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Resolutions That Stick! How 12 Habits Can Transform Your New Year
DISCOVER:: How to Make New Year's Resolutions That Actually Stick!
Tell me if this sounds familiar: "The Ball" is about to drop on New Year's Eve. 2014 promises a brand new year, full of potential and infinite possibilities. So you make a list of the ways that this year will be different. Then what happens? Usually by late January you've already given up on your goals and moved on to something else.
The question is:"Why do people fail with their New Year's resolutions?"
The problem stems from what you expect to happen over the next 12 months. Instead of trying to make a gradual change, it's easy to approach the New Year with an "all or nothing" mindset. You want things to happen, so you create a series of lofty goals that can't possibly be achieved in a short amount of time. And ultimately this leads to failure.
The Secret to a Successful New Year's Resolution?
Is there a "secret" to making 2014 the best year ever?
The answer is simple: Focus on one major goal (or a few) for the next year and then develop a series of habits that works towards achieving it. Instead of trying to change your entire life in January, the simpler strategy is to adopt a 12-month plan where you're making constant improvements. You'll still get to set fun goals for the next year, but with the following plan you'll succeed because you're simply focusing on making one positive change at a time.
If you're about to start 2014 and want to actually make a change in your life, "Resolutions That Stick!" will help you turn any major goal into a concrete, achievable plan.
DOWNLOAD:: Resolutions That Stick! How 12 Habits Can Transform Your New Year
"Resolutions That Stick!" contains a yearlong blueprint of how to target a major goal, create resolutions around it and achieve it in a systematic manner. Inside you'll discover:
16 reasons why New Year's resolutions never work
8 Steps for sticking to a New Year's resolution
How S.M.A.R.T. goals result in smart resolutions
The top 12 New Year's Resolutions
A yearlong plan for implementing EACH type of resolution: Improving fitness, eliminating addictions (like smoking), building relationships, losing weight and advancing your career.
How to turn your resolutions in an actionable plan.
You can make 2014 the best year ever. All you need to do is develop 12 habits that will move you towards achieving a major goal.
Would You Like To Know More?
Download today and start creating resolutions that stick!
Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.
Tell me if this sounds familiar: "The Ball" is about to drop on New Year's Eve. 2014 promises a brand new year, full of potential and infinite possibilities. So you make a list of the ways that this year will be different. Then what happens? Usually by late January you've already given up on your goals and moved on to something else.
The question is:"Why do people fail with their New Year's resolutions?"
The problem stems from what you expect to happen over the next 12 months. Instead of trying to make a gradual change, it's easy to approach the New Year with an "all or nothing" mindset. You want things to happen, so you create a series of lofty goals that can't possibly be achieved in a short amount of time. And ultimately this leads to failure.
The Secret to a Successful New Year's Resolution?
Is there a "secret" to making 2014 the best year ever?
The answer is simple: Focus on one major goal (or a few) for the next year and then develop a series of habits that works towards achieving it. Instead of trying to change your entire life in January, the simpler strategy is to adopt a 12-month plan where you're making constant improvements. You'll still get to set fun goals for the next year, but with the following plan you'll succeed because you're simply focusing on making one positive change at a time.
If you're about to start 2014 and want to actually make a change in your life, "Resolutions That Stick!" will help you turn any major goal into a concrete, achievable plan.
DOWNLOAD:: Resolutions That Stick! How 12 Habits Can Transform Your New Year
"Resolutions That Stick!" contains a yearlong blueprint of how to target a major goal, create resolutions around it and achieve it in a systematic manner. Inside you'll discover:
16 reasons why New Year's resolutions never work
8 Steps for sticking to a New Year's resolution
How S.M.A.R.T. goals result in smart resolutions
The top 12 New Year's Resolutions
A yearlong plan for implementing EACH type of resolution: Improving fitness, eliminating addictions (like smoking), building relationships, losing weight and advancing your career.
How to turn your resolutions in an actionable plan.
You can make 2014 the best year ever. All you need to do is develop 12 habits that will move you towards achieving a major goal.
Would You Like To Know More?
Download today and start creating resolutions that stick!
Scroll to the top of the page and select the buy button.
88 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2013
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About the author
S.J. Scott
60 books259 followersWall Street Journal bestselling author SJ Scott wanted to be Luke Skywalker when he grew up.
Unfortunately his complete lack of physical grace and introverted mannerism's kept the earth from having their own Jedi Knight to battle the Sith menace.
Steve “SJ” Scott was born and raised in New Jersey. After finishing college with a degree in psychology he knew he needed to further his education or work on his latte making skills.
During a short stint in US Air Force, Scott was able to get his Master’s in business and then moved on to conquer the business world.
Scott then spent a couple of years working for a company not unlike the company depicted in Mike Judge’s film, “Office Space”. After doing his share of “TPS” reports, Scott swore he would never work for anyone but himself.
He spent the next few years making this happen. Making a decent living online and eventually pivoting to writing books, blogging and even podcasting.
Scott has written over 30 books, most of them in the "self-improvement" genre. An area that he is personally passionate about.
His books have been published in 12 different languages. So he is well on his way to world domination. However, in his heart of hearts he knows he will soon have to venture out into the universe and defeat the Sith menace.
Unfortunately his complete lack of physical grace and introverted mannerism's kept the earth from having their own Jedi Knight to battle the Sith menace.
Steve “SJ” Scott was born and raised in New Jersey. After finishing college with a degree in psychology he knew he needed to further his education or work on his latte making skills.
During a short stint in US Air Force, Scott was able to get his Master’s in business and then moved on to conquer the business world.
Scott then spent a couple of years working for a company not unlike the company depicted in Mike Judge’s film, “Office Space”. After doing his share of “TPS” reports, Scott swore he would never work for anyone but himself.
He spent the next few years making this happen. Making a decent living online and eventually pivoting to writing books, blogging and even podcasting.
Scott has written over 30 books, most of them in the "self-improvement" genre. An area that he is personally passionate about.
His books have been published in 12 different languages. So he is well on his way to world domination. However, in his heart of hearts he knows he will soon have to venture out into the universe and defeat the Sith menace.
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January 3, 2015
I’ve got a whole pile of books queued up on my iPad for the coming year. Since this is the time of the month and YEAR to be talking about resolutions and goals, I thought this would be a good one. I got the book as a freebie from Amazon (kindle edition). To be honest, I probably wouldn’t have bought for the $2.99 asking price. It’s very short, but it is full of good concrete guidelines on how to meet your goals.
The key is something that I learned a long time ago. You need to make your goals S.M.A.R.T. and you need to plan. Because if you don’t plan, you don’t know what your next step is. This goes back to just having a solid project management background.
A S.MA.R.T. goal is:
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Achievable
R = Results-focused
T = Time-bound
So rather than say - "I will lose weight this year;” you say. "I will lose 50 pounds by the end of next December 2015."
It’s pretty simple and makes a lot of sense. If you assess what you want to do it becomes less of a “resolution” and more of a “goal” that you can actually hit.
Mr. Scott is also a fan of “small changes” rather than doing everything all at once. He says that our willpower is like muscle and can wear out and we’re incapable of staying strong if we try to make too many changes at once. There is something to be said for this approach.
In this book he lays out how to make specific goals month by month. He says that you can mix and match some of the steps to make it sort of a “choose your own adventure” sort of thing.
I got some great ideas on things that I hadn’t really thought about, but do need to do to make positive changes in our lives. He talks about how to declutter your house. Starting with one small pile and then working on the other habits throughout the year.
It’s a short read, only about 96 pages. But is loaded with good concrete things you can do that will make your New Years Resolutions/Goals achievable.
The key is something that I learned a long time ago. You need to make your goals S.M.A.R.T. and you need to plan. Because if you don’t plan, you don’t know what your next step is. This goes back to just having a solid project management background.
A S.MA.R.T. goal is:
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Achievable
R = Results-focused
T = Time-bound
So rather than say - "I will lose weight this year;” you say. "I will lose 50 pounds by the end of next December 2015."
It’s pretty simple and makes a lot of sense. If you assess what you want to do it becomes less of a “resolution” and more of a “goal” that you can actually hit.
Mr. Scott is also a fan of “small changes” rather than doing everything all at once. He says that our willpower is like muscle and can wear out and we’re incapable of staying strong if we try to make too many changes at once. There is something to be said for this approach.
In this book he lays out how to make specific goals month by month. He says that you can mix and match some of the steps to make it sort of a “choose your own adventure” sort of thing.
I got some great ideas on things that I hadn’t really thought about, but do need to do to make positive changes in our lives. He talks about how to declutter your house. Starting with one small pile and then working on the other habits throughout the year.
It’s a short read, only about 96 pages. But is loaded with good concrete things you can do that will make your New Years Resolutions/Goals achievable.
March 29, 2015
The first half of the book does a good job of explaining how to create achievable goals. But I found the second half overly prescriptive. While the author occasionally mentions choosing steps that fit your situation, there is no real guidance or direction toward that end. If your situation exactly matches the author's imaginings and you want someone to tell you exactly what to do, this book will be perfect for you. But, most readers will be well served to read the first half and then just skim the second for ideas.
January 12, 2015
This is the first one of S.J. Scott's books that I have read, and I enjoyed it. There is nothing new in this book but he does an excellent job of organizing the content to help anyone who want to make a change come January 1 or anytime of year.
The book is easy to read, filled with actionable lists, and many links to other resources.
I would recommend this to anyone who is struggling with bad habits or a trail of failed new year's resolutions.
The book is easy to read, filled with actionable lists, and many links to other resources.
I would recommend this to anyone who is struggling with bad habits or a trail of failed new year's resolutions.
February 9, 2016
Steve Scott has a way of organizing and retelling information that is persuading and encouraging. This book serves as a reinforcement of being S.M.A.R.T, practical and persistent when setting new year resolutions/ new habits. The book also offers examples of establishing new year resolutions that we can follow through the year, which you can skim through for ideas, mix and match or follow accordingly.
January 3, 2014
Un libricino piccolo piccolo e pieno di buone idee ma, soprattutto, concreto. Servono tra trenta e quaranta giorni per adottare un'abitudine: il libro spiega come tenerne conto per fare, una volta tanto, dei buoni propositi che vengano mantenuti. 'sti americani con la mania dei manuali ogni tanto fanno davvero centro! Carino da leggere all'inizio dell'anno.
January 19, 2016
I suppose that a true review of this book won't come until December, when we see just how well these tips and tricks actually worked... But, for what it's worth, it's definitely worth trying. Nothing said here is new or groundbreaking, but it is sort of nice to have everything broken down all in one place. Going to try, can't hurt.
December 20, 2013
Good
got some good ideas for setting goal structures for the coming year and look forward to getting started in the new year
got some good ideas for setting goal structures for the coming year and look forward to getting started in the new year
January 15, 2014
Some sensible advice for making long term life changes.
January 25, 2015
A great way to inspire the new year
March 13, 2016
The 12 month plans for each resolution at the end of the book are AWESOME!
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