Resolutions Are Not The Same As Goals These terms are often confused, and many think that making a resolution is the same as setting a goal. Worse - these resolutions are often made without a clear understanding how to make them work effectively, and precisely what they are an undertaking to do. Find out how goals and resolutions differ and how you can make them both work for you. Article by business coach Lindy Asimus

1. RESOLUTIONS VERSUS GOALS: THE DIFFERENCE
Resolutions Are Not The Same As Goals – Here Is The Difference - Lindy Asimus
Resolutions Are Not The Same As Goals
These terms are often confused, and many think that making a
resolution is the same as setting a goal. Worse - these resolutions are
often made without a clear understanding how to make them work
effectively, and precisely what they are an undertaking to do. So when
they fail ... it firms up any belief that we might have or secretly suspect,
that "Goals/Resolutions don't work".
People work.
Goals and resolutions both … are just methods used to facilitate a
desired outcome. One in the longer term (future) and one that happens
right now!

2. RESOLUTIONS VERSUS GOALS: THE DIFFERENCE
Resolutions Are Not The Same As Goals – Here Is The Difference - Lindy Asimus
So goals and resolutions are not the same thing. But how do they differ?
To make a resolution is to decide right now to do something or stop
doing something. It takes no planning - any consideration is already
done.
Setting goals effectively requires planning, determining the ecology of
the goal - so that you achieving one goal doesn't cost you in other ways
you didn't expect.
Goals should ideally be part of a comprehensive plan to improve all
areas of life so that they are compatible and not counter-productive.
That means attention to detail on:
What you want to set as a goal and achieve
Time frame in which to do it
That it is reasonable and has some capacity to be achievable
That you have the resources available to achieve the goal
That you have a way to know when you have achieved the goal
and
HOW you will go about achieving the goal - the steps needed.

3. RESOLUTIONS VERSUS GOALS: THE DIFFERENCE
Resolutions Are Not The Same As Goals – Here Is The Difference - Lindy Asimus
By contrast a resolution is something we can decide to do right now.
It is a determination to stop doing something we are doing now. Or
start doing something we are not doing now.
Resolutions work hand-in-hand with goals.
Here's an example. We may have a goal to makeover our home in a
new design. But we don't have the money to do everything at once so
we may work on the goal and in the process resolve to:
Get rid of old boxes from the garage that have been there since
the last move.
Throw out or give away clothing that is in the closet that does not
fit any more.
Ensure that everything we keep has a place for it to be stored
easily and make that space for it.
By following through on these resolutions that we can do right now, we
are also working toward making our goal happen.
Another example might be to set a goal to lose weight. That's not going
to happen all at once and will need some planning and goals set to
formulate a way for this to be achieved.
But in the meantime we can resolve to:
Stop buying packets of snack food at the supermarket (reduce
temptation at home)
Have three meals a day
Keep some nuts or carrot sticks in the refrigerator in case you feel
like a snack
Cook meals
Not buy takeaway dinners
Buy vegetables and fixings for making meals from scratch.
Learn how to cook 3 new recipes to empower us to have healthy
meals (if we have not been cooking until now)
Resolutions - Make Them Easy To Be Good At!
Resolutions don't have to be hard. Make them easy things that you can
see work and get practice at achieving the things you promise yourself
when you resolved to do that thing, (or to stop doing that thing).

4. RESOLUTIONS VERSUS GOALS: THE DIFFERENCE
Resolutions Are Not The Same As Goals – Here Is The Difference - Lindy Asimus
Small Changes Big Impact
It is amazing how much progress we can make to improving our life just
by starting with a resolve to tidy up all those easy things that are just
minor annoyances in life or subtle changes in our habits that have been
stopping us from having our life be the way we would prefer.
Sure there may be big things too. A resolution carried out gives us
confidence in our ability to do what we say we will do. That's important to
maintain our credibility with others but perhaps even MORE important
that we know we can rely on our word to ourselves.
So - what's the easy thing you can resolve to do today that will make a
difference to your success this year?
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