try doing this one thing before giving up on your resolutions

So, we’re a month in, how are those New Year Resolutions going?  Given up yet? Or going strong?  If your going strong, congratulations!  Keep doing what you’re doing.
For the rest of you that are struggling or have given up altogether, don’t get down on yourself.  You are not completely hopeless or a total failure.  I’ve heard it said that “there is no such thing as failure, you just found the answer to a different problem and have to keep looking for the answer to THIS problem”.

In working with many different people on lots of different issues, I've found one common factor, and that is that many people actually just don’t know  how to get started on something they say they want. I’ve bumped up against this hurdle myself so I completely understand how paralyzing and frustrating it can be. So I want to share with you the very first step you must take in order to successfully reach your goal.

Answer this question… What is it that you want?  Sounds obvious, right? But people tend to be very general when thinking about their goals. Let’s use the example of exercise since this tends to be a popular one.  You might say, “I need to start exercising” or “exercise more”.  This is a very broad, general statement.  It can mean A LOT of different things.  And it’s important to get very specific in what YOU personally mean by “exercising”.

Here’s what I mean…
What does more exercise mean to you?
How often? 3 days a week? 5 days a week?
What kind of exercise? Serious, intentional exercise? picking up a sport? or parking farther away and taking the stairs?
How much time per session are you willing to commit to?  
Where would you be doing the exercise?
When/what time of day would you be doing it?
Who else would be there? or are you doing it by yourself?

When you take the time to consider each of these questions, your vision starts becoming a little more clear.

So here is my challenge to you right now… when thinking of your specific goal, take a couple of minutes and answer these questions.  You can modify them to fit whatever your goal is…whether it’s be healthier, spend more time with kids or spouse, or taking more time for yourself, weight-loss, etc.  Whatever your goal is, get very clear and detailed on what exactly that looks like for YOU.  And now that you have the clarity of what you want to do, it’s much easier to actually get started and stick with it.

If after doing this you still have trouble, get support.  I help people discover what's holding them back from doing what they say they want to do and offer a free consultation to see how I can help you.  I believe it's possible for you.

You've Got This!!!