by Barbara Latta
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| Set goals not resolutions |
New diet aids, nutritional supplements, products for better
hair, and wrinkle removers all guarantee us a better tomorrow. Talk shows give
advice on keeping New Year’s resolutions that will work this year. Buying this
sponsor’s product will bring satisfaction or your money back.
Before you get swayed by professional marketing that plays
on your emotions, try to take a realistic look at what your goals are for this
year. Don’t let a TV commercial make your decisions for you. Examine your life
and what you want to change or accomplish and find out what tools you need to
reach your goal.
If you want to lose weight, instead of starting a drastic
diet, just eat smaller portions of the food you like. Walk a few steps more
than you did yesterday.
Don’t start out trying to read the entire book of Leviticus
in a day if you want to read through the Bible. Start with the New Testament
and read a chapter each day. If you don’t make it through the entire Bible in
one year, who says you have to? The point is to develop the habit of reading
it.
Our long term goal is to establish some kind of change in
our life. To do this we need to:
- · Make realistic goals that are achievable and write them down.
- · Break the goals into smaller ones that can be done each day.
- · Don’t let emotional marketing decide what your goals are.
- · Don’t get frustrated if you miss a daily goal. Just keep going tomorrow.
If we can learn to be consistent in working our daily
goals, we will soon see the long term ones achieved. Navigating New Year’s
resolutions doesn’t have to be a dreaded chore.
Have a Happy New Year and enjoy the ride!
