller goals! Your goal may be to exercise for every day this year. That is a full on commitment and it may end up being a de-motivator for you! How about breaking it down into something smaller? For example, exercise for 10 minutes everyday for this week, then 10 minutes per day for the month, etc. It's great to have your eye on the big prize, but you need to stay motivated by achieving little goals, which will give you more momentum to stay on the journey!
3. Reward yourself! It's so important that you reinforce your achievements in your own mind. If you have just reached a milestone, no matter how big or small it may be, then you need to celebrate that! You will then be excited to move on the the next step and the momentum will continue!
4. Create accountibility! Us humans are funny in the way that we don't enjoy letting other people down, however we let ourselves down all the time.... Instead of fighting this little fact of life, let's use it to our advantage! Share your goals and plans with someone close to you who you know will be honest with you - your partner, a friend, family member, mentor, etc. These fine folks will keep you on track with your goals and remind you of why you are doing it!
5. Believe in yourself! The final tip for making this year really happen for you may seem obvious, however it's easier said than done. Just remember that everything you have now was once created in your mind - so how exciting is it that every goal you have set for yourself for this year will come to fruition if you want it to! Believe that you can do it, tell yourself you can do it and become the person you need to be to achieve your goals! You can do it!
Here's to an amazing year of massive success!
Cheers, Tony
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