8 rules to make huge progress in 2012…
How was 2011 for you? Did you finish it in better shape than you started? Or worse? Or did you tread water and make no real progress?
Whatever the answer is, don’t beat yourself up about it. Or congratulate yourself too much either. The past is the past and it can’t be changed. The only thing that matters is what you do next.
Choose to make 2012 a great year. Set some big goals and live and breathe them for the next 12 months. Force yourself to do the hard stuff and tackle the things you’ve been putting off. Make changes, if you need to, but get it done.
Here is a set of rules I set myself each year to ensure I keep moving forward:
1. Aim high at all times
2. Never give less than 100% effort. EVER.
3. Say what you mean and then do what you say. EVERY TIME.
4. Make no excuses
5. Stay open-minded, positive but realistic
6. Treat everyone fairly and compassionately
7. Lead from the front
8. Just get on with it
They’re tough rules and I do my best to live by them. Sometimes I stumble and fall but these rules keep me grounded and focused and allow me to get back to business quickly. Importantly they force me out of the shadows and into the blazing sunlight. Take it from me it’s a lot more interesting out there…
I hope you enjoyed my articles this year. Thank you for your support and I’ll see y’all in the New Year! Best wishes to you and your families for the holiday season. I’ll be back writing in late January.
