Dont set 2019 goals ... I beg you. Please do this instead

Dont set 2019 goals ... I beg you. Please do this insteadDont set 2019 goals ... I beg you. Please do this insteadIm a reformed goal junkie.Once obsessed with setting every 1-5-10 year goal under the sun, I now cannot be bothered with them. Because theyre so tied to achievement, and so rarely tied to the things that really matter to us. They sound good on paper, but they have little follow through. We cant just write a goal down and expect it to make us happy. Just like we cant write a goal down and expect it to happen.Have you ever set out to accomplish a goal, only to feel a whole lot of OK, now what? once youve achieved it. Or worked REALLY hard towards something and the bottom just completely falls out on your desire once you get there like, OK, this is it? Setting a goal wont make us happy. And they sure as heck wont change your life. You wont be any happierwhen than you are right now. Right now.What will help you get to a future that youre really freaking pumped about. and a y ear that you can be REAL proud of is to take a few minutes to turn around. To look at where youve been. To look at what youve loved. What drained you. What lit you up like a lamp post.If you want to get 2019 off to a really beautiful start, start by looking back at 2018.Ask yourselfWhat did I do that made me the fruchtwein proud?What actions did I take that gave me the most energy?When did I feel the most inspired?What activities, people, or projects completely drained me?What activities, people, or projects completely energized me?(If you want to take reflection SUPER seriously which I encourage do these 25 questions for reflection)Then planWrite down three impossibly small plans that you can make for the very first month of this new year. Make them small. Make them count. And if youre feeling frisky, write down someones name next to each of the plans that can help you and keep you accountable.This will be the type of small strategy that will give you huge momentum. Each month, e ach quarter, ask yourself,Whats the absolute smallest plan I can make?And then go do that. Small plans are manageable. Theyll give you immediate feedback. Theyll be the small stone that builds the masterpiece of your path.Thisarticlewas originally published on MaxieMcCoy.com.