DO YOU WANT 2020 TO BE A REMARKABLE YEAR?
It’s only the second month of the year. How are your New Year’s resolutions going? Are you still hitting the gym three times a week and sticking to the new budget? Or have you found yourself back in your preholiday habits? A report from U.S. News found that 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second week of February. This isn’t because people are lazy or not willing to change. It all has to do with finding our “why.” Our “why” is our reason for doing things. It’s the core of our motivation. Simon Sinek, entrepreneur and motivational speaker, captured the power of why in his book “Start With Why.” According to Sinek, the human brain works in three levels: what we do, how we do it, and why we do it. The why rests at the heart of everything else. If our why isn’t strong enough, we tend to give up our goals at the first challenge. We just aren’t dedicated enough to persevere. If your New Year’s resolution this year was to budget your money better, and you’ve already broken that resolution, take a look at why you made that resolution in the first place. If you made it because you thought, “Business owners are supposed to be good with their money,” then your why wasn’t strong enough. Doing things because we’re “supposed to” is never a strong motivation. You have to want it. As Napoleon Hill stated, one needs a burning desire to attain their goals.
THE GOOD NEWS!
Your goals or resolutions won’t last if you base them off weak motivations. When you make goals, make sure they align with your why. In order to find your why, you must ask yourself some hard questions: • What’s your purpose? • What’s your passion? • What’s your cause? • What do you believe in? • Why do you get out of bed in the morning? • How can you get others to care? When your goals align with your why, you will find the motivation to keep working toward those goals no matter what challenges you may face. Knowing your why means knowing what you’re doing is truly worthwhile. Need help finding your why or staying on the right path toward your goals? Find a coach who can help you leverage your natural tendencies to your advantage. Call either 920-944-6020 or 678-491-9744 and learn how finding your why can make you happier and more successful.
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