2017 New Year Resolutions
Find Inspiration To Plan
Your Best Year Ever!

Isn't it true that when you are doing something you love, time flies, but when you're spending time on things you do not enjoy, time seems to drag along?

In this edition, we'll revisit the process of setting goals for the coming year so that you can spend more of your time in the areas that you are most passionate.

As we approach the New Year, it's time for goal setting.

We're not talking about setting flimsy New Year resolutions, we're talking about establishing real goals, for 2017 and beyond.

To assist you, we'd like to review three very helpful goal setting tools.

First, check out our free series of articles at Goal Setting for Success.

We first published this collective series of articles as a free ebook back in 2006. The ebook is still available in the Free Tools section, but we are currently updating the online pages before we update the ebook.

We suggest reading the Goal Setting for Success series of webpages since half the pages were recently updated. We'll make an announcement once the ebook is ready to be republished.

Reading the articles is helpful as they teach many important lessons that promote a mindset that inspires you to tackle your goals.


LIFE BALANCE: SUCCESS WHEEL

One of the tools introduced in Goal Setting for Success, is our Life Balance tool.

Many people avoid setting goals because the process feels intimidating and causes stress. Writing down goals can be scary if you aren't convinced you can achieve them.

The problem most people have is they feel like they've got to go all in, giving 100% in every area of their life.

Doing it all at 100%, is simply not realistic.

Our Life Balance tool helps you to identify the important areas of your life and determine which categories you're doing well in compared to areas that need more of your attention.

The goal here is to create a more well-rounded life experience, as illustrated by a success wheel that will provide a smoother ride along life's bumpy highway.

Are we promising perfection? No, but we do predict improvement. :)


MASTER ACTION PLAN (M.A.P.)

After determining the key areas of your life and identifying goals in each area, you'll need to prioritize your goals and then break each goal down into realistic tasks.

Sounds like a chore, but our Master Action Plan (M.A.P.) tool provides a simple one page template that helps you to achieve a solid plan for each of your important goals.

What's special about the M.A.P. tool is that it ties your tasks back to your original purpose.

Your purpose is your motivation for achieving each goal, so it's important to take time to clearly identify the 'Why' behind your goals.

We encourage you to review and adopt each of these three goal setting tools as we're wishing you Your Best Year Ever in 2017.

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