New Years Resolutions - How ya doin?

Check. I accomplished my first New Years' Resolution last night by submitting a portfolio of my work to a magazine. Ta Da!! Hard Work but it feels good!! I've started a 2nd resolution and I'm making progress on that one!! There's a third I'm not doing so great, and a 4th that I've forgotton. I'll have to go find the paper. Anyway it got me thinking, It's the beginning of Feb. and where are we on these resolutions. I think it's so important to have goals, to set them and work towards reaching them. It's something our church encourages regularly i.e. Faith in God for the Primary kids, Duty to God and Scouting for Young Men, and Personal Progress for Young Women, not to mention the Pursuit of Excellence for Women. But, sometimes we falter at our goals or lose our focus. I found I'm most successful, when I keep plugging away even if something comes up! Anyway, I found these great tips on resolutions! Hope this helps!!


Tips for Making Good New Year's Resolutions


There is a right way and a wrong way to make a New Year's resolution. Here are a few expert tips to see that your resolution actually makes a difference:


1. Create a Plan

Setting a goal without formulating a plan is merely wishful thinking. In order for your resolution to have resolve, (as the word "resolution" implies), it must translate into clear steps that can be put into action. A good plan will tell you A) What to do next and B) What are all of the steps required to complete the goal.


2. Create Your Plan IMMEDIATELY

If you're like most people, then you'll have a limited window of opportunity during the first few days of January to harness your motivation. After that, most people forget their resolutions completely.

It is imperative that you begin creating your plan immediately.


3. Write Down Your Resolution and Plan

myGoals.com exists to help you formulate a plan, which we then help you stick to. But even if you don't use myGoals.com, commit your resolution and plan to writing someplace, such as a notebook or journal.


4. Think "Year Round," Not Just New Year's

Nothing big gets accomplished in one day. Resolutions are set in one day, but accomplished with a hundred tiny steps that happen throughout the year. New Year's resolutions should be nothing more than a starting point. You must develop a ritual or habit for revisiting your plan. myGoals.com helps you stick to your plan by providing email reminders that arrive when it's time to work on a given task.


And finally...

5. Remain Flexible

Expect that your plan can and will change. Life has a funny way of throwing unexpected things at us, and flexibility is required to complete anything but the simplest goal. Sometimes the goal itself will even change. Most of all, recognize partial successes at every step along the way. Just as a resolution isn't accomplished the day it's stated, neither is it accomplished the day you reach your goal. Rather, it's accomplished in many small increments along the way. Acknowledge these incremental successes as they come.