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You get what you focus on. - Anthony Robbins

1-4-2004

This is the time of year that people usually take stock of their lives and consider making changes. These changes, better known as New Year’s resolutions, usually take the form of making more money, losing weight, stop smoking and/or eliminating some other vice. However, in spite of our best intentions, most of these resolutions barely make it past the first week of the year!

That’s because true change requires more effort than just making a “resolution”. After all, if it were that easy to make a change in your life we’d all be driving luxury cars, living in fabulous homes and going on wonderful vacations. But life is not like that.

Let me make a couple of small suggestions as to how you might make 2004 your best year yet. Instead of just making a general “wish list” of things you would like to change in your life, make a serious list of “goals”. The biggest difference between your wish list and goals is that a goal is something you are striving to achieve.

Those of you who know me know that I am a big fan of writing down goals. There’s something about writing down your objectives on a piece of paper that serves to make them real and effectively moves them from the world of wishes to the world of goals.

By putting your list in a conspicuous place you will be reminded to work towards your goals – ideally every day. As the famous Chinese expression says, the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. If you are constantly striving towards what is important to you, you can not help but achieve it!

But the success comes with the constant striving. Working towards your goals “once in a while” will only serve to delay your reaching them. Make a conscience effort to work towards your goals each and every day.

As you work toward your goals I would encourage you to strive to keep a positive attitude about all you do. A change in attitude is perhaps the biggest change that you can make in your life. Volumes have been written about the benefits of positive thinking, but in essence it all boils down to your attitude.

If you have a good attitude you can not help but find the good in life. Even when times are tough and things are not going according to plan, a good attitude will make you more aware of opportunities as they present themselves and show you ways to get back on track.

Conversely, a poor attitude is a fool proof recipe for failure. I have yet to meet anyone with a bad attitude about themselves, or life in general, who have managed to get beyond their circumstances.

It doesn’t matter what you have done in the past, what your education level is, where you’re from or what your job is, your success or failure is determined by your attitude. Change your attitude and change your life, plain and simple.

Wishing you a most prosperous New Year.

-Erich

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