On this first day of 2024, many people have a long list of New Year鈥檚 resolutions to achieve. But some of those goals are stalled from Day One, according to one CEO and author.
That’s because most people focus on a lofty goal instead of their progress, according to Gerald J. Leonard, a successful CEO and author of ‘A Symphony of Choices: How Mentorship Taught a Manager Decision-Making, Project Management, and Workplace Engagement 鈥� and Saved a Concert Season.’
鈥淥ur brains are naturally designed to focus on the negative,鈥� he told 草莓传媒. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e looking for all of the things that can go wrong around you.鈥�
That includes resolutions that haven鈥檛 worked out in the past, according to Leonard, who offered a couple of dos, and one major don鈥檛 to successfully achieve goals in 2024.
Don’t go for large, lofty resolutions, Leonard said. Instead, take an inventory of bite-sized milestones, commit to them and celebrate the small-scale wins.
鈥淒on鈥檛 say 鈥業鈥檓 going to lose 20 or 30 pounds,鈥欌�� he said. 鈥淪ay, 鈥業n the first month, I鈥檓 going to lose two pounds.鈥� Because if you do that every month, that鈥檚 24 pounds in a year. And then, track that.鈥�
Keeping resolutions is tough. According to a University of Scranton survey, only about , with many goals fizzled out by February.
The is to save more money, followed by exercising more and eating healthier.
Leonard suggests doing two things to stay on track: writing goals down every day to stay focused, and getting a mentor or coach to aid progress.
鈥淲riting out your goals programs your brain to focus and see all of the things (you) want,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd when I also have someone telling me exactly what to do, and what habits to achieve my goals, it puts you on an HOV lane for achieving your goals. It propels your progress.鈥�
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