Set, Keep & Realize CLEAR Goals

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”  
- Henry David Thoreau 
American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist. (1817 – 1862)  

Part of what bring on disinterest or those excuses is how the goals are set.  Many goals are "fuzzy".  Fuzzy goals are goals with "more", "less", "better", or "try harder" in them.  These are fuzzy because they are not quantifiable.  Things that are not measurable, are not track-able, and therefore, their attainment is also fuzzy!

For you, and if you coach/encourage others, ensure you set CLEAR goals, meaning the goals are:  

Captured - If they aren't recorded, they are not likely going to even get remembered!

Livable - If the goals are possible and realistic within your world, they can be taken seriously.   
Evaluative - If there is a way to assess movement/progression, you can show advancement! 

Actionable- When there is a first step, there can/will be a second and so on.  Action begets action! 

Resonating - Goals that are personable and connect are those that click with/for you! 

With CLEAR goals in January, or anytime, you are able to hold yourself accountable, and realize what has been accomplished...and leave the fuzzy behind!