New Year’s Resolutions…why is it that we so often wait until January 1st to take a new step, endeavor to make a change or achieve a goal?
Maybe it’s because that way we don’t have to concern ourselves with the planning, preparation and growing pains until tomorrow. This makes me think of Scarlett O’Hara and her, “why do today what you can put off until tomorrow” approach to life.
While I’m all for not worrying, the problem is that when January 1 finally arrives our concentrated focus on the prize has done nothing to ensure the framework is in place to attain the goal. All too often by February we realize we’re back at square one, caught in the day-to-day whirlwind of business and life.
Do you want more? In many of us there is a desire to raise prices, attain certifications and degrees, master new skills, write a book, win a coveted award, gain publicity, start a new business, offer a new service and so much more. Whether the goal is little or big, takes a single shift in thinking or years of work, we will never attain it unless we start now. Just do it…YES, but do it right.
You’re probably familiar with the saying, “half measures availed us nothing.” A goal is nothing more than a dream. It is a concrete plan that will turn that dream into a reality.
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