Friday Five and Five Ways To Keep Your 2015 Goals

Happy New Year! I don't know about you but for me the new year is a clean slate. It's the perfect time to set some new goals. And when I say goals, I mean actual goals and not resolutions. Does anyone actually keep to their resolutions past February? I usually don't. That's why I thought I would share five ways to keep your 2015 goals.

1. Keep it short and sweet: For me, I chose to make 5 main goals for 2015. Maybe that sounds low but it seemed realistic. With 5 goals I could focus my energy on them throughout the year.

2. Put it in writing!: Sometimes writing out your specific goals can help you feel more motivated. Write them in a journal, on your blog or just on whatever piece of paper you can find. Put them in writing so you remember exactly what you hope to accomplish. Make it pretty if you need to or add a favorite inspirational quote, whatever you think you will find inspiring just do it.

3. Keep that goal sheet accessible: Now that you wrote down what your 2015 goals are, make sure you keep them in a place where you can reference back to them throughout the year. Some people keep them on an inspiration board above their workspace, some people actually laminate them for their planners, and I've even had a person tell me their goals are displayed on their refrigerator. Obviously you need to find what works for you but the point is to be able to access them easily.

4. Make them attainable: I think this is so important because why should you set yourself up for failure? Now I'm not saying to aim low but goals have to be realistic. Now let's say one of your goals is fitness related, for example, to start to running. Are you really going to set a goal of running a marathon in February? Not really. Maybe a more appropriate goal is to conquer 3 miles. Sometimes if we set our sights too high, the disappointment of not accomplishing it by a certain time leads us to abandon the goal all together.

5. Keep going, no matter what!: I have this as my laptop background and I love seeing it everyday. Work hard and don't give up. If you lose focus just get right back on track.

So how about you, any big goals for 2015? How do you plan to keep them?


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Northeast Bloggers Share Their 2014 Goals & Resolutions

Last week we polled our fans on Facebook to see if they would share their 2014 Resolution and goals and the response was overwhelming!

Here are some of the post that were shared by our members!  Check them out!

Kim of Exquisitely Unremarkable shared why 2014 is the Time for Change.

Amy of Best Life Mistakes wrote a hilarious post with resolutions she thinks her Facebook friends should make!

Melissa of Annlea Artsy reviewed her 2013 goals and then shares her shorter list for 2014 !

Over at Simplicity Interrupted Kerri shares how 2014 will be The Year of Strength.

Phil of the Regular Guy NYC shared his fun list of Anti-Resolutions for 2014!

Want to see more goals/resolutions posts from our members?  Like us on Facebook and join our Facebook group to see who else shared their posts (members received an invite to our Facebook group in their welcome email!!

Did you write a 2014 Goals/resolutions post?  Share it with us below in the comments!

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2014 Goals: How to Get Started

This is a syndicated post from Tara of the blog Family Sport Life.


This is my obligatory 2014 Goals post.  I am going to talk about the goals I have for myself this year but before I do that I want to drop of few lines on how to get started.  Shoes are to the shoemaker as goals are to me.  Meaning I do goals for a living.  I work everyday helping people set goals, action plan, and develop the skills needed to be better tomorrow than they were today.  I help people make their dreams a reality.  I spent three years in grad school studying how to do this (in theory) and the last 15 years putting it into practice.  I have seen people succeed beyond their wildest dreams.  There have been times where I have succeeded beyond my wildest dreams.  I have also seen people fail epically.  There have been times where I have failed epically and without grace I might add.  While I am not perfect, I am positive and I believe every failure is an opportunity to learn extraordinary things about oneself.  This makes whatever happens this year a win-win for you.

You would think after years of theory and practical application I have my stuff together and I set goals with ease.  I don’t.  I have the same struggles as everyone else.

 

Through the years I have developed a “How to Get Started” process that works:

1. Review and reflect on the previous year(s).
2. Capture your dreams.  Now is the time for dreaming big.  Big is fine if you realize your life’s goals aren’t going to happen this year.  They may take a lifetime.
3. Build on what is already established.  In other words, capture the momentum you already have.
4. Group goals into “buckets” that make sense to you.  For me, my buckets are Family, Sport, and Life.
5. Keep it simple.
6. Give yourself time to mull things over. I have a general idea of where I am going for the year by January 1 but I don’t solidify all my planning until the end of January.  January is a great month for thinking, information gathering, and planning.

Want to see the rest of the list?  Check out Tara's original post "2014 Goals: How to Get Started" on her blog Family Sport Life!

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