Resolve me this or Resolve me that, Resolutions are GOALS and that's a fact!!!

With a new year come new opportunities, new hopes, new resolutions and allot of “I hope I can, I know I can, Oh dam what If…..”

As we all know there are right ways and a wrong ways to make New Year resolutions!!!

Resolutions by any other name are still goals that we set for ourselves. The thing to remember is that setting goals without formulating a plan only amounts to wishful thinking!

In order for your resolutions to succeed, they must translate into clear steps that can be put into an action plan. Like most people who create resolutions for themselves, you only have a short window when your resolve is at its peak before you begin to lose your motivation and end up forgetting about your resolutions completely.

Take the time right NOW to write down the steps in your plan.

Here are three things to remember when creating an action plan:

• A good plan will have all the steps required to complete the goal.

• Allow yourself a realistic amount of time to complete your goal. Your habit was not created in a day so it will take more then a day to change it.

• Make your plan flexible. Life has a funny way of throwing unexpected things at us, so be flexible and you will succeed.

Nothing of any importance is accomplished in one day! Resolutions are set in a day, but accomplished with many tiny steps that happen throughout the year. You should realize that a new year’s resolution should be nothing more then a starting point. Make your plan and revisit your plan regularly. Flexibility is required to complete anything but by reviewing you plan regularly you will insure that it stays current.

Always recognize your partial successes because each successful step brings you closer to reaching your goal and keeps you motivated.

Enjoy all your successes and remember that in order for your resolutions to have resolve, they must translate into clear steps that put you on a path to completing your goals.


HAPPY NEW YEAR!