Episode 082 - What You Decide!

Lisa Thal is an Author, Speaker, and Business Coach. She wrote the book "Three Word Meetings."  A Simple Strategy to Engage, Inspire, and Empower Your Team.  Lisa coaches leaders on how to take their sales and business meetings to the next level with fun and interesting 3-word  topics to get your sales team motivated and inspired.  She has over 33 years of sales, marketing, and leadership experience.

 

Episode 082, This episode is all about you!  What you decide to resolve in the New Year!

 

Key takeaways from episode 082.

Despite our best intentions, once the new year wears off, many people struggle to make good on their resolutions. According to the Journal of Clinical Psychology, only 46% of people who make New Year's resolutions will be successful. That means over half of us who decided for the new year will fall short!

 

So how do you make sure your one of the 50%? You focus on the areas of your life that matters to you! Not the areas your family or friends think that matter. This is for you!

 

What have you decided for yourself? 

What does success look like for you?

 

Keep this in mind.

 

Prepare for change

Understand that most of us hate change. Yes, you will face roadblocks along the way, but stay the course. The most important thing is to make progress each day and find ways to celebrate small wins. Where did I make progress?  

 

Limit resolutions to a manageable amount

We have the best intentions. A common mistake in resolution setting is having too many and spreading yourself too thin. We all want to learn a new skill, Be Happy, get more organized, save more money, live life to the fullest. We only have so much attention span we can dedicate to personal growth.

 

So make a shortlist of resolutions that you can manage in the upcoming year. Start with the most important thing in making your life better. 

 

Write down your resolutions. In episode 080 I have a pdf you can use that will keep you on track or click the link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C08Gy7u1UOzgo9z_HLsDsHcnLIkt-hkA/view?usp=sharing

 

While it's great to have goals, it is critical to document them in some way. 

Writing down your resolutions helps you clarify what it is you want to achieve. It forces you to make decisions and be precise with your words.

Writing establishes intention, but action steps are necessary to achieve your resolution. Having a written account of your goals is a constant reminder to take action.

• Write them in a journal
• Have it be your phone and computer screen saver
• Draft an email to yourself
• Print and tape to the wall

 

Champion Coaches - In all areas of your life, you need inspiration, motivation, direction, and accountability. You can hire someone to help you, someone that has already found the systems to implement for success: a coach, mentor, or guide. But, there are free resources available to you.

Health - there are more options and free resources online than ever before.

Business and Leadership courses online or available to you for free, or audiobooks can keep us inspired each day.

If you want financial freedom, you can hire a fiduciary advisor who can help you create a plan. The best book I have ever read is called The Path is written by Peter Mallouk, ranked the #1 Independent Financial advisor in the US for three consecutive years by Barron's. https://www.amazon.com/Path-Accelerating-Journey-Financial-Freedom/dp/1642937010

 

I encourage you to schedule time on your calendar to celebrate the wins from this year. And then sit in thought and get excited about 2021 and all the possibilities that the new year has for you!  You get to decide!

 

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