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A 4 Step Guide to Successfully Set and Achieve Your Goals this New Year

“A goal properly set is halfway reached.” – Zig Ziglar

“Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.” – Helen Keller

“Inside of a ring or out, ain’t nothing wrong with going down. It’s staying down that’s wrong.” – Muhammad Ali

“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them” – Benjamin Franklin

“Its better to shoot for the stars and miss, than to aim for the gutter and hit every time.”

What’s the most common cliché you can think of? We’ve all heard them, and probably used them to explain many facets of life. Clichés often emerge in the face of challenges to help us make sense of a difficult situation. It’s a fact that everyone in life suffers (in different magnitudes) and we all have to find the strength to overcome whatever faces us. As such, when we want to be inspired or receive a little help now and then, we may turn to clichés. They seem helpful but actually can be quiet frustrating.

Where in your life would like to see transformation? Maybe it’s improving your character and becoming a more patient and compassionate person. Maybe you want to excel in your career, or start exercising more often and eating better. I believe as human beings we are motivated to seek autonomy, personal growth, and a sense of competence. We all have the ability to become better people and fulfill our potential, but it’s easier said than done.

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“I have to know me to grow me.” – John Maxwel

The idea that “we are what we think” has been around for centuries. Many of the greatest thinkers in history have taught that by altering what we think about and the beliefs we hold we can transform our life for the better. Despite this clear message that has proven true for many people, the majority of us will never change our negative thinking and limiting beliefs that run through our head on a daily basis. This is because we believe that we need different circumstances to have a positive attitude.