Self Help Tips For Professionals - 10 Ways to Ensure New Years Resolution Success

Did you know that fewer than 10% of people who set New Year’s Resolutions actually achieve them? How can you ensure your success? Try using this months Top Ten Tips from Amy Ahlers. Amy Ahlers is an International Certified Coach and Co-Founder of Electric Kites Success Coaching with clients in both the US and abroad. She has been coaching since 2000 and has helped thousands of individuals and companies achieve greater success.

1. Write Them Down - It’s a fact: writing down your goals gives you a higher chance of success.

2. Commit - Move beyond the land of “good ideas” to promise yourself to show up for your goals. Perhaps you can do a ritual or ceremony to symbolize your commitment.

3. Tell People - Let your biggest fans in on your new commitments and goals for the year.

4. Get Accountability - Even better than just letting others in on your secret dreams and goals. Get some accountability. Meet for lunch once a month with a group that will ask you, “So, how’s it going with your goal?” Hire a life coach. Get some support.

5. Make A Plan - Ensure success with a step-by-step plan. Electric Kites Success Coaching loves to work backwards by starting with the end vision of where you want to be and working backwards to where you are today.

6. Do a Goal Check-In - Before you decided on what you’ll take on for the year, make certain you can answer, “Yes!” to the following questions: “Am I the primary reason for setting this goal? Do I feel alive and energized by this goal? Is this goal in line with my life purpose or mission?

7. Get Real!! - If you’re contemplating putting a goal down that you always put down and never achieve, take a second look. How will this goal end differently this year? Is this goal something you need to let go of? What’s a good enough reason to finally achieve this goal?

8. Focus With Reminders - Once you’ve got your goals and plan in place, figure out ways to remind yourself. Some people post their goals in their bathrooms or cars. Others put reminders in their palm pilots, blackberry’s or cell phone.

9. Believe and Visualize - Do you know the story about the group of basketball players who spent one hour visualizing making baskets, while another group actually practiced? The visualizing players had better seasons. Visualize yourself on New Years Eve 2008 with all your goals achieved. What will that look like?

10. Attend a Workshop - Imagine the difference it will make to take just one day out of your life and focus on yourself, your dreams and your goals. You deserve it! It’s an investment that is guaranteed to bring success.

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