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Did you know that over 95% of people give up on their New Year’s resolutions only 2 weeks into the year? Why? Because when we start, we tend to overlook the 5 specific areas that trap us from reaching them. If you’re not prepared for the traps, you may just end up trapped yourself. Meaning, you stop aiming for what you want or you go into the “paralysis of analysis” and stop taking action altogether. To avoid the traps, you must first know what they are and then learn how to beat them by using the strategies that the top 5% of achievers use. That’s why you be aware of the 5 Traps That Stop You from Success and 4 Ways to Achieve it. First, see if you can relate to this New Year’s resolution scenario….

Does the following story describe you?:

The apple drops in New York City at the stroke of midnight, and the next day you wake up ready to conquer the new year. You set some BIG goals for yourself and you’re feeling good about it this year.

*Days 1-3:    You’re sticking with your new routine and feeling pretty good about yourself.

*Days 4-10:  You start to justify slacking in certain areas due to work overload.

*Days 11-16:  You can’t seem to catch up on your old schedule, much less maintain your new one.

*Days 17 on:  You throw in the white flag and surrender to your old life; giving up on every goal and dream you set for that year.

There are 5 main reasons people tend to give up on their goals in life and settle for less than they truly desire. If you know what those reasons are, you can avoid falling into that same trap over and over again.

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5 Traps People Tend to Fall Into That Stop Them From Reaching Their Goals :

  1. Unclear goals. If you don’t know where you’re headed, how do you know when you’ve reached your destination?
  2. Lack of confidence.  Every success begins with believing in yourself. If you can’t bet on yourself, no one else will either.
  3. Lack of responsibility.  If you don’t plan out the steps for reaching your goals and the develop the skills it takes to reach them, you will find yourself feeling stuck and not taking any action.
  4.  FEAR. Most people say that fear stands for: False Evidence Appearing Real. I say it stands for: Forget Everything And Run! Because that’s what we do when we get scared of failing or even succeeding…..we give up and run the other direction.
  5. Laziness.  Jim Rohn once said, “You can’t hire someone to do your pushups for you.” Isn’t that the truth?! If you want what successful people have, you must people willing to do what successful people do….work hard and work smart!

So what’s the solution to avoid these 5 traps? Just use the word, STOP:

S=Stop If what you’re doing isn’t working, stop doing it! The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. -Albert Einstein

T=Think. Think of a different strategy for reaching your goals. Ask yourself, what DID work for me and what didn’t. Then devise a plan from there.

O=Observe.  If you don’t know what to do, observe someone else who has achieved that goal before. There’s always someone out there who has successfully done what you want to do. Find them, buy them a grande, pumpkin spice latte and pick their brain.

P=Proceed.  Procrastination is the killer of all success and action is the formula to reach it. One of the best quotes I give in my keynote speeches that is repeated the most is, “The fastest way to success is to get a TAN-Take Action Now!” If you know what you need to do, stop procrastinating and get to it!

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Betsy Allen-Manning is one of the Top Leadership Speakers, Best Selling Author & Personality Expert www.BetsyAllenManning.com

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Leadership Speaker | Best Selling Author | Human Behavior Expert

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