Making Change Work
From Take the Stairs: Seven Steps to Achieving True Success , by Rory Vaden, six tips for getting over the 30-day hump and sticking to New Year’s resolutions (or any other attempts to change): ( http://msainfo.us/2013/01/08/2013-living-on-purpose/ ) Pick one resolution – or pick none. We suck at multitasking. The more goals you have, the more difficult it is to achieve any of them – because the time and energy it takes to make behavior changes is spread too thin. Put a price tag on your failure. When we break commitments in life, there are consequences. Your resolution is a commitment to yourself, so there should be a cost if you don’t follow through. My friend promised his business partner $2500 if he didn’t lose 50 pounds in six months. Do you think he achieved that goal? You bet. Don’t measure your results – measure your efforts. Focus on stellar efforts – not results . Set a weekly alarm on your calendar. Schedul...