Do goal setting the right way this year with these 10 books

As we move into a new year, many of us are setting goals and trying to figure out how to make them stick. Let’s be honest. They won’t. 80 - 90 % of New Year’s resolutions fail.

Do you know why? It’s because you are focused on the goal, not the system you need to achieve those goals.
Keep reading to find out how to make sure you are one of the 10% who is successful this year!

The goal of losing weight was the same goal for the lady who did it and the one who didn’t. The difference was that one lady made a HABIT of eating healthy and created a SYSTEM for making sure she exercised several times a week.

It has nothing to do with the goal you set. It’s how much you focus on HOW you will reach that goal. It’s all about routines, habits, systems and having the self-discipline to follow through on the routines, habits and system.

The first thing you need to look at is WHY you want to achieve this goal.

That comes down to your values. If you want to get to inbox zero by the end of each week, that might be because you believe it’s respectful to reply to people within a reasonable time. It could be about efficiency or productivity. It may also be connected to wellness.

If you haven’t defined and made sense of what your values mean to you, it’s hard to stick to your goals. Losing weight may be about fitting into that dress before the wedding, it could also be about preventing diabetes that runs in your family.

• One is feeling confident.
• The other is health and wellness.

Once you’ve identified your values, that will help you develop habits, routines and systems. Going for a walk several times may be enough to keep diabetes at bay. Hiring a fitness trainer may be needed to whittle that middle!

To help you develop the habits, systems and routines to meet your goals as well as the self-discipline to follow through, I’ve attached some of my favourite books. These will help you get clear and develop that ability to achieve your goals this year!

10 Books that will help you reach your goals this year!

1. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We do in Life and Business 
2. Smarter Faster Better
3. High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way
4. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
5. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
6. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
7. Time Shifting: Creating More Time to Enjoy Your Life
8. The Way We're Working Isn't Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance
9. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
10. ​The Willpower Instinct