That’s right, the next 20 days are it. Why? I’ll get to that in a minute. But first…
Do you want 2016 to be the best year of your life? Sure, who doesn’t?
But here’s the trap of the unmotivated: They think simply turning the page of the calendar magically delivers new riches gift-wrapped to their doorstep, effortless triumphs, and nothing but sunshine and soft landings. Good luck with that.
Here’s the rude awakening: On Jan. 1, grocery prices will be right where they were the day before. Education still expensive. Wars still being fought. Businesses still struggling. Unemployment still high. And crime won’t stop.
The world doesn’t change just because the ball drops on Times Square. Never has. This isn’t pessimism… it’s the cold reality of life.
My point: 2016 will not be your best ever if you just cross your fingers, wait by the phone, and hope. Takes more than that. Much more. You can’t change the world, but YOU CAN CHANGE YOU.
Launch off the couch, energize our attitude, dream loftier, plan better, immerse yourself in new learning, acquire new skills, seek new ventures, unleash your passions, throw caution to the wind, banish negative thinking, take action.
Shorelines are littered with carcasses of lazy folks who died waiting for their ship to come in. Meanwhile, aggressive winners are swimming out to get their ship and pull-towing it in to dock.
ACTIONS FOR YOU
Do you really want a super 2016? Not just saying’ it? Enough to do whatever it takes?
If yes, then get serious. Over the next 20 days, find quiet time for yourself to PLAN the outcomes you passionately want in the next 12 months. Write them down (they’re goals!), each on a separate sheet of paper (or electronic). Give each goal a target deadline for completion… written, sequential, time-dated action steps toward achievement… and a list of benefits that will come to you once done (to keep you motivated).
List resources you’ll need and how you’ll acquire them.
Put it all in a binder -- it’s now your life planning blueprint -- and review it every day, preferably early in the morning. Stay focused and on-path. Navigate around obstacles, or plow straight through. Let nothing derail you. Not family, not friends, not co-workers. (You’ll have detractors. Ignore them.) Track your progress, celebrate your wins.
THAT’s how you make next year your best ever. By taking control. By owning it. By being CEO of your own life.
Research abounds verifying that goal-setters and action-takers are the most successful people among us. My favorite is the Yale study. Some years back at a 20-year reunion, returning seniors were asked if they set goals for themselves upon graduation 20 years earlier, and how much money they currently made. Turns out, only 3% set goals back then. And here’s the kicker. That 3% out-earned the other 97%… combined.
Do you want 2016 to be the best year of your life? Sure, who doesn’t?
But here’s the trap of the unmotivated: They think simply turning the page of the calendar magically delivers new riches gift-wrapped to their doorstep, effortless triumphs, and nothing but sunshine and soft landings. Good luck with that.
Here’s the rude awakening: On Jan. 1, grocery prices will be right where they were the day before. Education still expensive. Wars still being fought. Businesses still struggling. Unemployment still high. And crime won’t stop.
The world doesn’t change just because the ball drops on Times Square. Never has. This isn’t pessimism… it’s the cold reality of life.
My point: 2016 will not be your best ever if you just cross your fingers, wait by the phone, and hope. Takes more than that. Much more. You can’t change the world, but YOU CAN CHANGE YOU.
Launch off the couch, energize our attitude, dream loftier, plan better, immerse yourself in new learning, acquire new skills, seek new ventures, unleash your passions, throw caution to the wind, banish negative thinking, take action.
Shorelines are littered with carcasses of lazy folks who died waiting for their ship to come in. Meanwhile, aggressive winners are swimming out to get their ship and pull-towing it in to dock.
ACTIONS FOR YOU
Do you really want a super 2016? Not just saying’ it? Enough to do whatever it takes?
If yes, then get serious. Over the next 20 days, find quiet time for yourself to PLAN the outcomes you passionately want in the next 12 months. Write them down (they’re goals!), each on a separate sheet of paper (or electronic). Give each goal a target deadline for completion… written, sequential, time-dated action steps toward achievement… and a list of benefits that will come to you once done (to keep you motivated).
List resources you’ll need and how you’ll acquire them.
Put it all in a binder -- it’s now your life planning blueprint -- and review it every day, preferably early in the morning. Stay focused and on-path. Navigate around obstacles, or plow straight through. Let nothing derail you. Not family, not friends, not co-workers. (You’ll have detractors. Ignore them.) Track your progress, celebrate your wins.
THAT’s how you make next year your best ever. By taking control. By owning it. By being CEO of your own life.
Research abounds verifying that goal-setters and action-takers are the most successful people among us. My favorite is the Yale study. Some years back at a 20-year reunion, returning seniors were asked if they set goals for themselves upon graduation 20 years earlier, and how much money they currently made. Turns out, only 3% set goals back then. And here’s the kicker. That 3% out-earned the other 97%… combined.