Idea to Action quote:"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." - Jimmy Dean
You have been spending time preparing plans for 2012. You have been reading articles about how to stay with your resolutions, and trying out new behaviour. In other words, you have invested time and effort in preparing a plan to do things differently. So it makes sense that you do everything you can to make that effort count. After all, it is your plan.
Here are a few tips to help you stick with it.
Anticipate. Think ahead. When you see something coming up on the horizon that might derail you, plan for it. Make it a part of your plan.
Find the path. When you see an obstacle, ask yourself: how do I get around this obstacle? There's always a solution, if you're creative enough. Sometimes there isn't just one path. And it can be hard to decide which solution to choose. Choose one path, and see if it works. If it doesn't, work, try another.
Two steps forward, one step back. You will face some setbacks every now and then. That's a part of achieving any goal worth achieving - if it were too easy, it's not a worthy goal. Accept setbacks it as a part of the journey. If you fall, get up, and learn from it. All of us fail, from time to time. No one is successful all the time. And instead of letting failure stop you completely, you just need to get up and dust yourself off. Learn from your experience. When you fail, ask yourself: why did I fail? What stopped me? What obstacles got in my way? And how can I get around them next time it happens? And plan for next time.
Find new motivation. Sometimes a setback will leave you not only derailed, but de-motivated. So, it helps to get back to the basics: what made you want to start in the first place? What was your reason for change? What motivated you? Thinking about that, and the benefits it will have in your life, and the way things will be once you've accomplished the goal, can help motivate you.
Go with the flow. Change is a part of life. You might like your routines, but there will always be something that comes along to disrupt them. Accept that, embrace it, and learn to flow with it. If you become too rigid, you will break in the face of the pressures of life.
http://zenhabits.net/how-to-stick-to-your-goals-when-life-disrupts-em/
