Achieving Your 2009 New Year Resolutions
Copyright © Leon Bowes
http://www.HonestlyFreeHomeBiz.comNew Years is a time people like to make resolutions and end up breaking them a few days or weeks later. Why is it that so many people fail to keep their New Year's resolutions and what is the secret to being one of the few who reaches their goal by keeping your resolution.
Here are some tips to help you keep your
2009 New Year Resolutions and achieve your goals.
1. Don't make a big list of New Year Resolutions. One of the many reasons people fail to keep their resolutions is they make too many. It is better to make one resolution and focus your attention on achieving it. The more resolutions you claim, the more you will spread thin your attention and diminish your efforts making it more difficult to achieve any of them.
2. Focus on something that you feel strongly about attaining. A lot of people make a general list they think would be good to achieve without ever feeling any deep emotional commitment to them. Don't make the standard resolutions like everyone else does.
3. Be specific, set intermediate goals and keep track of your progress. Each time you achieve one of your milestones, reward yourself. It would be a good idea to set out an outline of rewards at the same time you write down your short-term goals.
4. Now go and tell everybody about your
2009 New Year Resolutions! Put some external pressure on yourself to succeed, and this will help you to focus on achieving your resolution. If you have a friend who has also made a New Year's resolution make a pact to hold each other to account.
5. Cut yourself some slack, both in your planning and in your achieving of your goals. Keep your plans flexible enough so if you fall behind you will be able to find time in your schedule to redouble your efforts or make up for lost time. However, do not beat yourself up with negative thinking if you are unable to do this.
6. Get a head start! You will want to make a special effort in the first few weeks so to turn your resolution into a habit. Aim to achieve one or two short-term goals in the first month or six weeks and then it will be much easier to keep going throughout the rest of the year.
Finally, if nothing goes right, re-evaluate whether the
2009 New Year Resolutions are really right for you. If after further contemplation, it is something that you still want to achieve; then learn from your mistakes, hold your head high, start over, and press towards the goal.
About the Author: Leon Bowes is the co-owner and webmaster of Christian Businesses From Home As Christians, he and his wife Deana only recommend honest and legitimate Christian Work At Home Ideas available to anyone regardless of their background or skills.Labels: 2009 New Year Resolutions, Goal Setting
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