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New Year’s resolutions, we make them or don’t believe in them.  I goal set so you can call that a New Year resolution, either way it’s something of importance. I believe that those who speak positive and set goals are more likely to have their life go in a positive direction. It’s not impossible for a dream to come true without any planning, things often fall on our laps and bring good virtue. How likely is it though, to have something so great fall on your lap?

Getting Started

So, my friends break out your pens and pads of paper and get to jotting down your long and short term goals. I did say write down your goals, put your Blackberry, i-phone, Outlook, or whatever else you use to make list… Write your goals down. When you write down a goal or a task that must be done, it’s giving the idea a commitment. Writing things down will validate it into an action.

Question or the Answer

What kind of goals should we be jotting down? The answer to that is simple, write down anything you want that will bring you joy and take you to a positive place this year, next year, or the next ten years. I read today, in Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach a quote: There are years that ask questions and years that answer – Zora Neale Hurston. The goals you write down may be open, may be a thought, and it may be unclear…  write those down. Your goal may be the answer, an item you want or a place you want to be in the near or far future… write those down too.

Be Realistic

Set realistic goals within a realistic timeline. What I mean by that is this, let’s say you want to lose weight or maybe you want to write a book. Set the plans out correctly for short and long term. Take a huge goal and write it into chunks. For an example, you want to write a book but dont know where to start. One month your goal could be to brainstorm these theories and ideas, the next month could be brainstorming a title and a map of what chapters you can include. You see what I mean, don’t set yourself up for failure. If your goals seem unreachable, know that you’re capable of all things… break that big goal up into chunks to help you manage and succeed at the overall goal at hand.

Do you have any goals that seem unreachable? What are they, and how can you make them more manageable? Do you have a simple New Years resolution? How are you going to make it happen or is it still only an idea? Please share by commenting below.

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