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NOTE FROM THE CEO
Every January most of us take a step back to reevaluate our priorities. What’s important to us? What really matters? This internal conversation leads to New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, research shows that 80% of resolutions fail by February. They fail because resolutions are little more than wishes without commitment. They’re dreams without discipline. They’re tigers without teeth. They fail because we’re wannabes and not gonnabes.
Make this the year that you replace resolutions with goals that are specific and measurable. Not, “I want to learn to paint” but rather “I’m going to enroll in a painting class by January 15th”. Not, “I want to make a difference in the lives of others” but rather, “I’m going to sign up to volunteer four hours a week at the local food bank.”
Without specific goals and a commitment to achieve them, life pushes us around. Circumstances that have nothing to do with us ultimately control our lives. We’re buffeted about by chance and the impact of random events. If you want your resolutions to mean something, turn them into specific goals and hold yourself accountable. It’s as simple as that.
As you’re setting goals, understand that the boundaries of possibility are being redrawn every day by ordinary people living extraordinary lives. Men and women are starting businesses in their 60s and 70s, finding love in their 80s, volunteering in their 90s and setting world records in their 100s. Anything is possible. You’re not too old. It’s not too late. This issue of the GB Digital Digest is about possibility. It’s about what can happen when goals replace resolutions.
Marc
