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Happy New Year
I hope everyone safe and enjoyable New Year.
I’d love to hear what your big goals are for this coming year.
Today’s Quote
We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but for potential.
Start the Year Strong
Set a pace you can keep.
Too often we get amped up by the changing of the year.
New year new me!
But, change doesn’t happen like that.
Change doesn’t occur because the number on the calendar suddenly reads a bigger number.
Change is a constant pursuit.
And this year, I want to see you accomplish all the changes you’re seeking to achieve.
So, aim small out the gate instead of big.
Every year I see people amped up and shoot out the gates guns blazing.
They crush the first week.
But the pace is too much to keep.
They can’t consistently accomplish everything they wrote down.
Before long, they’re skipping tasks.
They’re missing their targets.
Then they quit.
It does you no good to sprint the first lap of a 4 lap race if you can’t even make it to lap 2.
Set a pace that is just enough to keep the ball moving forward.
Fast doesn’t win, steady does.
It may not feel like much today, but 365 days from now it sure will.
Win small today.
Spend time defining everything.
If you haven’t yet write down all your plans for this year.
Writing things down makes them significantly more likely to occur.
But then once you have them written down, define everything.
The more specific you can make things in your life the better you will be prepared to accomplish them.
Define success.
Define winning.
Define greatness.
Define healthy.
Whatever you’re aiming at should be defined to specific terms.
Whether that’s using numbers or definitions, that’s up to you to determine.
The most important thing about achieving the goals we set for ourselves, is knowing what success looks like.
Simple goals like lose weight, grow my business, improve relationships.
They don’t mean anything.
Make every goal you write mean something.
How much weight, why, to what end?
Grow your business in what way?
Hire employees?
Increase revenue?
Increase following, jobs, projects?
See when you start to ask yourself questions about your goals you can get to the root.
And it’s at the root we find out what really matters.
If you’re feeling stuck and want some help dialing in your goals for 2024, just reply to this email.
Good luck out there!
3 Good Things
Good Watch:
Change your life in 2024, start today. Check out this video by Ryan Holiday about the power of journaling.
Interesting Perspective:
Do you struggle with goals? Check out this short clip from Emmanuel Acho about no longer setting goals. This is an interesting reframe, and if you struggle, perhaps this will help you.
Good Motivation:
We’re in week 1 of 2024. Are you still still struggling to get started? Stop waiting, take your first step today. Here’s a little push to help you get started. Make 2024 your best year yet. Check out the video here from Jim Rohn.
Need a Coach?
As an athlete I always appreciated good coaching.
It often made the difference between a successful season and an average one.
When you’ve got big goal to compete at the highest level, it helps to have someone looking at the big picture, while you focus on the specific actions.
Have you got something big coming up?
Need someone to help organize the path forward?
Let me know what you’re working on and we’ll see if I’m the right fit.
I've spent the last 15 years working with clients as a personal trainer and coach helping them build healthy sustainable habits.
During this time I've learned the psychology of habit creation, the power of systems, and why simple works better.
I'd love to help you reach your goals.
I'm currently looking to add 2 new coaching clients to my roster.
If this sounds interesting to you, connect with me today and let's schedule a call to see if we're a good fit for each other.
Email me at [email protected]
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