The First Step for Setting a New Year Resolution
Have you been thinking about setting a new year resolution? If you have, this post is for you.
Well, here we are just a few days before the start of a New year. Hopefully, this one will bring you the success you truly deserve.
Setting a new year resolution
Did you know, that actually setting a new year resolution is only one part of the process?
In this post, I’ll take you through a part of the system that’s usually overlooked, but I would argue is just as important…
Knowing why you want to achieve it AND being fully aware of the consequences if you don’t.
So, let’s get started.
Finding your resolution’s WHY is so important?
You’ll often hear people say, that setting and achieving your goals, (setting a new year resolution is simply a goal that you begin January 1st) is a great way to build confidence. And, indirectly, it is.
It’s the journey to completing them that helps to build your confidence, rather than the goal itself. The longer the journey, the more time there is for your confidence to grow
As I’m sure you know from the past, resolutions are rarely kept for very long. The problem, is that very few people can stay motivated for long enough to keep going.
In fact, in a survey carried out in 2018 by the Statistic Brain Research Institute, they noted that 92% of all resolutions set, fail. And that 80% of those, fail within 6 weeks. Also, the majority of that 80% have failed by January 15th!
If you don’t want to be one of the 80%, you need to be certain of your reasons WHY.
If we going to succeed, we need to plan properly. Have you heard the saying “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”? Well, let’s not plan to fail 🙂
Setting a plan for success
So, it’s not the achieving of a grand goal that brings confidence. It’s collecting a sequence of small wins and experiences that does that. Every time you do something that’s a success, your confidence grows a bit.
And that’s why it’s important to not only set a large goal, but also lots of tiny goals along the way.
But for now, let’s give you a very compelling reason to achieve all your goals.
Whatever the goal, or resolution you’re thinking of setting, the outcome you want will be something that’s emotional, not physical.
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals”
Imagine for the sake of argument that the resolution you’ve set, is to save enough money to own a new car. Seems like a fairy ordinary thing to want, right?
But, what if I told you that the car is just a vehicle, for what you really want (pun intended).
If you were to break down what having that car would give you, you’d find an emotion. It might be, excitement, freedom, pride, or any number of other emotions. But either way, what you really want is that emotion and a car is a way you can see of getting it.
So, to give you the best possible chance of achieving anything, you should ask yourself these 6 questions:
- Why do you want this goal? What will it give you?
- What would it mean to you personally, if you accomplished this goal?-How would you feel?
- How would you feel if you didn’t accomplish your goals?
- What sort of person will you need to become to reach this goal?
- How would your life change if you accomplish this goal?
- How will this goal impact your family and those you love?
Answering these questions is almost like a super power. It’s one of the best strategies for goal setting – more than techniques, etc.
Next step…
Now, your task for this week, is to ask yourself these questions and write your answers down.
Remember…
Your goal success relies on a powerful why.
Once you have your why, you can start setting your new year resolutions.
In the meantime, why not help someone else, by letting them know about this post?
