New Year's Resolutions...one step at a time

January 16, 2009

I'm preparing to leave for Houston on Saturday the 17th to lecture at The Unity Church of Christianity and then work with a private client. If you're reading this and live in Houston, please come and say hello! The talk will be Sunday afternoon. This is a beautiful venue and open to all. I'll be teaching concepts from "One Year to an Organized Work Life."

Life has once again prevented me from writing here as often as I'd like. No matter...let's look at your list of possible resolutions for this new year. If you created this on or about the second of January, you've had some time to think about the items on your list. I have a few questions. To wit:

Are there a few things you'd like to realistically eliminate? If not for all time, how about just this year?

Could you put numbers or letters next to the items that remain? Now you can create a prioritized list rather than a random one.

Do you see that some of these items are related? For example, if you have 'exercise,' 'lose weight,' 'stop smoking' and 'eat a better diet' on your list, you could create a group. These resolutions are all part of a bigger

Looking at these items as steps to achieving one big goal makes them less daunting.

Play with your list in this way.

More from Texas this weekend.