Good Morning! Hope you had a great weekend!! As the New Year is approaching quickly, it is important to start thinking about our goals. Yes, it is that time, Time for re-evaluation. In order to go after your goals, we can bring into play some ideas to help you think a little bit clearer and help guide you towards deciding where it is you want to go in 2011. Below are some pointers to never be forgotten, as you re-evaluate your goals:
*Decide and plan what direction you want to go, not while you are in action but before you begin. It is hard to think things through when you are in the midst of “achieving” so before you go full force, stop and decide what it is you want and how you are going to get there.
*Once you decide where you are going, figure out the best strategy to get there with the least repercussions. Where you are right now, exactly where you are going and what is going to be the best, smartest, healthiest and most strategic way to get there and stay there?
*Be in control of YOUR direction. If you let someone else designate where you are going and take control of your destination, the longer it will take you to get there—if you ever do…
*Out with the old and in with the new! You cannot expect different results if you keep doing the same thing! Once you decide what it is you want to change, out with the old, and in with the new. To bring in new positive changes, we must shed the layers and get rid of past habits.
*Concentrate and direct your attention in one area or on one change at a time. Remember that magnifying glass concept!!?
*Having a plan…Of course, we encounter obstacles and road blocks along the way but, if you have a plan and know where you are going and you wont lose focus! Regardless of what comes up, your plan will give you that structure you need to keep moving forward!
*Choose wisely where you spend your energy. We can not have everything at the same time. By choosing one goal, at a time, you can focus your energy and make things happen quicker! We only have so much energy to invest so prioritize and centralize that energy!
*Momentum…If something is moving, it will keep moving until something else stops it. Once you know what you want and take action, results will follow. You must know what it is you want in order to take action and get the results you want. Remember the hardest part is knowing what you want but once you do, every tiny step you take towards your goal is creating momentum and bringing you that much closer to your goals. Every little step and action adds up and creates that momentum that is hard to step!
Today, this week, the rest of the month…. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU TRULY WANT IN 2011? Yes, it is that time of year again, take the time to re-evaluate where you are, where you are going and where you have been. Time to create a new or restructure your plan!
