Many people start the new year with one or more resolutions. All good intentions, to change behaviour, learn or do something new, change a bad habit. I've done it in the past, only to learn that my resolutions would be the same next year. I think it's with most people's resolutions - they don't last long. You can see it in any fitness centre: it's busy in January and February, but coming to March it will get less busy...
That's why I like this article by Sticky Branding, which says not to focus on good resolutions, but on goals and habits. Jeremy Miller's approach fits with my intention for this year, to get more focus. Basically the approach is to define one Big Goal, followed by three to five secundary goals. The next question is what needs to be done to achieve the goals. Miller refers here to Stephen Covey, who talks about Big Rocks. Initially I was confused, I think of rocks as obstables, roadblocks. However, they are the most important tasks or projects that need to get done first. I hope this approach will help me to get focus, as I tend to like too many things, do too many things at the same time and end up finishing nothing (I'm exaggerating now).
I'm working on my goals and prioritizing them right now. Ideas enough, half baked projects from last year that need finalizing, but I'm trying to find a thread in these thoughts that would define the goals.
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