Andy Neary breaks down why 92% of people fail at New Year's resolutions and shares six practices the successful 8% use: make goals measurable and challenging, tie them to your identity, get accountability, work with a coach, focus on one thing, and pursue what you actually care about.
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All right. We're in between the holidays. And you know what that means. Setting New Year's resolutions is right around the corner. I love this time of the year because come January and February, the gym is packed with all those people that have set the goal that they're gonna get out and work out four, five.
Six times a week. Guess what happens come March, the gym is right back to its normal population. New Year's resolutions never work. Why is that?
It's just like goals.
Why is it that 92% of those who set goals never actually hit them?
Now, that's not even counting the people.
Who don't set goals.
Why is it that we are failing so often to achieve our goals? Well, I want to flip that around.
I want to ask the question, why is it that 8% always hit their goals?
Well, after doing a little research, I found that there are six common reasons.
Why the 8%, those that hit their.
Goal each and every year, hit them. Here they are. Number one, their goals are measurable and they're challenging.
They're not easy goals that they can easily set. They're gonna stretch them.
Number two, their goals are aligned with who they are.
Number three, they're constantly getting feedback from.
Others about their goals. They're being held accountable to achieve those goals. Number four, they align themselves with trusted.
Advisors, with coaches that are helping them achieve their goals.
Number five, they don't multitask. They know multitasking is a myth. They get laser focused on one thing.
And they go to work on that one thing.
And number six, they're passionate about what they do. If you set goals around things you love doing, you will hit them. And that reminds me, if you're an insurance advisor out there or a partner.
To the industry, I have got an.
Awesome announcement coming up tomorrow that you're not going to want to miss. It's around setting goals, it's around accountability, and it's around making sure to 2020is the best year you have ever had. Stay tuned.
