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Feature ArticleHow To Keep Your Resolutions and Achieve Your Goals01/06 The New Year has begun. Many people have already broken their New Year’s resolutions. Surveys reveal that 25% of people will break their New Year’s resolution within the first week of making it. Are you among the 25%? There is good news. You can avoid being in those statistics or if you have broken your resolution you can get back on track. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. The key to keeping New Year’s resolutions or getting back on track is easier than you think. Making a resolution to accomplish something without a plan to achieve it is like putting gasoline into a car that doesn’t have an engine. Developing a Plan to Achieve a Goal is surprisingly simple. There are many plans one can use to achieve a goal. The easiest goal-setting plan I use is four steps. See, Think, Plan, Act. Step I: See: See the situation/issue/habit/behavior as it currently is—Describe it, Define it, Analyze it. Step II: Think: Think about what you want instead of the current situation or how you want to change an issue/habit/behavior. What would the new situation/issue/habit/behavior look like? Who is involved in the situation/issue/habit/behavior? Who needs to be involved to create the change? Who will benefit from the change? How will I convince those involved to go along with the change? Step III. Plan. What steps do I need to take to achieve the change? Research the various aspects of your plan. Check for feasibility, viability and possibility. Set a ‘by when’ date. ‘By when’ will I act on my plan? Step IV: Act. Implement the first step of your plan. When you have acted on the first step of your plan, you have now arrived at Step I again. Step I: See: What is the current situation/issue/habit/behavior after taking the first step? Has the action I took in Step VI created the change I wanted? Am I happy with the result? If the answer is ‘Yes,’ continue to follow the plan created in Step VI one step at a time. If the answer is No, proceed to Step II. Step II: Think: What didn’t work? What do I need to change to get the result I want? Who do I need to talk with to help me? Continue to analyze the current situation/issue/habit/behavior until you have thoroughly analyzed the outcome of your initial action. Proceed to Step III— Step III: Plan: What changes are required? Who needs to be involved? When all aspects have been analyzed, Proceed to Step IV again. Step IV: Act: Once you have carried out one aspect of your plan you are back to Step I. Goal achievement is that simple. When people do not reach their goals it is not because the goal was a ‘bad’ goal it is because people do not have an effective Plan to achieve the goal or they fail to act on their plan and/or analyze each aspect of the plan as the plan unfolds to determine if the plan is achieving what they intended to achieve. ### Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, author, “101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life,” Life Coach with 25 years experience in Personal and Professional issue. She has consulted with Fortune 100 companies and entrepreneurs. http://www.drdorothy.net dmneddermeyer@gen-assist.com |
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