We're almost into February and and statistics tell us that four out of five people will just give up on resolutions by this time in the new year. Thirty-one days and we give up on bettering ourselves. It only takes in the realm of twenty-one days to make something a habit.
Why are we so bad at setting goals? Well...in all honesty the problem isn't setting goals, it's sticking to them and reaching them!
Many self-help and self-betterment publishings also say that writing down our goals we are more likely to attain them. Getting to the point where we are able not only to set the goals, but really stick to them is when we'll start to see more progress in our personal lives and in our professional, business lives.
A very common problem in goal setting is not breaking those goals down into doable, step-by-step portions. Owning a business or a philanthropy is a great goal, so what do you need to get there? You'll need capital and certain skills. If those are grant writing, payroll, hiring, interviewing, financial responsibilities of any kind, training employees, finding a client/customer base, and many, many other things. Plan how and where you'll acquire these skills and take the right steps to attain that goal.
Essentially just setting a goal is not enough: we have to think about them and make them attainable! Lets be more serious about any resolutions we have! Set them and make a plan so you can be that one person who's going to not let go of of your goals within the first thirty-one days of trying to achieve them!
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