It's that time again: the time we all sit down and write down our resolutions for the new year.
For most of us, getting healthier, in better shape, or just taking care of ourselves is on the list practically every year. But how many of us actually follow through on these goals? Sometimes we don't because of a lack of motivation. Sometimes, its because we don't know how to achieve these goals exactly.
So here's a little something on goals and how writing them down is just as important as creating them (www.lifemastering.com):
This is from a study that was conducted at the Harvard MBA school in 1979. In that year, the students were asked, "Have you set clear, written goals for your future and made plans to accomplish them?" Only three percent of the graduates had written goals and plans; 13 percent had goals, but they were not in writing; and a whopping 84 percent had no specific goals at all.
Ten years later, the members of the class were interviewed again, and the findings, while somewhat predictable, were nonetheless astonishing. The 13 percent of the class who had goals were earning, on average, twice as much as the 84 percent who had no goals at all. And what about the three percent who had clear, written goals? They were earning, on average, ten times as much as the other 97 percent put together.
That's a HUGE difference, don't you think?
So how do you identify in the clearest terms the things you want out of life and how to make the plan to help you achieve those things? Brian Tracy says there are four reasons why people don't set goals:
- They don't realize about the important of goals. If the people with whom you spend the most time - family, freinds, colleagues, and so forth - are not clear and committed to goals, there is a chance that you will not be, either.
- They dont know how to set goals. Some set goals that are too general. These are, in reality, fantasies common to everyone. Goals, on the other hand, are clear, written, specific, and measurable.
- They fear failure. Failure hurts, but it is often necessary to experience failure in order to achieve the greatest success. Do no unconsciously sabotage yourself by not setting any goals in which you might fail.
- They fear rejection. People are often afraid that if they are unsuccessful at achieving a goal, others will be critical of them. This is remedied by keeping your goals to yourself at the outset; let others see your results and achievements once you've accomplished your goals.
Make a habit of daily goal setting and achieving, for the rest of your life. Focus on the things you want, rather than the things you don't want. Resolve to be a goal-seeking organism, moving unerringly toward the things that are important to you.
Here at 'the balance clinic', we can help you get off to a right start by helping you achieve that balance. Using our food sensitivity testing, we can tell you which foods work well with your body and which ones you should avoid for a while. Further to this, we can do a nutritional needs assessment that will let us know what vitamins, minerals, nutritional aids your body is asking for right now. By changing our eating habits and giving our body the fuel it needs, we'll be in a better place physically, emotionally, and mentally to achieve the rest of the goals we have all laid out for 2010.
So if your resolutions for 2010 include achieving a healthy balance, contact 'the balance clinic' today to set up a consultation that will help you get closer to reaching your goal.
