Getting your Goals and Resolutions Back on Track
If your New Year's resolutions or any other goals you set for yourself are starting to wane and the energy you orginally had for them has started to decline, here are some questions you should ask yourself:
- Did I write the goals down on paper or were they 'just in my head'? It is important to get them out of your head and into the physical world. This strenghtens the committment and energy for achievement. It also allows you to go back and reflect on your goals when you can see them on paper. If you did not write them down, do it now. Use as many adjectives as possible using as many different senses as possible and write in the PRESENT TENSE. e.g. I am ......
- How important is the goal (resolution) now in your current circumstance?
- Does it need to be modified in some way?
- Is the same goal still a true desire that you want to achieve?
- Picture yourself having already achieved success in your goal. Get your senses involved as much as possible.
- What does it look like seeing yourself as having achieved your goal?
- What can you hear others saying to you when they know you have achieved your goal? What good 'vibes' do you get from your sense of achievement?
- What does it feel like both emotionally and bodily sensations from knowing you have achieved your goal?
- Can you increase that good internal feeling, the sense of achievement gives you - how much can you 'ramp it up'? Ramp it up to the maximum!
- What small step can you take today to help you move in the direction of fulfilling your goals?