Get Organized Month!

Getting Organized is one of the top three New Year’s Resolutions every year.  Now that we are a month into the New Year, motivation may be starting to fade. The best thing you can do to keep energized is to add a big dose of accountability!

There’s an app for that…

It is true.  If you are a smart phone user, there are apps for everything from tracking exercise and adding up calories, to tracking mileage and even an app for posting daily gratitude journal entries. Receiving automated nudges from a tool that is almost always by your side is a powerful way to stay on track.  Below are some of my personal app suggestions.

Go Public with Social Media

Studies show that the combination of accountability and group mentality yields powerful results when it comes to meeting goals.  Posting intentions and progress reports make you feel like you have a team behind you cheering you on.  You might even find friends who are working on a similar goal. People from all of your different networks are able to reach out and support you when you share your story.

Dig Deep

Re-connect to the why.  When I have clients that are starting to give up on something, I often ask, “why did you want to do it in the first place?”.  I follow up with a series of why questions to identify the core reasons for making the resolution in the first place.

For example, if I want to work out more in 2013 and you asked me, “why?”, I may say I want to be more fit.  If you asked again, I may say, “I need to stay active”.  Ask a third time, I may explain that I need to be fit to keep up with my husband and kids. The fourth “why?” really makes me think and get to the core; I don’t want to be alone. I want to be with my family and do what we do for a long, long time.  That is what gets me to go out there and get fit!

Most importantly, even if your resolution has had a rocky start, you can’t consider it doomed! Any time of the year is a great time for self improvement. Now get to it!

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