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Goals Out of Reach? Broken New Years Resolutions? Reach Your Goals More Easily

Written by: Patricia Weber

Article Overview: The New Year always brims with resolutions and goals. Here are nine tips, because eight is not enough, to help you avoid being in the 70% who have already given up on their goals.

Goals Out of Reach? Broken New Years Resolutions? Reach Your Goals More Easily

The New Year always brims with resolutions and goals. Here are nine of my best tips, because eight is not enough, to help you avoid being in the 70% who give up on their resolutions by about the end of January!

1. Write out your important goals – and resolutions!
Take about 15 or so minutes to write out, one goal at a time, clearly, with written reasons of why you want to have, to do or to be this, identify resources you need and action steps you know to take.
2. Give it a due date.
A due date gives you focus, fuels your motivation, and commits you to your action plan.
3. Declare it!
Many people find affirmations helpful to say aloud; stating how they know they want to feel with achieving a goal. “I love how I feel when I –“ then, state your specific goal.
4. Measure it.
If you identify every action you take toward your goal, you’ll know how to adjust. You’ll have milestones to let you know what’s working, what isn’t, and what you want to do differently.
5. Fuel your inspiration each day.
No matter how much or how little, always be doing something that moves you toward your goal. This fans the fire – not to manage your energy!
6. Forgive yourself.
Be forgiving if you make mistakes, want to give up, or somehow move away from your goal direction. Forgiving yourself will put you back on track.
7. Confide in others.
Tell someone you know and trust who will be supportive of you. Ask them to be a goal buddy to check in with. This is not the role for those who tend to be pessimistic or unsupportive, so select this person carefully.
8. Do an ecology check.
Ask yourself questions like, “What will happen if I do achieve this? What won’t happen if I do achieve this?” Ask the same questions about others who are affected. Who knows? You may uncover some results you had not considered.
9. Let the goal go.
Once you are in a stride with all this “doing”, put your energy toward knowing that the goal is set in motion and is on the way to you. Just follow your hunches, your instincts and your action plan.

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