It’s January 6th and already 75% of the people who made New Year’s resolutions have broken them. So why make them? The problem with resolutions is that they are basically another name for goals and the problem with goals is that the minute it becomes apparent that you are either not going to reach them or succeed them they fall by the wayside. And in the case of New Year’s resolutions they generally fall by the wayside pretty quickly.
I have a better idea, rather than making resolutions that you will break, create a list of things that you will try to focus on in 2012. This list could be your philosophy on how you will do things in the new year or what you will focus on in the new year. To give you an idea of how this list might look I thought I would share mine with you.
So here goes:
I’m going to have more fun with my business and quit taking it so seriously
I’m going to help 1000 businesses grow significantly in 2012
I’m going to be better at setting deadlines and meeting them
I’m going to do a better job of connecting with my community of followers
I’m going to do a better job of managing my time and not wasting it (it’s the one asset we can’t replace)
I’m going to provide value in everything I do
I’m going to deliver exceptional service
I’m going to associate with positive people
I’m going to commit time everyday to learning
I’m going to commit time everyday to writing
I’m going to act with speed, money loves speed!
So there’s some of things I’m going to focus on in 2012 and as you can see I’m not making resolutions that I will break but rather I’m creating expectations that I’m going to work toward. And I’ll make sure that this list is prominently posted where I look at it everyday and burn it into my brain. If you create a list of things you’re going to work toward versus a set of goals you won’t set yourself up for failure and you’ll find that the new year will be your best year ever! So give it a shot, and let me know how it goes!
As founder and president of The Pinecrest Group, Mike Ferrell has worked with many companies in hiring, training, and managing sales forces as well as creating and implementing business and marketing plans for over 20 years. He has been involved in eight different start-ups and worked with companies as small as one to as large as 500 employees.
He has spent the past 10 years training, coaching and consulting with business owners and sales people on how to grow their businesses using his unique Business Funnel Approach. His keynote presentations, seminars and workshops have been attended by thousands of business people throughout the country.
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Unfortunately, I am very busy today, but at the end of next week I will return Never argue with you about some of the ideas
Very cool stuff. Do you do any guest posting on other blogs?