Getting Off In The New Year On The Right Track

We all make some kind of commitments to ourselves this time of year; it just comes with the season don't you think?

Change is undeniably one of the most difficult things we choose do in life. In my experience of all the people I've known who do step forward to change something in their life, these people are some of the most happy and excited folks I've seen, they're about enjoying life at its fullest without limits. In fact these folks are living their dreams out loud!

Doesn't it seem like Y2K and it's concerns were just a few years ago?? In fact you may be like me...wondering where oh where did the last decade go?

We've all heard the classic definition of insanity... (Doing the same thing expecting different results), LOL.

A few months ago my sweet husband and I were were setting up his new office furniture. We had boxed up all of his books from his old office space and they had been packed for quite a few months. As I carried up some things from downstairs and laid them on the desk, I noticed one of his older journals,one from back in the early 90's. I started flipping through it, reading here and there and came across a posting from January 21 1994. It was really exciting to read a list of his top 10 goals. What was more fun was seeing my husbands reaction as he read through this list...He was almost shouting "Carol look at this!" All of his list had been achieved...All of them~ DONE! The power of the written word coupled with desire and vision STILL astounds me!

But lets be clear, desire and vision are not the same, nor are wishing to create change versus real outcomes based on activity toward change. The path that must be followed to achieve what we want in life really isn’t rocket science, but it does require commitment and effort. My desire is to explore even more in this next decade, to reach beyond myself...and even suprise myself with amazing discoveries. I have chosen to use the S.M.A.R.T. Track to direct myself to my desired outcomes. SMART TRACK...What is that you might ask?? S.M.A.R.T. Track is a focus group of like minded individuals who choose to set goals, meet weekly and report what happened for a 6 week period. S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, & Timely. So what is it you have been planning to do? Why not turn it into a S.M.A.R.T. goal?

This could be fun... it could push you out of your comfort zone too!It just might help you grow and facilitate your helping others with thier goals too! Why not change the direction of the next decade of YOUR life?