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Last week I promised you three strategies for a great start to 2012.<\/p>\nLast week I promised you three strategies for a great start to 2012.<\/p>\n
Here are the three strategies plus an invitation to step up<\/strong>, create a bold goal<\/em>, and really go for it<\/em><\/strong> in 2012.<\/p>\n At the end of this article, you’ll have the opportunity to get a worksheet to guide you through taking your first step.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Three Strategies to Grow Your Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n This year, start by taking the helicopter view. It’s easy to get caught up with daily tasks that, while important, are more maintenance than growth activities. If you really want this year to be different, you’ll have to get in the helicopter and view what you are doing from there.<\/p>\n Let go of “should” and “ought to” goals. Focus on life changes, not resolutions. Identify what you really want and go for that, not the watered down version of what you think is reasonable. This is a big question<\/em><\/strong> that will determine your priorities for the next twelve months, so take a moment – from the helicopter view – and consider this.<\/p>\n It’s a New Year and you have a clean slate.\u00a0 Today<\/em><\/strong> is the day to take the action that will make this year different.<\/p>\n Your Invitation If you want to achieve big, bold dreams; if you are ready to step forward into a bigger, more confident\/capable “you”; if the time just feels right for finally doing it (however you define “it”)…<\/p>\n Then let’s get right to the first step now!<\/em><\/p>\n You’ll start by telling me which of the three statements below best describes where you are right now (in this moment) and then I’ll guide you, based on where you are, through the first few steps to help you get on track.<\/p>\n Knowing where you are now allows me to give you the most relevant information.<\/p>\n Select from these three choices:<\/p>\n A<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 I need help identifying where I want to put my focus in 2012.<\/p>\n B<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 I know where I want to focus; I need help getting started or in C<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I know where I want to focus and I already have a great
\n<\/strong>While loyalty to past initiatives is fine, a sense of obligation for long-forgotten reasons can drag you down, especially when you have no excitement or eager sense of anticipation for achieving them. Don’t allow old or outdated goals to sap your energy. Instead, start with a “clean slate” and focus on what you want for yourself now.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>There’s a reason most people have forgotten their drive to achieve a resolution by the time March rolls around. It’s the tendency to load up your list of resolutions based on your annual review of “things I wish weren’t so”. This year, try focusing on a single life or business change that will bring the most desired difference to your situation.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Muzzle that voice in your head and give yourself the opportunity to really explore what you want. Nothing is impossible. The problem is that most people are so adept at digging up reasons why they can’t or shouldn’t do something that they never get around to exploring the possibilities of it. Don’t worry about all that must be done to get there. Everything starts with a first step and no matter what your dream, you can take the first step today.<\/p>\n
\nWHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT YOUR FOCUS IN 2012?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>I invite you to join me in inaugurating 2012 for yourself<\/em> as “My Year to Make It Happen!”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\npulling all the pieces together.<\/p>\n
\nstart\/plan. I want to power-charge what I’m doing and get more
\nmileage with less effort. Forget pushing forward to achieve! I’d
\nlike resources, connections and top strategies to pull me
\neffortlessly forward to my dreams.<\/p>\n