Resolutions or Goals?

Now that the craziness of the holidays is behind us, we can now look ahead to the year in front of us. I’ve never been one to make resolutions as I find the whole process rather pointless. Being self-employed you tend to, and must, set goals for yourself if you’re going to succeed. The thing is these goals are constantly adjusted throughout the year and that is why I find resolutions so fruitless. The difference between resolutions and goals is that the hapless resolution-maker becomes frustrated at the first sign of his or her new “resolution” straying even slightly from its original desired outcome. Red flags are immediately raised and they quit in a flood of discouragement.

The experienced goal-setter, on the other hand, recognizes that the path to the final destination is not a perfectly paved, flower-lined route. Rather, it quite often is a winding mountain road with sheer drop-offs, blind curves, and the ever-present threat of falling rocks. The key is to set realistic goals for yourself with the knowledge that readjustments in attaining those goals will certainly be needed. This will lessen your frustration level and make the desired result that much more satisfying once it is attained.

--Shawn

Shawn McMaster

Conjured-Up Creations

P.O. Box 973

Newbury Park, CA 91319

(805) 480-0703

www.conjuredupcreations.com