W
hether it’s to quit smoking, ace an exam-or reaching some or other goal- I believe
there’s one thing we can do that can help us
keep our resolutions: Write them down, review
them daily!
W.O.R.D- Write Once, Review Daily. Writing
down your goals or resolutions will:
1. Keep you focused
Andy Stanley once said, “It’s not that we don’t
have the will to change, we don’t have the
focus to change.” The truth is, if we’re not continually reminded about our goals, we’ll forget
to make them happen.
2. Clear your thinking
Sometimes the things we want are hazy and
contradictory. You may be thinking you want
to lose weight, but you may also remember
your girlfriend or significant other saying they
love you ‘just the way you are’. Those are both
good, but they may drive in 2 different directions. Writing down your goals will help you figure out what you want and what you’re committed to. As they say, “thoughts disentangle
themselves passing through the lips and pencil
tips”.
3. Ground you in reality
Reviewing your goals daily will help you begin
to map out a clear and realistic action plan to
achieving your goals, it may even help you get
a feeling for how long your goals may take to
be accomplished. Sometimes when goals are
just in our heads, it’s easy to deceive ourselves,
underestimating what it will take to make
them happen, or overestimating our progress
towards them. Reviewing goals everyday will
help you connect the dots between what you
do daily and what you say you’re committed
to doing and being. It’s like a scoreboard; it
tells you in real-time whether you’re winning or
losing.
4. Help you prioritise
In any given day, there are probably
a couple of things you want to do, or
perhaps things required of you, but sometimes it’s not possible to do everything we
want in one season of life. A daily goal review will help you see what you should do
in future and what you absolutely must do
right now.
5. Encourageperson who
you
I have to admit that I admire a
can set a goal, go after it without ever being distracted and discouraged, and finally achieve it, but in reality I’ve never met a
person like that. Most goals take more than
a day, a week, a month and sometimes
even more than a year before coming
to pass. Sometimes you’ll feel energetic
about your goals, sometimes you’ll wonder if it’s worth it. But reviewing your goals
daily, and seeing the progress you’re making will encourage to move forward and to
do the right thing no matter how you feel.
As the new year has begun I hope you’ll
take the time to figure out what matters
most, and the results you’re absolutely
committed to producing this year. Goals
are like water; they’re easier to build on
when they’re frozen (on paper). So write
yours down, and make them happen!
QUESTION: What goals are you committed
to achieving this year?