Category:   New Year

"Your power to choose the direction of your life
allows you to reinvent yourself,
to change your future, and to
powerfully influence the rest of creation.
- Steven R. Covey - "The Eighth Habit"

"Each January, most of us pick a few things we want to accomplish in the coming year.     That's a good thing.     When everything seems important, deciding on your highest priorities is the first step toward living the life you want.     Here are some simple tips to start you off.

1. Set one to three goals that you define clearly in writing.    Having too many goals makes it difficult to achieve the results you'd like.

2. Ask yourself why you want to achieve these goals.    Do they relate to your mission?    Asking yourself "why" helps clarify your goals.

3. Achieving new results requires new behavior.    Write down three behaviors you will have to change to reach each of your new goals.

4. Determine how you will measure your progress, and set deadlines for yourself.    Write your deadlines on your Planning Pages.    We respond better when we have a deadline to meet.

5. Keep your commitments."
                                              (c) 2005 FranklinCovey