I read somewhere recently that only 9% of people actually keep their New Year’s resolutions. Funny enough, that number actually seems a bit high to me.
While a new year brings a blank slate, it also brings a lot of pressure to set and achieve big goals. For that very reason, a few years ago I started setting six-month goals. They just seem a bit more bite-sized and manageable to me. I actually set my first goals in June and by December, I had achieved 4 out of my 6 goals.
Here’s the kicker: Instead of focusing on the goals I didn’t achieve (as we so often do), I chose to celebrate the goals I accomplished.
I focused my energy on the positive…and it made all the difference.
I went on to set another round of six-month goals and those multiplied my achievements from the previous 6 months.
Give it a try and I would love to hear what your goal are for your next 6 months.
I’m cheering you on, sister.
“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”
— Colin Powell
Andee Hart is an award-winning sales executive who walked away from traditional success to reinvent how product-based businesses grow. After nearly 20 years in corporate America, she turned a kitchen-counter candle experiment into Hart Design Co, a wholesale brand carried by hundreds of boutiques across North America. That experience became the foundation for She Sells Differently, where Andee is teaching emerging product brand owners to redefine what it means to sell by serving with excellence, growing with strategic purpose, and shining as a light in the marketplace.
