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I don’t know about you, but I always have big and grand goals and by the second week of January I’ve already forgotten about my goals and am right back in the same habits I’ve always had. This year I said “no more” and have started implementing strategies that are helping me to really go after the goals that I have to make 2020 the best year ever! So I found this incredibly powerful exercise by Dan Sullivan which has helped me to figure out how to actually stick to the big goals I have. He said that the first question you need to ask is “What do I not want in my life?’ It’s interesting that this question is something that most people can answer with ease. They can tell you who they don’t want to work for, what car they don’t want to still be driving, how they don’t want their body to be, etc. Now the next question is a bit harder but definitely well worth the effort. The question is “Imagine it’s one year from today and when looking back over the past year, you realize that it was the best year of your life. What does that look like for you?” Is it hard to answer? It is much more difficult for most people to articulate what they DO want as opposed to what they DON’T want. A few things to keep in mind as you do this is to put yourself in the moment that 2020 is over and you totally had the best year ever. What are the emotions you’d feel? What are the specific things you did?How do you act on the day to day?What did your relationships look like?What were your finances like?What did your marriage look like?How was your relationship with your kids? Feel how this feels and don’t let your current situation sabotage what you want 2020 to look like. Also, don’t overthink it or write down what you think others expect of you or what would look pretty on paper. This is just for your eyes and you can write whatever comes from your heart. After you do the exercise, then it gets that much easier to break down these things into their own separate goals and habits that you can begin to change. Once you extract the goals out of your paragraph you wrote, you can start to break it down into actionable steps that you can plug into your calendar - even right now. I hope this was helpful! I want to cheer you on and help you however I can! As always, feel free to reach out to me contact@realconnectionspodcast.com