It’s now near the end of January. Have you kept up with your resolutions and your goals?

If you are like most people, life got in the way at some point, maybe you missed a step.

For example, you were going to the gym everyday that you planned to for a week. Then maybe you missed a day. That missed day broke the streak and so maybe you miss another day. Or perhaps a few.

Now when you look back, you see what you missed and messed up on. This lost momentum is hard to recover from and you end up letting up on your resolutions.
This is a classic mistake in goal setting.

At one point, you are looking ahead. You have your vision, then you set goals to achieve that vision in the future. You are excited because you are looking ahead!
Then, you track your progress by looking at how you are doing day to day. Are you saving that extra money each week? Are you going to the gym? And this is good for tracking. Until you miss a payment, or you miss a day.

Then the human tendency is to look backwards and lose that excitement and energy because you are looking in the past.

Whenever you fall off track, there is no energy in looking backwards, refocus on your vision, on your big goals and start chasing them again!

There’s a reason why cars have large windshields and small rear view mirrors. Obviously safety is a main priority, but also, it’s more important to focus on where you are going instead of continually spending time on looking at where you’ve been.

Give me a call or send me an e-mail and let me know how I can help you get on track with your financial goals.