With only two days left of 2014, many of us may be thinking it's time to come up with some New Year's Resolutions in time for implementation in the New Year of 2014. The research shows and most of us know from very personal experience that New Year's Resolutions just do not work!
So what does work? Instead of making a fleeting New Year's Resolution there are three simple things you can do: SET a goal, GET A plan and START small in 2014.
Setting a goal might be easy, you may have something already in the front of your mind that you really want to change in 2014. If you don't then reflect on all the key areas of your life: relationships, health, finances, career, spiritual, knowledge, sense of self, career/business, social, giving. What is the one or two key areas you would like to change in 2014? To see changes? Make improvements?
Once you have decided on a goal, then set a goal. There is a SMART goal setting tool I use with my clients and I can talk about that in another blog but for now I want you to write your goal in the positive and focus on what you want not what you don't want and I want you to make it as specific as possible. There is a lot of power in language and how we talk to ourselves and what we say does send messages to our brain subconsciously. So instead of saying "I don't want to be overweight anymore", you could say "I want to be my healthy". You can get specific to and put a measure and a end date on it, "I will be my healthy weight by Spring 2014". By stating that you want to be your healthy weight, you know what that healthy weight is and you can even include that in your goal statement, "I want to be my healthy weight of 66 kilos by 30 June 2014". The more specific you get, the more concrete your goal becomes. The more concrete your goal, the easier to GET a plan which is the next step.
I spend weeks helping my clients put together an ACTION plan to achieve their goal. I can discuss this in more detail in a future blog but for now the first thing you can do once you have got your goal is to brainstorm all the big and small steps you need to take to achieve your goal. Think of the bigger picture and then break it down into manageable chunks. Think of the resources you will need, personal and external to help you to carry out your plan. Do you have a support person or a support team you can share your goals with? If you don't then I can be your support person.
Even the most insurmountable of obstacles can be overcome when we START with just one small step. Once you have your list of steps in front of you, choose one to start with and make a commitment to complete that action in 24 hours. Share the commitment with a friend or send me an email and share it with me. Once you have taken that first step you have embarked on your plan and you are on your way to achieving your goal!
So SET a goal, GET a plan and START small in 2014. If you need the guidance, support and motivation of a personal certified coach then send me an email to find out how I can help or just share your goals and plans with me and make a commitment to follow through with me.
So what does work? Instead of making a fleeting New Year's Resolution there are three simple things you can do: SET a goal, GET A plan and START small in 2014.
Setting a goal might be easy, you may have something already in the front of your mind that you really want to change in 2014. If you don't then reflect on all the key areas of your life: relationships, health, finances, career, spiritual, knowledge, sense of self, career/business, social, giving. What is the one or two key areas you would like to change in 2014? To see changes? Make improvements?
Once you have decided on a goal, then set a goal. There is a SMART goal setting tool I use with my clients and I can talk about that in another blog but for now I want you to write your goal in the positive and focus on what you want not what you don't want and I want you to make it as specific as possible. There is a lot of power in language and how we talk to ourselves and what we say does send messages to our brain subconsciously. So instead of saying "I don't want to be overweight anymore", you could say "I want to be my healthy". You can get specific to and put a measure and a end date on it, "I will be my healthy weight by Spring 2014". By stating that you want to be your healthy weight, you know what that healthy weight is and you can even include that in your goal statement, "I want to be my healthy weight of 66 kilos by 30 June 2014". The more specific you get, the more concrete your goal becomes. The more concrete your goal, the easier to GET a plan which is the next step.
I spend weeks helping my clients put together an ACTION plan to achieve their goal. I can discuss this in more detail in a future blog but for now the first thing you can do once you have got your goal is to brainstorm all the big and small steps you need to take to achieve your goal. Think of the bigger picture and then break it down into manageable chunks. Think of the resources you will need, personal and external to help you to carry out your plan. Do you have a support person or a support team you can share your goals with? If you don't then I can be your support person.
Even the most insurmountable of obstacles can be overcome when we START with just one small step. Once you have your list of steps in front of you, choose one to start with and make a commitment to complete that action in 24 hours. Share the commitment with a friend or send me an email and share it with me. Once you have taken that first step you have embarked on your plan and you are on your way to achieving your goal!
So SET a goal, GET a plan and START small in 2014. If you need the guidance, support and motivation of a personal certified coach then send me an email to find out how I can help or just share your goals and plans with me and make a commitment to follow through with me.
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