#50: Already Ditched Your New Year's Resolutions? Try This Instead
I am popping in before the show notes, to celebrate that this is the 50th episode of the Marketers Take Flight podcast. I am a huge believer that we need to celebrate wins and milestones—big and small. So, I am literally tooting my own horn! 🎉
I also wanted to take a moment to thank you. Everyone who has listened to an episode, come on as a guest, everyone who’s left a review, or shared this podcast with someone else. It’s because of all of you that I keep doing this. This show is a labor of love, and I’m so thankful that when I put it out into the world, it’s helping marketers across the country improve their professional and hopefully personal lives.
From the bottom of my heart – Thank you 🙏.
Show Summary:
Did you know that a quarter of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions after just one week? And after one month it increases again to 36%. So, by the time you are listening to this podcast over 1/3 of us have already abandoned our new year’s resolutions.
So why do we keep setting New Year’s Resolutions? And, what can we do instead?
In this episode, I share a proven system to achieve your goals – the SMARTER goal framework.
The SMARTER goal framework is built on a simple premise: how goals are written matters. To be most effective, every goal must meet seven criteria.
The SMART framework originally developed by GE in the 1980s, has been transformed into the SMARTER system by Michael Hyatt. I’ll walk you through this framework, share examples, and provide you with a template to get started.
If you’re creating new goals or already have some in mind – using the SMARTER system to write them down is the first step to achieving them! I am cheering for you to achieve your goals and I know that writing them down using the SMARTER system will give you a great head start.
Here’s a few of the show highlights:
- Why do New Year’s resolutions fail?
- The Fresh-Start Effect
- SMARTER Goal Achievement Framework – Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Risky, Time-Bound, Exciting, and Relevant
- The number of goals you should set – for both personal and professional goals
- SMARTER System Goal Template
So that’s the SMARTER system. I want you to take some time to think about this system and come up with a few goals. Actually, write them down and review them on a regular basis. To help you with writing them down, I have created a SMARTER System Goal Template. You can find get it by clicking the image below.
And, if you already have goals, run them through the SMARTER system to make them better.
I am cheering for you to achieve your goals and I know that writing them down using the SMARTER system will give you a great head start.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- LIVE WORKSHOP: 3 Simple Steps to Boost Productivity
- DOWNLOAD: SMARTER Goal System Template
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2 thoughts on “Already Ditched Your New Year’s Resolutions? Try This Instead”
I enjoyed your timely advice. Didn’t see the Template as active, but am working on upgrading my list! Thank you!
Hi Jenn, Thanks for reaching out. I am not sure what happened, but it’s there now. Just hit refresh on your screen and you should see the photo to click and get the template!