It’s the end of March. The end of the first quarter. 25% of the year is almost over already. Have you accomplished 25% of what you set out to do this year? I have not. I’m close, but not there yet.
At the beginning of each new year much is written about New Year’s resolutions and establishing goals for the year. Then, little thought or attention is given to them after only a few months. By March, the 24hr fitness places have lost almost all of the people with weight loss resolutions that stormed the treadmills during the first few weeks of the new year.
| “…it has been proven that people who establish and then write down their goals will be more successful than those that don’t establish goals.” |
How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? Did you have any this year? If you have things that you really, truly want accomplish this year, then they deserve to be at the forefront of your thoughts and daily actions. Instead of resolutions, think of them as goals. You will look at them as more applicable, important and permanent.
Once you’ve established the goals you want to accomplish this year, write them down and put them where you see them often (many recommend posting them on your bathroom mirror). Break each goal down into manageable pieces. Then, take action on the first step of the first piece. Action on your goals creates more action, propelling you towards accomplishing each goal.
I recently heard the suggestion to call them Promises instead of Goals, which may be even more powerful. You are making a Promise to yourself that you will accomplish those important tasks or meet those specific milestones.
It has been proven that people who establish and then write down their goals will be more successful than those that don’t establish goals. Studies have shown that just the act of writing them down, then putting them in a drawer and not looking at them again, will still improve your chances of accomplishing your goals. That is powerful.
Whatever goals you decide on, you still have three-quarters of the year left to accomplish them. Get going!
In this issue we highlight “yankee basements,” or full basements without a walkout area. We interview one our clients, Bob Rash of Shepardson Homes, who has become an expert at building homes with full basements. We also review our egress window system that allows full basements to have bedrooms and other comfortable living areas.
Take care,
