10 Ways To Make Twenty-Ten "The Year!"
As each New Year approaches everyone is generally so excited, because “This is going to be the year that {fill-in-the-blank} happens.” Fitness Center memberships are off the chart, people want to stop smoking, go to school, get a better job, go to church, get involved, manage their money better and the “Self-Help/Life-Improvement” list goes on and on. All of these things are great and well intentioned; the problem is they don’t last.
The quote, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions” is definitely applicable when it comes to this time of year and New Year’s Resolutions. According to the research from Proactive Change, nearly 50% of American Adults will make at-least 1 New Years resolutions and the majority of these resolutions won’t be maintained for more than 30 days. The study also shows that 75% of the resolutions will be broken in the first week and by the end of the year 97% of New Years Resolutions won’t be kept.
Personally, I have set many goals for this year and the majority of them revolve these two words: “Focus and Simplify.” I really believe that Twenty-Ten is going to be “The Year!” Not only is it going to be “The Year” for me, but I believe it can be “The Year” for you as well. Here are 10 Ways To Make Twenty-Ten “The Year!”
- Put God First- Seek Him, Read His Word, Pray, Serve, Give…
- Make Family a Top Priority- This should be a “No Brainer,” unfortunately it’s often neglected. Involve your family, make time for your family, have a family night… Be The Family!
- Set SMART Goals- Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-Based. There are variations of this Acronym, click here for more.
- Simplify- Stop making things so difficult, do what’s right and do what’s necessary.
- Don’t Talk About It… Be About It- If you say that you’re going to do something, Do It!
- Get Accountability- Share your goals, visions and desires with someone and ask them to hold you accountable. Don’t just ask them for accountability, let them truly hold you accountable.
- Assessment- Re-valuate and assess the status of the various aspects of your life. Evaluate monthly and make necessary adjustments at-least quarterly.
- Try Something New- Get out of your comfort zone and try something, do something and fail at something. Life is change and Failure is inevitable.
- Just Say No- Not only should you say “No” to drugs but there are plenty of things that you have said “Yes” to in the past, that you need to say “No” to in the future.
- dream BIG. think BIGGER.- This is my mantra for 2010 and it is my new tag-line for my blog re-brand, which will be completed any day now. Thinking is the next step after dreaming and is the action of making your dreams reality.
Twenty-Ten is going to be “The Year!” I’m In, In Twenty-Ten, Are you? Share your thoughts, goals, resolutions, strategies, failures…
