Goals are great…Decisions are better.
How are those New Years resolutions holding up?
Here we are, just 51 days after the start of a New Year.
Many people took time to reflect, think, dream and set goals as we entered into 2022.
“This year will be different…”
“This year I will finally…”
“I can’t wait to accomplish…”
We are at that point in the year where people's resolutions and goals that they set are being challenged by a very hard reality:
SETTING A GOAL WILL NOT CHANGE ANYTHING.
ACTING ON IT WILL.
Goal setting is necessary and needed.
If you don’t have vision for where you want to get to or what you want to accomplish in your life, your marriage, your finances, or your physical health, you can be confident that you will arrive exactly where you are currently at or worse.
We arrive at new places in life and accomplish new goals by design, not by default. This truth reminds me of a quote from legendary football coach, Vince Lombardi that I love:
“The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.”
The problem that many encounter is that they set goals, thinking that is the key.
Here is the important truth: setting a goal, without action toward that goal will not change one thing in your life.
Making decisions in alignment with the goals that you have set, will.
GOALS ARE GREAT…
MAKING DECISIONS IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR GOALS IS BETTER.
So, what are the goals you are pursuing? What are the areas you are wanting to move toward?
Have you made any traction?
Maybe you have a goal to gain wisdom this year. Maybe you want your marriage to improve. For you, maybe you desire more key moments with your family and your children. Maybe you want to advance in your career or hit a new target. Maybe you want to deepen your faith. Maybe you have a dream and desire to get to a new place in your financial health.
Goals are great.
Making decisions in alignment with the goals is better.
Three questions to ask yourself:
What is the goal?
(a great exercise for this is using SMART Goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-sensitive)
What is the distance between where I currently am and where I am wanting to get to?
What is a specific decision that I can make to help shrink the distance between where I am and seeing the goal accomplished?
