Resolution Fail: Resolutions that are set at too surface a level.
Example: “I’m going to start a workout regimen”
Most people set resolutions without getting to the root of what truly creates results and lasting change.
Resolution Win: In order to turbocharge your life results, you start by paying attention to your thoughts! What you spend your time focused on, you create. Getting into a practice of awareness as to what you are thinking and a practice of redirecting your thoughts to what you want and what you would like to create, is the key here. Thoughts are important because thoughts become things. So your life starts in the idea/thought realm. For example, if you set a resolution to start working out, you want to direct your thoughts by asking yourself, how does a person who is regularly engaged in a workout program, think, feel and behave? And spend time with these thoughts.
Resolution Fail: Lack of specificity
Example: “I am going to make more money”
When you set a goal for more or less of something, it’s way too vague. You can’t make a check out for “more money” and expect to have it cashed at a bank.
Resolution Win: Be as specific as you possibly can and then take a look at what you want to do daily, weekly and even monthly to get you there.
Resolution Fail: Lack of support and encouragement.
Example: “I got this!”
There’s a reason why professional athletes have coaches. Most of us can’t go it alone.
Resolution Win: When you begin to move in a direction that is out of your ordinary routine or want to up-level your performance, you need support! We all do better with encouragement and community. Be selective about who your support and encouragement will come from. Sometimes people who love you are invested in you being a certain way in the world. The way that they know you to be. Surround yourself with people who can hold your goals in high regard and have faith that you can do it. Hiring an expert life coach to support you, is a sure fire way to fast track your desired results. As a Transformational Life Coach, I work with clients all over the world to design their vision and support them step by step in making a vision into reality.
If you avoid these pitfalls and follow the wins, you will make your resolutions more powerful and up-level your results. Visualize yourself as a person who has made your specific resolutions into reality. Actively direct your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to support your vision. Surround yourself with the right structure of support and you will blast past these goals, carrying them with you to 2018 and beyond!