It is widely known that two weeks after New Year's day, many give up on their resolutions. On "Quitter's Friday," ambitious hopeful hopes are left by the wayside. It's understandable when they were impossible to begin with. But were they? A wise friend of mine said that making the impossible possible (with regard to most things) isn't that difficult once you get out of your own way.
Those plans we set for ourselves on January 1st came from a refreshed, invigorated sense of purpose seeing the next 12 months as the landscape upon which great strides would be made. Honor that energy. Revisit your resolutions. Look at the year from the peak of December, when you've completed your goals and enjoy the view. Then spend these next 11 months mapping out the trek up the mountain. Consider the Five Principles of Successful Goal Setting (Locke & Latham, 1990) from PositivePsychology.com's article, What Is Goal Setting and How To Do It Well:
1. Commitment (attachment to goal)
2. Clarity (specificity of goal)
3. Challenge (degree of goal's difficulty)
4. Complexity (degree of goal's demands)
5. Feedback (presence of progress reporting)
Don't forget to reach out to Kaizen-Life for support with your financial goals!
- Shelley Steele