How To Keep New Years Resolutions: 5 Goal Setting Tips

“What am I doing? Where am I going?

There’s got to be more to life than this!….”

New Years resolutions spring up from our attempts to answer such tricky questions.

I won’t pretend to know the answers, but I can share 5 goal setting tips on how to keep New Years resolutions. After all, the quickest New Years resolutions to be broken are usually quickly formed, poorly thought out goals.

Goal Setting Tip 1 - Once a year is enough, thanks!

It’s healthy to ask big questions about where your life is going, but ask them too often and you’ll end up in a bog of directionless despair. Take the pressure off, and only ask the big questions once, or at most, twice a year.

Goal Setting Tip 2 - 7 is the magic number

George Miller, a 1950’s psychologist, proposed that we can only deal with 7 bits of information at any one time. Any more information and we need to group things into more memorable, manageable chunks. So when you create your New Year master plan, keep goals down to a manageable number and group similar areas.

Goal Setting Tip 3 - I say tomayto, you say tomaato - let’s call the whole thing off!

A common mistake when setting goals, is in-sufficient detail. This can cause problems when we need to articulate these goals to work mates, life partners or even to ourselves. As an example of why this is important when goal setting, think of a house.

I have a particular house in mind, which is probably entirely different to the house you’re picturing. Is your house made of brick or wood? How many rooms does your house have?

Is your house full of people or are you the sole resident? Imagine the arguments if we had the joint goal of buying a house together!

Keep New Years resolutions by writing your goals in enough detail for everyone to understand and agree what’s meant. So if your goal is to buy a house, put some flesh on the bones by saying your goal is to buy a 3 bedroom house, with garden, near work, for no more than 3 times your salary.

Goal Setting Tip 4 - Keep it real!

You are more likely to achieve realistic goals. That’s not to say you can’t shoot for the stars and pursue your dreams; break up your mega goal into smaller, more manageable mini goals, and you’re more likely to achieve your dream.

Goal Setting Tip 5 - Fantastic fibbing

Here’s an unusual game to play. Start a conversation with a friend, family member or hijack someone from the street. Tell them they are going to help get your life on track, and all they have to do is ask a few choice questions.

Start to tell them the story of, for example, your New Years resolution to find and start your dream job. Tell them what it’s like in the studio or office, the people you work with and meet as part of your job, what your daily schedule looks like. Get them to ask you questions about how you got there e.g. how did you get the interview, who spotted your business card, etc.

This is where you will be put on the spot and have to come up with plausible answers. Aim to “keep it real” with your answers, e.g. don’t rely on winning the lottery to fund your plans! Keep this conversation going as long as possible, with as much detail as you can muster.

This might sound like complete madness, telling fantastic fibs or untruths about how you achieved you New Years resolution. The truth is that the questions they ask will forge links in your mind, creating a map that make it easier for you to achieve your long term goal. Just make sure you write down the steps you took to achieve your goal!

Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail

I hope these 5 goal setting tips show you how to keep New Years resolutions and achieve your goals. Follow this link for a more detailed goal setting guide, including examples and templates to ensure you achieve your goals.

By Lyndsay Swinton

What is the secret of some individuals who have made scientific discoveries, overcome obstacles, accomplished incredible feats of physical strength, became heroes of overwhelming odds or manifested miracles through their time on earth? These people weren’t blessed with superior intelligence or physical abilities….more often than not, it was quite the opposite! What was it that they had, that made them different? What was the secret for their accomplishments?

The KNEW…..they absolutely KNEW that there was a way and an answer. They KNEW…..they absolutely KNEW that they were going to accomplish their goal. Sometimes they weren’t sure HOW they were going to do it…..they just knew it would happen. Failure was not an option. Set backs were temporary because the final goal was in site. Just like someone stranded in a desert without water for days…nothing will deter him from reaching his goal for survival when he sees the oasis with refreshing water in front of him! Focus is laser straight, Determination is absolute, Faith is unwavering!

What if I told you that YOU can have the same power for greatness? I don’t care what is that you want to achieve or accomplish…..you CAN do it. Now, take a moment to visualize something or think about a goal you would like to accomplish. Picture in your mind what it looks like, what it feels like? You can see an inner light and an endless sight into the future. You can feel the power emanating and you suddenly feel at peace. You can see your destiny, you have been placed here on this earth to make a significant difference for good. You will accomplish your goal. It is pre-ordained and it must happen. You may have difficulties on your journey, but fear not because you will be watched over and guided. Resonate with this thought for a while. How would you act if you KNEW…..absolutely KNEW faithfully that there is a way to realize a worthy dream?

Dear reader, you have the power right now to bring into being anything you want. I am not being mystical…..I just know. We all have the power but unfortunately most of do not use it. We just don’t seem to believe it, we don’t seem to have faith in it. But it’s there…..kind of floating around inside and all around you right now!!!

Looking back on the early days when the seed of a dream was planted in my mind by my dearest husband to start internet marketing…..I had spent a great deal of time trying to find motivation from within me to start. I am a stay at home mother of five kids and with zero ability on the internet. The line of people who advised me to not start the internet marketing were extensive and formidable. Yet….something inside me kept urging me forward, besides the motivation and encouragement from my husband. I can’t explain it. All I remember is that I KNEW I COULD DO IT. It continued to plague me until I just couldn’t stand it any longer. I knew there was a way to do this AND create a better life for me and my family.

Eight months have passed since the beginning of that dream. Mistakes and set-backs happened - some were quite severe - but failure was never an option. I didn’t quit. My husband encouraged me to keep my mind on track and to keep looking forward. A valuable lesson learned is that take time to listen and learn from the many accomplished individuals who already traveled through the “school of hard-knocks”.

I was blessed with mentors who came into my life, foremost being my husband. Some of the feedback wasn’t easy to hear, but it led me in the right direction. We enter the world as babies. Babies crawl, walk and…..falls down. They learn from experiences before they begin again. You too must crawl, walk, fall down…many times in some cases, to achieve you goals.

If you have a passion, a dream, a genuine desire to make matters better…..then seriously apply these guides to your inner being:

1. Don’t ever give up.
2. Do whatever it takes to stay motivated, read, listen to tapes, change your thinking, put reminders around you, meditate and pray.
3. If it isn’t working…then try another path.
4. Find a loving mentor.
5. Follow your own gut-feelings.
6. Be charitable, be kind.
7. Have the right intentions.

Life is full of choices. “Trying” is not an action or a result. You either DO or DON’T DO something. You either decide to change your life or you don’t. You either complete your goals or you don’t. No matter what you may have been told, success in life is hard work and does not come without sacrifice. You will make wrong choices and experience setbacks. Some will be minor, some maybe substantial. But that’s OK.

See it, say it, be it. Use the power of visualization and affirmations to speed up your goal-making process. Two of the most powerful tools available to mankind are positive visualizations and positive affirmations. And these tools are free!

Challenge yourself to pay the price of success to improve your life and those around you. The price you will pay for success is much less than the price you will pay for failure. God Bless.

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