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January 1, 2010

Three Steps to Powerful Personal New Year Resolutions

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 11:30 am

Products, Promises, and Irresistible Payoffs

Ah, New Year’s Day Resolutions. Millions of us are making promises to be better people. Some will try to become a different human being. Some will make their radical resolution the center of every conversation. Some will think they deserve a medal for trying. Some won’t think of any reason to bother. Some folks will resolve to buy a new car.

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Some won’t get past the thinking.
Almost all of us will falter.

To make a powerful, personal resolution, we can’t be the only ones at center of the payoff.

A powerful resolution serves other people.

A great resolution is like a great product — it makes a promise — and it keeps it. Like a product, it’s not all about the folks who made it. A great resolution builds confidence and influence, because it helps us grow, connects us, and pays off in irresistible and unexpected benefits.

Three Steps to Build Powerful Personal New Year Resolutions

Use these steps to find your own powerful personal New Year’s Resolutions. Pick just one or two, if you want to boost your confidence and influence. Do all three of them if you want to irresistible.

  1. What do you do or offer that the important people in your life would love to see more of?

    Do more of that.

  2. What do you do or offer that the important people in your life would love to see go away?

    Oh, just stop.

  3. What do you know you might do or offer the important people in your life that surprise, thrill, and delight them?

    Why didn’t you think of doing that sooner?

A resolution is a goal wrapped up as a promise. When we keep our promises, we see ourselves as authentic, confident, competent, and trustworthy. To other people see it too and it becomes influence and authority. When our kept promises reach out to and benefit other people, it’s attractive, influential, and can be downright irresistible.

Of course, we’ve got make and keep a powerful promise.

How do your plans to grow this year have other people in them?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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11 Comments to “Three Steps to Powerful Personal New Year Resolutions”

  1. January 1st, 2010 at 1:33 pm
    Robyn McMaster said

    Liz, when resolutions benefit others, we certainly want to make sure we keep them! You share excellent insights to help us keep them this year.

  2. January 1st, 2010 at 2:59 pm
    Robin Dickinson said

    Thanks Liz. That’s a powerful reframing exercise that’s got me thinking…

    What do you need to do differently to attract those other important people into your life who haven’t arrived yet? Start immediately.

    Best, Robin

  3. January 2nd, 2010 at 1:00 am
    Marla Schulman said

    Thank you Liz - always short, sweet, to the point and POWERFUL!

    You remain a constant source of inspiration - :-)

  4. January 2nd, 2010 at 3:19 pm
    Lisa’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » the road ahead said

    [...] of a goal setter and planner.  Thanks to a link shared by Paul Chaney, I found a great post on Powerful New Year’s Resolutions by Liz [...]

  5. January 2nd, 2010 at 5:47 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thanks Robyn,
    I can always count on your counsel and smiling support. You’re right. It’s the worst when we let down our friends.

  6. January 2nd, 2010 at 5:48 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Love that question, Robin.
    As I said on Twitter, you got me thinking about it again. Irresistibly attractive in 2010!

  7. January 2nd, 2010 at 6:01 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Marla,
    Thank you! Keep your eye on what works. You’ll be okay. :)

  8. January 2nd, 2010 at 6:22 pm
    Susan/TogetherWeFlourish said

    Framing a resolution with how it will impact important people in your life is a great idea. It’s something that I will share with the nonprofits I work with. Most organizations are based on helping others, but very often their goals for a new year are about the organization, not the client. Thanks for the reminder

  9. January 3rd, 2010 at 11:31 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Susan,
    I have a saying The more we make the world about us, the more the universe gets out of balance. Everything seems to work better when we keep our view on the people in our lives. What a great idea to help your clients shift their perspective … it’s a reminder we all need sometimes. :)
    Thank you for taking time to comment. :)

  10. January 13th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
    What Do You Want to Do In This New Year? | Over Coffee... Let's Talk said

    [...] Strauss simplifies. A resolution is a promise to yourself. Keep it. Okay, I can do [...]

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    Why Make New Resolutions Every Year? | EveryTherapist said

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