We are well in to 2016 !! People are in the gym working out, working hard at not buying another pack of cigarettes, or focused on the curriculum of a new class. Some of us are desperately trying to stick to a particular diet while drooling at the sight of a dozen donuts brought in the office, or a greasy bacon cheese burger their teenager is eating while out at a restaurant for family dinner.
No matter what your age, sex, religion, or political affiliation there are 3 things you want to accomplish in 2016 !
1. You want to maintain and or improve a relationship you have with someone. This relationship could be with your wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, best friend, boss, co-worker, sibling...or even your divorcee that you share joint custody of your children with. No matter who it is, you want that relationship to be better. Relationships don't get better by accident; they get better because people invest in them. They also get worse because people procrastinate, stop, or forget to invest in them. Your relationship is an account. You need to make more deposits than withdrawals. Unfortunately we don't realize not doing anything about our relations is a withdrawal. We are often caught of guard when we are informed their is no more interest left and the principal is almost gone.
How will you prioritize those 168 valuable hours we all have each week to invest in the that relationship you value so much ?
Time is our most valuable commodity. We can't create it, we can only manage our priorities within it. Your relationship is a priority ....isn't it ?
What things are you not willing to get in the way of you maintaining or improving that relationship ?
If we value our relationships we can not allow things that are less important to constantly come before it. When the relationship is gone you will not wish for one more shift of overtime, or one more hour surfing the internet....you will want one more moment with that person.
2. Growth: There is something you want to get better at. There is a skill, profession, career, or task you want to grow in.
What will you invest your time and resources in in order to get better ?
Are you going to go back to school and register for classes ? Are you going to start a personal reading program ? May be you will sign up and join an organization where you meet and network with other people that can share empowering information with you.
What will you stop doing in order to make time for this required growth ?
Success often requires sacrifice. You will have to carefully examine your daily agenda to ensure you are not putting things that matter more before things that matter least.
3. Health: We all want to maintain our health. No one wakes up and says I don't want to be healthy. What happens is we are often not intentional when it comes to taking action concerning our health. Therefore things that are not as important as our health take precedence and get done constantly instead of actions required to maintain or increase our health.
What health goal do you have for yourself ? Be specific. Make it a quantitative goal.
I want to lose ___ pounds
I want to run a marathon.
I want to lower my blood pressure to ________.
How would you feel if you improved an important relationship, improved your knowledge, skill and/or influence in a particular area or field, and reached a specified health goal ?
OH WHAT A FEELING ....like the old Toyota commercial.
Write down how you would feel on a index card or piece or paper not if but WHEN you accomplish these goals. Tape or place that piece of paper some place where you will see it on a regular basis.
Sometimes doing it by ourselves is what leads to us not achieving our goal. If the greats have someone in their corner coaching them along the way why don't you.
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It's funny that I came across this blog. I was just thinking about what I can do to better myself and move forward. Everything has been going well as far as relationships and health among other things. As I began to think about what I need to work on most, I came up with consistency. I can set goals and achieve them with no problem but that's easy for short term goals. With that being said, I will work on maintaining consistency.
ReplyDeleteConsistency is KEY when it comes to success. Do you have a strategy in place that will assist you with remaining consistent ?
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