How To Get What You WANT in 2012 Do This…

So how did the past few days go?  Did you do things you regret?  If so, ask yourself why?  If you can’t come up with a good reason, dig a little deeper.  There’s always a good reason.  But just because it’s a good reason doesn’t mean it’s a good thing.

 

That said, it’s finished and done.  So forget it.  The key to getting what you want in 2012 is in what you do from here on.  Many people made all sorts of new year’s resolutions who didn’t even keep their resolutions that they had from previous years.  I think it’s fine to think about what you want to achieve in the next year, but if it’s all you do is announce to people what you want to do but then forget about it the next day, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

 

Each second of your life you face decisions.  In fact you make many decisions even unknowingly.  The key to being successful in any endeavour is to recognize each pending decision as an opportunity to grow and to become successful.

 

If you take any huge task, let’s say it’s to drop 40 lbs of bodyfat, gain 20 lbs of muscle and get in even better shape than you were in when you played hockey in college, the task can seem daunting.

 

In fact, such huge goals are often the reason people fail as they’re almost afraid to tackle it because of it’s size.  In addition, the fear of failure is often huge for some people too.

 

So here’s what you need to do.  We’ll use the goal I listed above as the example.  To make it manageable, start with just going to the gym, or getting outside and doing some basic exercise.  Don’t go too crazy, just do something.

 

Now here’s where I tell you how to get what you want in 2012…

To go from just doing something.. to achieving the huge goal you have.. all you have to do is repeat your effort but give a little more.

 

Ok.. I know that sounds totally lame.

 

Do you feel like I set you up for something big and underdelivered?

 

Why is that?  Do you expect that the answers to getting what you want out of life reside in me?  In my words?

 

You have to make it happen.  But the point is that you only ever have to do just a tiny bit more each time.  So don’t be afraid to make that first attempt.

 

Think about the next year of your efforts towards your goal.  If you train three times per week for 30 minutes, or 45, or 60 or however much it is.  If you do 5 or 10 exercises, and you do a few sets of X number of reps with a certain weight, or you run a certain distance, or skip, or bike, or whatever it is… every single time you do whatever it is that you do, every rep can be done just a little bit better.

Concentrate a little harder on your technique.  Push one more rep out, try to take just a few seconds off your 10K each time, just fight for the tiniest increment every time.

 

Be mindful of the Japanese word Kaizen, which means continual improvement.

 

If you always make some small improvement or just push a little harder at each opportunity you WILL get exactly what you want in 2012!

 

This concept is HUGE, and is one of the biggest reasons for the successes in every realm that you see around you.

 

I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments section.

 

 

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