Top 10 Ways to Ensure New Years Resolution Success
By Amy Ahlers
Did you know that fewer than 10% of people who set New Year's Resolutions
actually achieve them? How can you ensure YOUR success? Try using the Top 10
Tips below.
1. Write Them Down. It's a fact: writing down your goals gives you a
higher chance of success.
2. Commit. Move beyond the land of "good ideas" to promise yourself to
show up for your goals. Perhaps you can do a ritual or ceremony to symbolize
your commitment.
3. Tell People. Let your biggest fans in on your new commitments and
goals for the year.
4. Get Accountability. Even better than just letting others in on your
"secret" dreams and goals-get some accountability. Meet for lunch once a
month with a group that will ask you, "So, how's it going with your goal?"
Hire a Life Coach. Talk to your best friend. Get some support!
5. Make a Plan. Ensure success with a step-by-step plan. Electric Kites
loves to work backwards by starting with the end vision of where you want to
be and working backwards to where you are today. You'll find an easy plan to
make your goal a reality.
6. Do a Goal Check-In. Before you decide on what you'll take on for the
year, make certain you can answer, "YES!" to the following questions: "Am I
the primary reason for setting this goal (vs. your mom, boyfriend, wife,
boss, society)? Do I feel alive and energized by this goal? Is this goal in
line with my life purpose or mission?"
7. Get Real! If you're contemplating putting a goal down that you always
put down and never achieve, take a second look. How will this goal end
DIFFERENTLY this year? Is this goal something you need to let go of? What
purpose is it serving you each year?
8. Focus With Reminders. Once you've got your goals and plan in place,
figure out ways to remind yourself. Some Electric Kites' clients post their
goals in their bathrooms or cars. Others put reminders in their palm pilots
or cell phones. Figure out what works for you.
9. Believe and Visualize. Do you know the story about the group of
basketball players who spent one hour visualizing making baskets, while
another group actually practiced? The visualizing players had better
seasons! So visualize yourself on New Years Eve 2005 with all your goals
achieved. What would that look like? How would it feel? Visualize once a day
and see the difference it can make in your life.
10. Get Your Butt to the ReCHARGE Workshop! All of the above steps (and
MUCH MORE!) are outlined in depth at the Electric Kites ReCHARGE Workshop in
Los Angeles on Jan. 8th and the SF Bay Area on Jan. 22nd Imagine the
difference it will make to take just one day out of your life and focus on
yourself, your dreams and your goals. You deserve it! It is an investment
that is guaranteed to bring success. (Electric Kites clients won big in
2004. Go to our website to see how: www.ElectricKites.com!)
May 2005 be the year that your goals and dreams reach full flight! Check
out more articles and the Electric Kites website at www.ElectricKites.com
Amy is an International Certified Life Coach with clients in both the US
and abroad. She has over seven years combined professional experience as a
life coach, sales executive, actress, and teacher. She holds a BA from the
University of California, Irvine in Drama and earned the CPCC (Certified
Professional Co-Active Coach) designation from The Coaches Training
Institute.
Contact: Amy Ahlers, CPCC
Co-Founder, Electric Kites
323.276.1864
LifeCoachAmy@yahoo.com
http://www.ElectricKites.com
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