NEW YEAR, NEW GOALS, DIFFERENT RESULTS

As we embark on a new year, there are many things that we look forward to, and look back on. We look forward to what we can accomplish. We look back on what we have done. We look forward, excited about living out our dreams. Few of us look back on the dreams we have accomplished. We look forward to change. We look back on what we could have done differently. We look forward, hoping we can become more than what we are. We look back sometimes wishing we could have done more. We hopefully look forward with anticipation. We hopefully don’t look back with regret.

As we look back and look forward, only one thing is certain: we can’t change our past; we can only affect our future. No matter how badly we want, we can’t go back and make those calls we should have. We can’t fix the relationships we wanted to. We can’t go back and hit the goals we didn’t reach. We can’t go back and lose the weight we should have. We will never be able to go back and change our present, but we can go forward and change our future.

What are you going to do differently this year? What goals did you fall short on both personally and professionally? What dreams are you going to accomplish this year? I challenge you to pick out a couple dreams that you will accomplish in the next twelve months. They don’t have to be big dreams. Just something that will stretch you a bit. As we start this New Year, we need to concentrate more on hitting our daily goals. We all have goals. We all have goals we didn’t hit. The real question is: what are we going to do differently this year? We don’t grow without change. Change doesn’t just happen, we have to enforce it. We have to make time for it in our crazy, busy daily lives.

I hope you have goals you are excited about. I hope you can realize the differences to make this year compared to last year. We all need to make changes. In order to get different results, we need to do something differently. I once heard that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. What are you going to do differently to work on that relationship? What are you going to do differently to hit your goals this time? What are you going to do differently to lose that weight? What are you going to do differently to grow yourself as a person? Do you have a daily action plan in place? We can’t expect to change and succeed without a plan. Do you have reasons to hit your goals? We can’t expect to just set goals, and plan on being motivated. We aren’t motivated to workout, but maybe you want to meet your great-grandkids. We aren’t motivated to do the work, but maybe you want to retire at the young age of fifty. We aren’t always motivated to grow personally, but maybe you want to become a better person of influence for those around you. Make this your best year ever. Happy New Year! Set your new goals. Make your new plans. Find dozens of reasons to carry out your plans, hit your goals, get different results and live out your wildest dreams!