This year start a new year’s revolution! You’ve heard all the common sense. Start small, take baby steps, think about the long-term blah blah blah. Has this really worked for you? How many of those New Year’s resolution have been, well, resolved?
In a newly released survey of 1,012 Americans, only 45% of Americans now say they write up New Years Resolutions – that’s down from 88% of Americans who did so in the past.
According to the study, only 8% of Americans say they always achieve their New Year’s resolutions. The way it seems to work now, setting a New Year’s Resolution is a recipe for defeat!
So let’s challenge the way we always think… maybe the answers for success are there!
1. Bite off more than you can chew. That’s right. Take more than a mouthful. Let the abundance overwhelm you! Baby steps are boring and rarely get your adrenaline going! Most people think too small. Think big. Challenge yourself. Throw your hat over the fence and THEN figure out how you are going to get it.
And those who warn us NOT to take big bites just perpetuate the fear of failing. There are worse things than failing.
2. Sweat the small stuff. Details are important! For your revolution to work, your goals need to be well thought out and have real meaning. What are you committing to and why? Getting your blood pressure down or living long enough to take your grandchildren to Disney world? One is clearly more powerful than the other.
3. Go off the deep end. Get out of the shallow end of the pool – that’s for babies!
Most people don’t know how to truly set goals or don’t understand the value of a vision. A powerful vision must be beyond reach and within sight AND BIG. Think about what you really and take it a giant step further. The bigger the vision the less likely you will be to quit when you hit an obstacle. A big vision lends itself to plenty of alternative strategies to get you where you want to be.
4. Get out of the wrong side of bed.
Who said it’s the wrong side of the bed (or sleep system as they are called today) anyway? Maybe its time to get out of the right-side-rut? Do something different. Shake it up! Stop thinking right and wrong, good or bad – start thinking cost and benefit. If what you are doing is not paying off do something else! Anything else. Dare to get out of the ‘wrong’ side of the bed!
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cindisaadi // February 14, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Hey there Merci ~ What a refreshing post and I totally agree with leaving the baby steps behind us! There is so much richness to be discovered in the risk-taking and in the failing. These will often end up being our most memorable experiences where we learn more than we ever imagined. Yes, we need a plan, but hopefully it is attached to a much bigger vision that remains flexible and ever-growing. As the saying goes…. life begins at the end of our comfort zone! Here’s to BIG steps!
Cheers! ~ Cindi Saadi