Lucky 7's of Transforming Mid-Year Resolutions Into Goals

New Years resolutions were a-plenty at the first of the year, and now that spring is upon many of you have said that you feel your resolution expiration date has passed you by. Not so! But first, you need to have to transform those resolutions – or dreams – into goals and then create your actions for achievement.

1. State Your Intention. Writing down your resolution or goal provides a visual confirmation of your intention. It makes it real.
2. Get SMART. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-sensitive - SMART – goals create benchmarks to track your forward movement.
3. Be Itty-Bitty. Break your goals into a series of small, manageable tasks to jump start your progress. Smaller tasks also help create momentum to pull you forward to the next success.
4. Shout It Out. Announce your goals to others to create a network or support and accountability.
5. Flex-SMART. Flexibility with your goal components is necessary since circumstances change. And remember, flexibility and change do not equate to failure.
6. No More New. Don’t obsess about your goal being a New Year’s resolution. Rather, think of your goals and the goal setting process as your All Year resolution.
7. Recognize and Celebrate Successes. Partial accomplishments warrant just as much recognition and celebration as the final outcome. Appreciate all your victories.

Don't let an arbitrary expiration keep you stuck. Get moving, and just do it! Become unstoppable by creating momentum with daily actions toward your goals!