If you are like many, you may be feeling like it is time for a change in your life! There is never a better time than the present. The key to producing change is to set yourself new goals than can help you bring about desired behavior in your life and leave unwanted behavior behind.
A goal is nothing more than a compass pointing you towards the path you want to be on. This is the best way to overcome your own conscious and unconscious resistance to getting ahead in life.
1. Create Specific Goals, not vague ones.
2. Write out the goals and examine them regularly.
3. Formulate a step-by-step action plan.
4. Anticipate problems and have a plan for overcoming them.
5. Develop performance standards and measurement criteria.
By looking at these 5 steps you can better prepare to have a good year. Seek God's guidance on what your new goals should be and then you will be sure that you are on the road to success.
If you are not a part of a church family, I invite you to visit our church and discover all that God has waiting for you. You will be amazed at the life that you are missing. Your soul needs direction or you will never find happiness!
John Mozingo is a retired Army Chaplain and the pastor of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Winterville, NC. The church meets on Sunday mornings at 10AM at 2668 Church Street in Winterville, NC. Holy Cross Anglican Church is a parish of the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy under the Anglican Church in North America.