Don’t just set your goals. Be your goals.

Happy New Year! Last year was good, but here’s to hoping this year will be the best one yet.

While 2024 was a good year, it could have been better.

By the end of the year, I felt burnt out. My energy levels were falling – as a result I ate too much. I was struggling to get through everything – as a result I didn’t make enough time for exercising. I focussed on work too much and didn’t spend enough time with my family.

If I’m honest, I wasn’t really being the person I wanted to be.

The Christmas break couldn’t come fast enough.

Now to change it. There are two ways to approach change.

Plan how I am going to achieve my goals

The first is to set goals and then develop the plan for how to get there. This is common advice.

I am planning a pretty big year. On a personal level, I want to lose weight, have more energy and build up strength, and be able to spend more time with my family without feeling guilty.

From a business perspective, I want to continue helping more people take control of their lives. I want to continue growing our business and make it more profitable. I want to create an environment where we can take more time out. Go on more holidays!

I have a pretty good idea what I need to do for each of these goals.

Write them down, be specific, have a bunch of actions I need to take, be able to measure my progress, and put in place some rewards (or consequences if I don’t reach them!).

By the end of the year, assuming I achieve my goals, I will have demonstrated I have focus, discipline, knowledge and control.

The funny thing is, I have most of these things in me now, I am just choosing not to use them to their fullest.

Behave like the person I want to become

The second approach, and the one I am going to implement this year, is to be the person I would like to become. Set my own standards and live by them.

Reflecting on my goals for the year, instead of dieting I will eat like someone who is 10kg lighter than what I am now. I will dress like them. I will exercise like someone who has more energy and strength than what I have now. If I do these things, I can’t help but achieve my goals.

I won’t just think about spending more time with family. I will actually make more time for them and book in time for holidays.

Instead of working harder in the business with longer and longer hours, I will behave like someone that is actively growing it. I will hire more staff. I will delegate better. I will actively promote the business. I will find a mentor that has achieved what we want to achieve and learn from them.

I will become who I want to be. I urge you to do so too.

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