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January 18, 2024 By Sonja Stetzler

Alternatives to Resolutions for Achieving Your Goals

Alternatives to resolutions can shift our approach to ultimately achieve our goals

Alternatives to resolutions can shift our approach and can ultimately make achieving our goals more likely to happen. Options for creating “resolutions”: 1. Reflection and Gratitude Before setting new goals, spend time reflecting on the past year. Reflection has been shown to accelerate our learning and performance. Acknowledge your accomplishments in the past year and […]

Filed Under: Motivation, Personal Development Tagged With: alternatives to resolutions, goal setting, goals, how to achieve your goals, how to meet your goals, How to plan and set effective goals as a professional speaker, motivation strategies, motivation tips, personal development, tips for goal setting

January 7, 2015 By Sonja Stetzler

One Small Step Towards a Successful Resolution

It’s a week into the New Year. Did you set a resolution or a goal? The talk of many blogs and conversations now delve into how we do or don’t follow through with our goals or resolutions and what to do about it. Some findings show that many people give up before they even get […]

Filed Under: Communication Skills, Speaking Tips Tagged With: goals, New Year, resolution, small steps

January 8, 2014 By Sonja Stetzler

Did You Make A New Year’s Resolution?

Happy New Year! For many, the start of the New Year signifies a clean slate and an opportunity set new goals or hit the re-set button on a particular item that did not get accomplished the previous year. Are you one of the 45% who made a New Year’s resolution this New Year? According to […]

Filed Under: Communication Skills Tagged With: goals, resolutions

September 3, 2013 By Sonja Stetzler

What Can We Learn From Diana Nyad?

Diana Nyad’s accomplishment of swimming uncaged from Cuba to Key West was no small feat. More astounding than than the event itself was her relentless drive to pursue her dream until she successfully accomplished it. What can we learn from her and how can we apply these lessons to our speaking and presentations? Here are […]

Filed Under: Written Communication Tagged With: Diana, goals, Nyad, resilience, teamwork, vision

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