Have You Planned for Your New Year’s Evolution?
by Shann on Dec 31, 2008
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In Balance -Shann
On New Year’s Eve, 2005, I was determined to change my career and my life.
I knew it would take a radical change, a fundamental turn in the way of thinking about and visualizing my future.
A complete paradigm shift was on my radar.
No superficial daydreaming here.
I was ready!
I planned a HUGE New Year’s Evolution for myself and you can see the result in my story Walking Away From The Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance within the new Wake Up Women Be Happy, Healthy & Wealthy book.
Discover what I began that New Year’s Eve to prepare and pull the trigger to leave corporate America and begin my entrepreneurial dream of becoming an inspirational life coach, best selling published author and certified yoga instructor.
You can learn more about my coaching business by visiting True Balance Life Coaching.
I hope to inspire you to create your own powerful transitional evolution for the new year and beyond.
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Successful New Year’s resolutions are achieved when you are confident you can make a behavioral change and are willing to commit to making that change.
One of the best ways I’ve found to keep resolutions is through SMART goals.
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Realistic
T = Timely
Write down your Top 3-5 dreams/plans and run them through the SMART goals check list.
1. Make sure that each goal is specific. Too many goals fall apart because they are too vague.
2. Each resolution should be measurable. If you want to earn more money or lose weight, you should create bench marks to measure your success.
3. Identify goals that are most important to you. The goal should be attainable with a healthy stretch to keep you committed.
4. Are your resolutions realistic? Big dreams are key to living an amazing life. Most people who reach their dreams, set realistic goals along the way.
5. Creating a critical path or time line is a key ingredient to your achievement.
Some additional tips include:
* Being committed to make the change
* Preparing for set backs
* Keeping track of your progress
Setting yourself up for failure looks like this:
* Making resolutions at the last minute.
* Making your resolutions based on what’s driving you mad.
* Making absolute statements like saying, “I will never do _____ again.”
Your resolutions are nothing more than a part of healthy human evolution.
Remember to give yourself credit for small successes and allow yourself to start over if you have a momentary lapse of reason.
To your success in the New Year!








December 31st, 2008 on 8:26 pm
Thank you for the reminder! Working on goals today and needed the SMART reminder.
Happy New Year, 2009 will be awesome. DP
January 5th, 2009 on 8:53 am
Appropriate and thoughtful title …changing resolution to evolution. As a spiritual life coach, I absolutely agree. Your tips on “smart” goals is right on the mark. Happy 2009.