Goals For the New Year

  Written by Cynthia and James Johnson on Dec 30, 2008 9:20 am

Read More: Mindset  |  Personal Development  |  Positive Thinking

We all make goals for the New Year, but how many of
us actually acheive our goals?

I was listening to a call last nite and that made a lot
of sense in goal setting and acheiving. The speaker
said,"the biggest reason most poeple fail to
achieve their goals is because they reward themselves
for acheiving the goal". He said you would be far
more likely to acheive you goal if there was a
punishment for not acheiveing it. That sound so
logical once you stop and think about it. So this
year when you  set you goals for the new year. Set
your punishement if you do not succeed.

Some of his examples of punishment were to pay his
ex-spouse that he hated $500.00. He said to find a
charity that you didn't like and make that your
punishment a donation to that charity. Your punshiment
has to be harsh enough to keep you on track to acheive
your new goals.

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An Interesting Take on Goalsetting

It is true we do more to avoid pain, than we do to gain pleasure.  I will see what painful things I can come up with, if  do not achieve my (realistic) goal!

Kevin Brake — Tue, 12/30/2008 - 9:27am

All My Friends decided to Eat Alpo

LOL James  When we reach our goals we are coming to Texas for that BBQ and who ever did not make their Goal will be eating Alpo at your House were we can Watch LOL

Your friend for life

Juanita Waterman

Juanita Waterman — Tue, 12/30/2008 - 9:29am

Alpo

I have a great marinade for alpo OH it is suposed to taste bad. darn the bad luck . Well I guess we have to let Juanita cook it.

 

Cynthia and Jam... — Tue, 12/30/2008 - 9:34am

No Juanita..

Thats your punishment, for not making follow up calls, remember?

Paul Murphy — Tue, 12/30/2008 - 9:38am

LoL James, alot of us will

LoL James,

alot of us will reach the goal.. but who don't better like your alpo...lol

I am going to work on mine harder then ever this year.. Tired of the same old thing every year..

So have to have a new fresh start for 2009.......Plus a Better life too......

 

 

Teresa

Teresa GASPARRE — Tue, 12/30/2008 - 10:17am

Thank you James and Cynthia

How often we will do so much to avoid the pain or displeasure of something but might not put the extra effort required for a reward.  Thanks for bringing this goal aetting system to my attention.

Timothy C Burns

Timothy Burns — Tue, 12/30/2008 - 11:48pm

My Goals for the New Year!

I am definitely doing a little bit at a time to achieve my goals. That was an interesting point about goal-setting. My goals are to work from home full time and spend more time with my family. I have other goals but I don't want to turn this comment to an article. :>) Everyday I am taking the necessary measures to achieve my goals, one step at a time. Thanks for a great post...

Katherine Hayes

Katherine Hayes — Tue, 01/06/2009 - 8:29pm