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Forget About New Year Resolutions to Be a Success

Written on December 27, 2011 by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster in Goals

Many people make New Year’s Resolutions.
Many people don’t keep their New Year’s Resolutions.

Here’s what we say about the New Year:
Forget about it and you’ll be a BIGG success!

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A year is too long.
Think one quarter. Three months. Thirteen weeks. 90 days.

What is the one thing you would like to change in your life by then?
That’s your resolution.
Write it down. Find a picture to represent it.

Next, think about what it will take to make the change a reality.
These are your actions.

Picture yourself actually doing these things.
Can you see yourself succeeding? If not, you have the wrong resolution.
Keep repeating this process until you can see yourself succeeding at the actions required.

Then take action on your actions. Do it. Today. That’s it.
Don’t worry about 90 days from now.
Don’t think about next month.
Don’t bother with next week.
Don’t even concern yourself with tomorrow.

Just focus on today.
Begin your day by focusing on your goal.
Read your goal statement. Or look at the photo.
Then picture yourself already succeeding.
Now visualize yourself taking the actions you need to take today.

Then do it. Right now.
Win this moment. Now this one. And this one.
Keep winning moment by moment.

Take a moment now and then to celebrate your victories.
Take price in your accomplishments.
Give yourself a pat on the back.
Treat yourself in a way that won’t compromise your progress.
Keep going. Moment by moment. Day by day.
That’s it.

Oh, there is one more thing – if you slip up, don’t sweat it.
You’re only human. You had a momentary weakness.

Now foster your strength.
Don’t repeat the mistake.
Don’t use it as an excuse to give up on your resolution.

You wouldn’t do that, would you?
Because you’re a BIGG goal-getter.
Because you realize that tomorrow will be today soon enough.
And all you need to focus on is today. On this moment.
It leads to BIGG success!

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Do This Instead of Making New Year Resolutions

Written on December 26, 2011 by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster in Goals

We must make a confession. We don’t like the term “retired.”

We’re not grammar experts. We’ll leave that to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammer Girl.

However, to say “I’m retired” describes a present condition in the past tense!

Why would you do that? Why would you spend the rest of your life describing an event that happened years or decades ago?

What’s next?

So always have something to look forward to. And don’t wait until you retire to do this.

You should have it now. We’re on the cusp of a new year. What’s next for you?

Don’t think about New Year’s resolutions. Throw that idea away. Instead, think about what’s next.

Why your why matters

Your next may be better health. It may be more balance between work and home. It could be any number of things.

It doesn’t matter what it is as long as it’s important – really, really important to you. Because if it isn’t, you’re doomed before you started.

So once you know what’s next for you, think about your “why.”

Why do you want it? What is driving you to this next thing?

If your reasons aren’t compelling enough, move on to the next next. If you can’t get excited about your next now, you’ll never succeed on days when motivation wanes.

Keep your why in mind to help drive you to your next reality.

Your next reality

Once you’re settled on your next thing, picture yourself having already achieved your next thing.

Take it in deeply, using all your senses. Feel it. You’ve reached your goal. You’re a success.

Now picture yourself doing those things required to get you there. Jump back to the feeling of completion.

You want to associate the actions required with the success. Win in your mind first. Then bring it to the physical world.

Stick your next out!

Yes, you got it right. We didn’t say “stick your neck out.” We said “next.”

Tell others. Then you’ll commit to it.

Our professional next is a new business we plan to launch shortly after the first of the year. It’s an extension of BIGG success. More details to follow.

What’s your next?

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