NO RESOLUTIONS!!!

It is fresh start time in a few days isn't it? This is when you hear people talking about their "new year's resolutions."This is the year when they will lose weight, make more money, get out of debt....

What are the odds that your resolutions for this year will be just like the ones you said last year?! How come people set resolutions for the year, and by the third week in January, they are already toast?

Because resolutions aren't necessarily goals. They can be...but often they aren't. Forget the resolutions...they are worthless. Set a goal and make a commitment. I gave you the SMART formula last week. I gave this to you in case you haven't seen it before. Use it...it works. I want 2011 to be an incredible experience for you, but only you can make it so. Making a commitment to your goal and sticking it out is how you will have an incredible experience.

You see, it is the experience as you pursue the goal that contains the value. The achievement of a goal is wonderful, but it is over in a heartbeat. There is truly only a moment of achievement. This is why it is crucial to create goals that are meaningful, and where you have true desire. BECAUSE, if your goal has any substance at all, then it is going to become cahllenging and difficult at various points.

This is where commitment and desire help you to grow through the adversity. This is the beauty of it all...the hard parts are the best parts for you. It is like the old saying "no pain, no gain." Adversity is painful, but it is priceless in terms of creating a great life.

As it relates to your home business, here is what I suggest for your goal setting. First decide what your SMART goal is. Then play the "WHY?" game with yourself. Continue to ask yourself why you want this goal until you get to your deepest answer. This is the thing that helps you keep the commitment. The desire for the surface goal will never drive you (this is another reason resolutions don't work). Only the "intrinsic" reason, the deeper desire, is what helps you push through the hard times. After you have gotten to WHY, then go back and break the goal down into daily action goals. THIS is how to set and stay committed to goals.