Comments on: 10 Ways To Ensure That Your New Years Resolutions Outlive The Month Of January http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/ Your Freedom Depends On It! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Can You Afford Your Life : “Motivate Thyself” http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1315 Can You Afford Your Life : “Motivate Thyself” Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:03:55 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1315 [...] mentioned a few times that one of my New Years Resolutions is that of FRUGALITY.  But the core of the desire to spend less is to finally be able to afford my [...] [...] mentioned a few times that one of my New Years Resolutions is that of FRUGALITY.  But the core of the desire to spend less is to finally be able to afford my [...]

]]> By: Eric Hamm http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1317 Eric Hamm Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:58:32 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1317 @Sean: The guy knows his stuff! :-) @Success Factors: You raise a great point. Shoot for 100 and even if you only get 50, it is still better than a small 10. @Amanda: That's one of my favorite points as well. And thanks! about the image. @James: "Third start to the right. Straight on until morning." A little Peter Pan action. NICE! :-) Eric. @Sean: The guy knows his stuff! :-)

@Success Factors: You raise a great point. Shoot for 100 and even if you only get 50, it is still better than a small 10.

@Amanda: That’s one of my favorite points as well. And thanks! about the image.

@James: “Third start to the right. Straight on until morning.”

A little Peter Pan action. NICE! :-) Eric.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1316 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:00:20 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1316 @ Success - There's a difference between starting small and shooting for the moon with a clear milestone path. I don't start small myself (hell, anyone who knows me will tell you that), but I *do* make milestone goals. Without them, I'd never reach where I want to be because I don't have a clear, direct path to that moon. Third start to the right. Straight on until morning. <abbr><em>James Chartrand - Men with Pens’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MenWithPens/~3/491446624/drive-by-shooting-sunday-linkers-blog" rel="nofollow">Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog</a></abbr></em> @ Success – There’s a difference between starting small and shooting for the moon with a clear milestone path. I don’t start small myself (hell, anyone who knows me will tell you that), but I *do* make milestone goals. Without them, I’d never reach where I want to be because I don’t have a clear, direct path to that moon.

Third start to the right. Straight on until morning.

James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog

]]> By: Amanda Linehan http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1318 Amanda Linehan Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:21:49 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1318 I like #2 " Clearly define your desire" because it combines knowing what you want and the powerful feeling you have when you really want something bad! Also, I love the image you used at the beginning of this post. Beautiful! <abbr><em>Amanda Linehan’s last blog post..<a href="http://amandalinehan.com/see-yourself-as-others-do/" rel="nofollow">See Yourself As Others Do</a></abbr></em> I like #2 ” Clearly define your desire” because it combines knowing what you want and the powerful feeling you have when you really want something bad!

Also, I love the image you used at the beginning of this post. Beautiful!

Amanda Linehan’s last blog post..See Yourself As Others Do

]]> By: Success Factors http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1328 Success Factors Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:22:16 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1328 I have never been a big fan of starting small. The last time I started small, I accomplished small results. Now, I prefer to shoot for the moon and hopefully end up half-way. However, the disappointment may be discouraging for some people. Overall, I think creating successful new years resolutions is about how you view success. Just because you miss your goals, doesn't mean you failed. It means you didn't get as far as you wanted, but half of the success is still a success. <abbr><em>Success Factors’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/preventialrep/~3/501200556/" rel="nofollow">How to Learn From Your Competition, Success Factors Day 2</a></abbr></em> I have never been a big fan of starting small. The last time I started small, I accomplished small results. Now, I prefer to shoot for the moon and hopefully end up half-way. However, the disappointment may be discouraging for some people.

Overall, I think creating successful new years resolutions is about how you view success. Just because you miss your goals, doesn’t mean you failed. It means you didn’t get as far as you wanted, but half of the success is still a success.

Success Factors’s last blog post..How to Learn From Your Competition, Success Factors Day 2

]]> By: Writer Dad http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1319 Writer Dad Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:13:07 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1319 "I’ll do you one further with clarifying your goals. The more specific you are, the better it is. “I will read Made to Stick by the end of February.” How? “By reading one hour every night between 7 and 8pm.” And? “And if I can’t read on one night, I will read an extra 15 minutes the next night to compensate for the skip. I will never miss more than one night without reading.” Best paragraph I've read about resolutions yet. Loved it, James. <abbr><em>Writer Dad’s last blog post..<a href="http://writerdad.com/uncategorized/new-year-new-opportunity/" rel="nofollow">New Year, New Opportunity</a></abbr></em> “I’ll do you one further with clarifying your goals. The more specific you are, the better it is. “I will read Made to Stick by the end of February.” How? “By reading one hour every night between 7 and 8pm.” And? “And if I can’t read on one night, I will read an extra 15 minutes the next night to compensate for the skip. I will never miss more than one night without reading.”

Best paragraph I’ve read about resolutions yet. Loved it, James.

Writer Dad’s last blog post..New Year, New Opportunity

]]> By: Eric Hamm http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1327 Eric Hamm Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:12:28 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1327 @Vincent: "...I am glad that I announce my goals publicly which make me think twice before I skip my workout." That's exactly right! By keeping our goals to ourselves we are only weakening our resolve to reach them. @Kathy: That's exactly right. I like the way you put it, too. @Ross: Me too, my friend. @Pj_Normz: I love that quote. Thanks for sharing it with us. Starting today is definitely key. It's so easy to fall into the trap of, "I'll get to it tomorrow", with 'tomorrow' always being a day away. @Tess: Congrats on the blogging buddy. I don't know what I would do without my buddies in the blogging world. We need other bloggers who actually care about our success, to be able to work with and rely on for support. @James: I also enjoyed the 'blogging banter'. Sean said you were a pretty cool guy. I guess I'll have to concede that opinion. :-) Those are great points to add. There's no doubt that being specific is key to accomplishment (I mention this in point #2, but I like how you get more specific with your analogy). And yes, unrealistic goals will only become a 'thorn in our side'. @Vincent: “…I am glad that I announce my goals publicly which make me think twice before I skip my workout.”

That’s exactly right! By keeping our goals to ourselves we are only weakening our resolve to reach them.

@Kathy: That’s exactly right. I like the way you put it, too.

@Ross: Me too, my friend.

@Pj_Normz: I love that quote. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Starting today is definitely key. It’s so easy to fall into the trap of, “I’ll get to it tomorrow”, with ‘tomorrow’ always being a day away.

@Tess: Congrats on the blogging buddy. I don’t know what I would do without my buddies in the blogging world. We need other bloggers who actually care about our success, to be able to work with and rely on for support.

@James: I also enjoyed the ‘blogging banter’. Sean said you were a pretty cool guy. I guess I’ll have to concede that opinion. :-)

Those are great points to add. There’s no doubt that being specific is key to accomplishment (I mention this in point #2, but I like how you get more specific with your analogy). And yes, unrealistic goals will only become a ‘thorn in our side’.

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1326 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:34:34 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1326 It was a great conversation, and I appreciate your willingness to participate in it, Eric. (You missed a spot, btw. Here. *points*) I'll do you one further with clarifying your goals. The more specific you are, the better it is. "I will read Made to Stick by the end of February." How? "By reading one hour every night between 7 and 8pm." And? "And if I can't read on one night, I will read an extra 15 minutes the next night to compensate for the skip. I will never miss more than one night without reading." It's not just "lose 10 pounds." It's lose ten pounds by February ten at the rate of 2 pounds a week, etc etc. AND! Make goals REALISTIC. I'd like to earn a million dollars, but that's a dumb goal. My goal is to earn $100 by next Friday. That's realistic. Etc. <abbr><em>James Chartrand - Men with Pens’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MenWithPens/~3/491446624/drive-by-shooting-sunday-linkers-blog" rel="nofollow">Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog</a></abbr></em> It was a great conversation, and I appreciate your willingness to participate in it, Eric. (You missed a spot, btw. Here. *points*)

I’ll do you one further with clarifying your goals. The more specific you are, the better it is. “I will read Made to Stick by the end of February.” How? “By reading one hour every night between 7 and 8pm.” And? “And if I can’t read on one night, I will read an extra 15 minutes the next night to compensate for the skip. I will never miss more than one night without reading.”

It’s not just “lose 10 pounds.” It’s lose ten pounds by February ten at the rate of 2 pounds a week, etc etc.

AND!

Make goals REALISTIC. I’d like to earn a million dollars, but that’s a dumb goal. My goal is to earn $100 by next Friday. That’s realistic. Etc.

James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Drive-by-Shooting Sunday: Linker’s Blog

]]> By: Tess http://motivatethyself.com/10-ways-to-ensure-that-your-new-years-resolutions-outlive-the-month-of-january/#comment-1325 Tess Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:20:40 +0000 http://motivatethyself.com/?p=2081#comment-1325 I need to add strength training to my schedule. I have a new blogging buddy, we are holding each other accountable. <abbr><em>Tess’s last blog post..<a href="http://theboldlife.com/2008/12/happy-holidays/" rel="nofollow">Happy Holidays</a></abbr></em> I need to add strength training to my schedule. I have a new blogging buddy, we are holding each other accountable.

Tess’s last blog post..Happy Holidays

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