Comments on: Why New Years Resolutions Fail

By: Anna Goldstein Life Coach New York

Anna Goldstein Life Coach New York — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 02:03:38 +0000

Great Blog! As a New York Life Coach, I help people stay committed to their goals.

By: Joans Weight Loss Story

Joans Weight Loss Story — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:12:24 +0000

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By: farouk

farouk — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:33:03 +0000

nice post :)

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:24:07 +0000

@ Mike – Thanks a lot and HNY to you too. No doubt for 95%+ of the population nothing will change, but that’s how it always has been and I suspect always will be. Let’s hope that we’re all part of the 5%!

@ Tom – Nothing amazes me anymore ;-)

@ Stacey – I agree with you that sharing goals can work well for a lot of people. My caveat to that would be make sure the people that your sharing them with won’t undermine you even if their attempts to do so are well meaning. I’ve had plenty of clients who have been told that their hopes and dreams were unrealistic by friends and family.

By: Stacey / Create a Balance

Stacey / Create a Balance — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:48:03 +0000

I agree that goals need to be written down. I’d add a second step, which is to also share your goals with other people. Sharing your goals make them real! I am using twitter to share my 2009 detox goals.

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By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:49:12 +0000

I was amazed to see this year how many articles and posts were written in the anti-resolution camp. I agree with Mike. Nice work, who could argue with a 10,000% improvement. Thanks for sharing a way that resolutions could work. I haven’t set any though. I’d already set business goals and personal intentions earlier in the month.

By: Mike King

Mike King — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:52:36 +0000

Tim, with a few of your rants lately and sarcasm, I was actually hoping you would have one for people’s poor ability to accomplish any reasonable level of goals after setting new years resolutions. I’m glad you started that way and you have added a lot of detail about actually changing that process into something that works. I definitely agree with your advice here and only hope that some will actually do something differently this year and make their hopes a reality. Great article and happy new year!

Mike Kings last blog post..Learn to Speed Read in Just a Few Hours

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:10:08 +0000

@ Ali – They look pretty solid. I would say to add as much detail as you can. There’s nothing wrong with hitting different goals if it transpires that the ones you have aren’t relevant at a later stage. Sometimes people forget that goals aren’t set in stone, they’re just, er…goals ;-)

@ Dalia – You’re welcome and I think your over all take on setting goals is pretty much spot on.

@ Stella – That’s brilliant. Short to the point and with all the relevant info. What more could you want from a goal.

@4Mind4Life – Thanks for the feedback. Of course you’re right most people will fail with resolutions, goals etc and that’s maybe that’s even how it should be. As long as they don’t fail through lack of knowing what to do, or simply that there are alternatives to whatever is happening in their life, that’s cool with me.

@ Andrus – Pledgehammer looks an interesting idea and if anybody needs some help with pushing through, it may be worth checking out. Best of luck with it.

@ Vincent – Agreed.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:17:44 +0000

Writing our goals down is a really important step which we cannot miss. Without writing down our goals, it is just a dream.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

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By: Andrus

Andrus — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:03:45 +0000

I’m a big fan of making resolutions throughout the year, not just on New Year’s eve.

So much so that myself and two friends created http://www.pledgehammer.com on our free time. It provides an easy way to write your resolutions down and share with whoever you want to share them with. It also has a charitable ‘flipside’ to it – if your resolution doesn’t stand it asks you to donate money to charity. So whether you keep your resolution or not, either way the world will be a little bit better.

Would be great to get more people to try Pledgehammer out and hear if it helps to stick to resolutions.

Andruss last blog post..Welcome Pledgehammer