Who needs resolutions?

With the new year upon us resolutions are all the talk with friends, family, and at the office water   cooler:

"This year I am going to eat healthy, work harder, have a better attitude, spend more time with my family.” Let me fast forward to Feb 1 2010. What’s that I hear???? “Can I supersize that fry and coke, is it 3 o’clock yet, that’s impossible, not today son I am too busy .” 

Why is it we start out the year fired up to run a new race and achieve new levels of success in our lives only to fizzle out?  It’s simple, it’s a stinking resolution not a goal with an action plan.  It’s trying vs training. You don’t just show up to run a marathon because you want to, but because you set out a goal to do so and day by day met goals to get to that point.

Here are 6 quick tips to cross the finish line out in front in 2010:

1. Prioritize- The New Year is a great time to get a new perspective on your life and prioritize what is really important. Create a priority list and then rank them from greatest to least. Everyone I know including myself is spread way to thin because we lose sight of our main priorities. Focus in on just a handful of key priorities in 2010.
2. Create a plan- I have yet to meet anyone who has blown out their goals without a plan to do so. Write down your yearly goals and then break them down into to micro goals by month, week, and day. Remember goals are achieved in daily doses. If you don’t believe me, just go into the gym on Jan 1 and try to get on a treadmill or use the equipment. IMPOSIBLE. There are people everywhere. If you wait a month later the gym is a ghost town. Why?  Everyone wants to lose 30 pounds, but no one has a plan on how to do it.
3. Identify speed bumps.- Before you jump into the race of achieving your goals, identify any possible speed bumps that will keep you from having success in meeting your goals. If you don’t eliminate speed bumps from your life they soon become roadblocks. This may be negative people around you, YOUR attitude, or that fast food that seems so convenient.
4. Partner up. Get an accountability partner. Life is tough and we all have had those days where you just don’t feel like running the race. Connect with a goal buddy to keep you on track, someone that can elevate you to greatness.
5. Visualize it-At the start of every year my team and I create our GOAL BOARDS that we keep at our desk. Every day it is a reminder of the key drivers in our lives. Personally, Professionally, Financially, and Spiritually. “You become what you think about all day”  Earl Nightingale
6. Run everyday- When you have clear goals in front of you it makes getting out of bed and starting your day that much easier. Get up every day ready and run the race with perseverance.

This New Years say adios to the resolutions and hello to the new goal driven you. Run on…..