Don't Waste the Two Most Important Weeks Of The Year

That’s right, the next 14 days are it. Why? I’ll get to that in a minute.

But first, do you want 2012 to be the best year of your life? Sure, who doesn’t?

But here’s the trap of the unmotivated: They think simply turning the page of the calendar magically delivers new riches gift-wrapped to their doorstep, effortless triumphs, and nothing but sunshine and soft landings. Good luck with that. Here’s the rude awakening: On Jan. 1, gas prices will still be high, education still expensive, wars still being fought. Businesses still struggling, jobs still lost, and crime won’t stop. The world doesn’t change just because the ball drops on Times Square. Never has. This isn’t pessimism… it’s the cold reality of life.

My point: 2012 will not be your best ever if you just cross your fingers and hope. Takes more than that. You can’t change the world, but YOU CAN CHANGE YOU. Dream bigger, plan better, learn new skills, apply them rapidly, read more, take risks, improve your attitude, take action. Shorelines are littered with carcasses of lazy folks who died waiting for their ship to come in. Meanwhile, winners are swimming out to get theirs and pull-towing it in to dock.

Questions For You: Do you really want a super 2012? Enough to do whatever it takes? No kidding? If yes, then… 

Actions For You: Get serious. Over the next 2 weeks, find quiet time for yourself to PLAN the outcomes you passionately want in the next 12 months. Write them down (they’re goals!), each on a separate sheet of paper (or electronic). Give each goal a deadline, time-dated action steps, and a list of benefits that will come to you once done. List resources you’ll need and how you’ll acquire them. Put it all in a binder and review it daily. Stay focused and on-path. Let nothing derail you. Not family, not friends. (You’ll have detractors. Ignore them.) Track progress, celebrate wins. THAT’s how you make next year your best ever. By taking control. Plan constantly, act relentlessly, detonate roadblocks. Oh, one last thing. If this doesn’t resonate for you, that’s okay, it doesn’t make you a bad person. But it does mean you forfeit the right to bellyache when little works out for you. Few will care or listen. Be better than that! You already are, aren’t you?         
        
Power Thought: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”  Wayne Gretzky, legendary professional hockey player, 9-time league MVP, holds or shares 61 NHL records.

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