January is a month for new beginnings. It's a chance for us to start over fresh and set new goals for the year. We arrive feeling refreshed and recharged from the holidays. It's generally a time of hope but it can also be a time of increased anxiety and depression.
There have been many studies on New Year's resolutions, and they consistently find them to be ineffective. A US News article reported that over eighty percentage of people give up on their resolutions by the second week of February.
When setting goals, you can give yourself a better chance of success by following the 5W'S Complete Goal Setting Framework. If you want to start, stop, or change a habit, then Ridiculously Easy Goals and Building New Habits can help you succeed. You can read about how to better use this information in three of our blogs: How to Set a Better Goal, The Art of Creating Better Habits, and Ridiculously Easy Goals in Action.
Change can be challenging, and top performance can be elusive. We recommend you get a coach or accountability partner to help you. Almost all high-performing athletes have at least one coach so they can be their best. Individuals and organizational leaders are increasingly seeing the benefits of coaching. Coaching is focused on taking your life to the next level. Coaches can help you see things you can’t, master skills completely, create a more effective plan, and achieve your goals sooner than you could on your own. The best coaches take things to a much higher level: they help you transform your life and achieve things you didn't think were possible for you.
This year, we hope you transform your life, discover your purpose, create a compelling vision for your life, and start making your dreams come true. More importantly, we hope you discover your big strong why and add the maximum possible value and impact to help those who desperately need your help and can't help themselves.
We wish you much health, wealth, and happiness in 2024. May you live a life filled with love, peace, joy, freedom, and fulfillment. You deserve it and it's your birthright.