New Year Resolution, SMART Goals or Neither? Tips for creating a 2019 goal that you can stick to.
A new year…a new you…a new resolution? Ahhh, welcome to 2019! We made it through the hectic holiday season and now we have the added pressure of coming up with a New Year resolution whether it be to eat healthier, get back into the gym, save more money, learn a new language, etc. Whatever it is, it’s good to set goals, but let’s not set ourselves up for failure.
According to U.S. News, about 80% of resolutions fail by the second week of February and only 8% actually accomplish their goal by year-end. Yikes! Why even bother?! Well, we bother with it because we all have dreams and aspirations to live a life we love and setting goals is crucial to achieving just that.
Most New Year resolutions fail because we’ve forgotten how to appropriately set goals and hold ourselves accountable. At some point in our lives, we’ve all been exposed to creating “SMART Goals” to help us stay on track. Since it may have been a while for some of you, let’s review…
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Realistic
- Timely
That’s a much better way to create goals for the New Year, but is it the best? It clearly identifies the who, what, when and where, but it still fails to address the WHY. Trying to stick to a SMART Goal in this traditional sense lacks motivation and inspiration as to WHY you desire to accomplish this task and it sets rigid timelines that can be stressful and inflexible.
At Synergy Financial Solutions we like to challenge our clients to “dream big” and therefore we focus on a goal-setting process that allows you to be engaged and keeps you motivated, which is ultimately a more successful and satisfying experience.
Continuing this week, we will focus on re-purposing the SMART Goal acronym into a framework for setting goals and one that you’ll want to stick to! Dare to dream big, my friends!
New Year Resolution, SMART Goals or Neither? Tips for creating a 2019 goal that you can stick to.
A new year…a new you…a new resolution? Ahhh, welcome to 2019! We made it through the hectic holiday season and now we have the added pressure of coming up with a New Year resolution whether it be to eat healthier, get back into the gym, save more money, learn a new language, etc. Whatever it […]
