{"id":7076,"date":"2018-01-11T22:31:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T02:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katherinespinney.com\/set-goals-team-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T20:24:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T20:24:08","slug":"quotes-help-focus-new-years-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.logoworks.com\/ksc2\/quotes-help-focus-new-years-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Quotes to Help Keep You Focused on Your New Year’s Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life has a rhythm to it with components that seem to play out over and over again. During this season, as we close out one year and cross over into another, we predictably discuss New Year’s Resolutions. Throughout the holiday season, at work and at parties, we talk about the goals we have for the new year.<\/a><\/span> Goals that in themselves have their own rhythm- exercise more, eat better, change jobs, travel more. And inevitably after a few weeks this talk turns to breaking these resolutions. We have a good laugh and repeat the dance. This dance that will not end until we choose to change the music.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is an\u00a0abundance of information on best practices when it comes to effective goal-setting- writing your goals down, having an accountability partner, visualizing,<\/a> using the SMART formula- but one component (arguably the most important one) often missing from the conversation is taking the time to determine if the goal is truly salient for you. Often, we choose goals we think <\/em>we should have instead of the goals we truly care about. By being honest with ourselves about<\/span>\"\"\u00a0what we truly want, we can set, work toward and achieve our goals far more easily and more effectively. Nothing is more energizing than some good old-fashioned intrinsic motivation.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, why not disrupt your rhythm and set a goal you really care about, one you commit to and one you achieve. To help you, look back on past resolutions and goals (visit our Resources section for a free Goal Pattern Sheet to help you)<\/a> and reflect on the ones you met and the ones you abandoned. What patterns emerge for you? Which ones were easy to motivate around, and which ones were a struggle? How did you feel when you reached the goal or didn’t reach it? What do your past experiences setting goals tell you about yourself? How can you use this information to help you reach your goals going forward?<\/p>\n

Going one important step further, understanding how what we truly wants connects to our values will increase our<\/a>\u00a0motivation and our chances of achieving our goal.\u00a0<\/span>So, as you evaluate your New Year\u2019s resolution from this year (or set out to make one), ask yourself why. What about this goal is important to you? Why do you\u00a0really <\/em>want to achieve it?\u00a0Keep asking questions until you truly understand the importance of the goal for you and the value it satisfies. For example, why do you want to get healthier? To live longer? Why? To meet your grandchildren? Why? Because family is important to you. So, family <\/em>is your value.\u00a0<\/span>Why do you want to save more money? To prepare for retirement? Why? To live comfortably in your golden years? Why? Because security is important to you. So, security<\/em> is your value.<\/span><\/p>\n

Think about a current goal you have. In addition to employing best practices to help you achieve it, take time to ask yourself- \u00a0Why did I choose this goal? Is it really something I want? What is the value it satisfies? Am I truly dedicated to achieving it?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

As you continue your journey, below are some quotes about goals and motivation to help inspire, challenge and encourage you. Read them, write them down, post them, and reflect on them when you need an extra boost or a moment to refocus. May they help get to where you want to be. And may this new year be filled with goals that drive you and shape you. This is your year! Now go write the soundtrack\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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*A goal properly set is halfway reached\u2014 Zig Ziglar<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

*If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you \u2014 Les Brown<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn\u2019t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach \u2014 Benjamin E. Mays<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*There is no such\u00a0thing\u00a0as can’t, only won’t. If you’re qualified, all it\u00a0takes\u00a0is a\u00a0burning\u00a0desire to accomplish, to make a change. Go forward, go backward.\u00a0Whatever\u00a0it\u00a0takes.\u00a0But you can’t\u00a0blame\u00a0other\u00a0people\u00a0or\u00a0society\u00a0in general. It all\u00a0comes\u00a0from your mind \u2014 Jan Ashford<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb\u00a0<\/em>that wear\u00a0<\/span>you out, it’s the pebble in your shoe\u2014 \u00a0Muhammad Ali<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

*The world you desire can be won. It exists.. it is real.. it is possible.. it’s yours \u2014 Ayn Rand<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Success means having the cou<\/span>rage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be \u2014 \u00a0George A.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span>Sheehan<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

*We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize \u2014 Thich Nhat Hanh<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Obstacles can\u2019t stop<\/span>\u00a0you. Problems can\u2019t stop\u00a0<\/span>you. Most important of all, other people can\u2019t stop you. Only you can stop you \u2014 \u00a0Jeffrey Gitomer<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*We cannot become\u00a0what\u00a0we nee<\/span>d to be by remaining\u00a0what\u00a0we are \u2014 \u00a0Max de Pree<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*The only thing standing between you and your\u00a0<\/span>goal is the false story you keep telling yourself as to why you can\u2019t achieve it \u2014 Jordan Belfort<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Growth is painful. Change is painful.\u00a0<\/span>But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong \u2014 N. R. Narayana Murthy<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be \u2014 Lao Tzu<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Let today be the day you love yourself e<\/span>nough to no longer just dream of a better life; let it be the day you act upon it \u2014 Steve Maraboli<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*For last year\u2019s words belong to last year\u2019s language, and next year\u2019s words await another voice \u2014 \u00a0T.S. Eliot<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential.\u00a0Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in,<\/em> but with what it is still possible for you to do \u2014 Pope John Paul XXIII<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*It’s your place in the world;\u00a0it’s your life.\u00a0<\/span>Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live \u2014 Mae Jemison<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting\u00a0our aim too high and falling short; but in\u00a0<\/span>setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark \u2014 <\/em>\u00a0Michelangelo<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

*Love yourself first and ev<\/span>erything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world \u2014 Lucille Ball<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

*You are never too old to set anoth<\/span>er goal or to dream a new dream \u2014 C.S. Lewis<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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