Sell Yourself on YOUR Goals
by Dean Lindsay

A new year is upon us. We are setting new goals
or at least carrying over some of last year's
New Year's resolutions. We have pledged to make
2005 a great year.

What is a great year to YOU? The year you DO what, BECOME what?? And more importantly-WHY? Why is doing whatever it is you are resolving to do important to YOU?

Here is something to think about:

Everything we do, consciously or subconsciously, we do
because we believe the perceived benefits will be a combination of the following six Ps:

Pleasure
Profit
Peace of Mind
Power
Prestige
Pain Avoidance

This goes for eating, not eating, shopping, exercising, hugging, crying, working, going to the movies - whatever.

At each moment we make decisions based on what we think
will bring these benefits- short term or long term.

One of the reasons that New Year's Resolutions are hard to stick with is we forget or lose sight of WHY we set them.

When we set them, we feel they will bring us long term pleasure or help us avoid pain long term. As the days and weeks roll on, we are introduced to many faster and easier ways to invest our time that promise pleasure or helps us some pain.

To stay committed to your goals and have a great year,
sell yourself on YOUR goals and continually remind yourself
of the long term benefits to YOUR life.

WHY are they YOUR resolutions? WHY are they YOUR goals? WHY will achieving them make 2005 great for YOU?

"Strong reasons make strong actions."
                                       - William Shakespeare

WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? Pile on the reasons.
Pile on the Ps.

Make YOUR goals weigh heavy in YOUR mind.

If you have a heavy enough WHY- you will figure out How.
So make your goals Big and Phat. Ask yourself WHY?

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