For all of you that will read the Goal Setting Series and then still try to set New Year’s Resolutions then this post for you. The best New Year’s Resolution is to live a life where you do not need to wait for a New Year to change something. Alright this is obviously too general, so I will follow up with three components that make this theory/resolution attainable.
1. Challenge yourself constantly. Instead of waiting for a specific day to change something or improve an aspect of your life, try doing it all year round. In whatever you do in life make sure that you are constantly challenging yourself. If a certain goal or task seems too easy then raise the bar a bit. If you are a A student then setting a goal for yourself to get an A is a bit too simple because this is already the norm. Instead try taking one of the more difficult courses your program offers and strive for an A+. No matter what you do make sure that you strive to attain the highest results possible at the most difficult tasks.
2. Do not wait. If there is something you really want to do or a goal you would really love to attain then just go for it. If you want to lose weight then why wait for January 1st? Really what is January 1st? It is just another day, with the only exception being that most people have the day off. Why not start something on December 28th or November 7th, really there is no need to wait for a specific date. If there is something you want to accomplish there is no benefit in delaying it.
3. Research, research, and research. I am always busy researching new ideas and how to improve current concepts. It’s easy to set a goal for yourself that you will save more money in 2009, but actually doing it is the difficult part. This is why I recommend research because on your own you may have a difficult time trying to save money, but with some research online through reading personal finance blogs and other resources you will find many new tactics for saving money.
That is all for the Goal Setting Series and I will be back tomorrow with a roundup with some of my best posts from 2009.
I'm a 24 year old dude that studied finance in school and now wants to make it fun. Over the past three years I've been helping readers like YOU make more money and keep more cash in your pocket. I've appeared live on Fox Business News and I've been mentioned in the NY Times.
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Great minds think alike! It’s funny because when I wrote the title I was worried that two things could happen: 1. People would be turned off by the thought of another New Year’s resolution post or 2. People would expect to find a really good resolution.