Unlock your New Year’s Resolutions
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How can you unlock your New Years Resolutions and truly live according to your values? There are three schools of thought on this, and which one you use depends on what type of person you are.
Reflective is the first type of person. This type of person likes to analyze each action they have taken and see the pattern it forms – these people are both logical and emotional, which leads them to do things like keep a journal, share and write down dreams, and consider a problem from the past deeply from all angles until it is solved to their satisfaction. Is this you? You could try using David Allen’s methods from Getting Things Done. He breaks down goals into miniscule action steps, and instead of feeling a bit overwhelmed by the larger picture, reflective types can trace a system and pattern towards the end goal. Have you ever read or practiced David Allen’s method? Let me know in the comments and on facebook.
Action Powered is the second type of person. For those motivated by action no matter whether it gets closer to results – you might be a person who has trouble sitting still, or keeping focused; you might jump from task to task because you see what needs to get done visually, and this distracts you from your end goal. For this person, I would recommend both more exercise to help yourself with those itchy feet – even just 30 minutes of walking will calm this type of person down and help them focus. The system that is likely to help you is setting SMART goals – a system that breaks goals down using the SMART acronym – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. Get more information on this type of goal setting here. And let me know how it goes!
Belief Oriented is our final type of goal setter. These are people that are highly intuitive, and just tend to go with the flow, taking opportunities as they come up and allowing their lives to unfold without a specific plan in mind, but making sure that it aligns with their personal values. These people will resist goal setting because they do not have a specific destination in mind. And so for this type of personality, it is recommended instead to ask open ended questions like: “What do I believe about this situation could be beneficial to me?” or “What type of situations would I like to attract into my life at this time?” and then working from those questions to get a general idea of what beliefs might be underlying those answers. A good resource for belief oriented people is this blog.
Do you think there are more personality types that I could have covered? Did you find these resources helpful? Have you thought about what type of goal setter you are before? Let me know in the comments, and tell me whether or not you enjoyed this post.
