Tip #2 – Rediscover Your Why
As you move down the road toward
your goals, it can be easy to forget your
motivation for initiating the process.
Challenges, obstacles, and negative
attitudes can begin to crowd out the
reason why you felt the need to achieve
the goal in the first place. Make it a point
to stop and ask yourself, “Why am I doing
this?” What’s my expected end result?
Why do I feel compelled to spend that
most scarce of resources - the time I have
on this planet - on what I’m doing? Why
is what I’m doing important to me? What
inspires me about it? How will I feel when
I accomplish my goal? What effect will it
have on my life? What effect will it have on
the world around me?
Goals are great, but they can also start
to ring hollow when separated from the
real motivation. Asking yourself, “Why
am I doing this?” on a regular basis can
help ensure that you stay connected
to the rewards - financial, emotional, or
otherwise - of achieving those goals.
Tip #3– Have an Action Plan
Success doesn’t happen without a plan.
Once you have a plan, you can make
informed, conscious choices about your
life and business because you’re able to
see the entire picture. As you evaluate
your 2013 plan and find that things aren’t
quite where you had hoped they would
be by third quarter, don’t get discouraged.
The main point is not whether or not you
have achieved all your goals up to this
point, but what actions you are willing to
take moving forward. Commit to taking a
set of specific steps within a certain time
frame (e.g., the next week, or two weeks,
or month).
Understand that you can still make
an impact in your business with just
3 months left in 2013. It all starts with
making a decision to get focused and
start implementing today!
Michelle Brown-Dawson, President of Catalyst Enterprises
International and the Catalyst Success Institute, is a
Business Strategist specializing in process implementation
for organizations and small businesses. For more
information about Catalyst Enterprises International, visit
Tip #4 – Don’t try to do it alone
www.catalystenterprise.com or www.catalystsuccess.
When you move in isolation, it’s easy to let com.
things slide if you get too busy, or the steps
you need to take are too uncomfortable,
or when you just procrastinate. On the
other hand, when you commit to doing
something and you have a witness you
know will be holding you accountable for
doing it, it’s a lot harder to be a slacker.
Like the proverb states, “Iron sharpens
iron.” If you want to make sure you keep
taking consistent, persistent action for the
long-term, make yourself accountable.
Building that accountability into your own
journey is a great way to make sure you
stay engaged and on track. It could be as
simple as telling a friend what you intend
to do in the coming week, and asking
them to check in to see how it went. Or
you might find someone else who is on a
similar journey toward their dreams and
act as accountability partners.
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