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How To Kick 2011 Goal Butt (In A Completely Non-Violent Way!) ♥
in I Want... Inspiration!, I Want... Life!, I Want... Change!5 Jan 2011 | 21 Comments
Because violence is never the answer (no!) and look! A glorious new year is here, full of sparkle and glimmer and ''ooh, you have 52 weeks to do something marvellous with me!'' sing-song PROMISE!
It doesn't matter if the past twelve months royally s-u-c-k-e-d. Heck, it doesn't even matter if 2010 will eternally be etched in your memory as the year that you didn't launch your octopus-shaped donut making business, because 2011 represents the perfect opportunity to start fresh. To isolate whatever was keeping your feet firmly planted in the inaction ground in 2010, throw it a disinterested look and zoom FORWARDS with your goals!
Whether it's planning a six week escape to Estonia, conquering crochet or finally pitching that piece to that magazine, here's how to kick 2011 goal BUTT!
Identify Your Intentions
Start! What's important to you in 2011? Grab a sheet of paper and brainstorm ideas about what you want to accomplish between now and the end of the year. You know that saying ''science is not a cow. Science is a horse''? You don't?! Brilliant, because that's absolutely not what the relevant quote is! It's ''dreams and wishes are not goals until they 're written as specific end results on paper'', which kind of makes a whole lot more sense, right?!
Establish The Action That You Need To Take
Perhaps you need to sign up for that business management course, perhaps you need to stop feeling so flipping unsure of yourself and just do it (thanks Nike!), for fig's sake, or perhaps you need to spend your Friday evenings bar-tending to save for Estonia while everyone else is out shimmying around to Duck Sauce. Whatever!
Real Life Anecdote: I am a huge advocate of The Second Job. Huge! Since the age of 19 and regardless of how up-to-my-eyeballs I've been with any other work, I've always maintained a second job SOMEWHERE. And sure, while it's probably as glamourous as dish water and I've missed approximately 1,2763546468 Thursday night dinners and cocktails and late-night shopping sessions with my friends, no complaints, because in the past two years alone I've also managed to scrimp together enough coin to buy an apartment and travel to Europe and New Zealand twice!
Sometimes a teensy bit of sacrifice, a shipload of determination and an ability to keep your eye on the delicious prize - and not the occasionally tiring, trying or ''but I want to dance to Duck Sauce TOO!'' reality - is definitely worth it. Which steps can you take to shuffle closer towards your dreams?
Monitor Your Language & Ambition Attitude (Don't ''Try'' To Try!)
Okay, so you've identified your intentions! You've established the action that you need to take and you're implementing it, baby!
And it's all very spectacular! Now observe how you discuss and think about your goals over the coming weeks and eliminate that defeatist ''try'' word from your vocabulary - because really, doesn't ''I'll try to enrol for those Spanish lessons'' sound suspiciously like ''I'll TRY to try to enrol for those Spanish lessons''', and infinitely more non-committal than ''I'm learning Spanish this year!''?! It does! Don't unintentionally self-sabotage yourself before you've even begun - monitor your language and ambition attitude and TELL other people about your plans so that they actually hold you accountable for making them happen!
♥
New year, new start, new plans, new chickens! (Psst! One of those things may or may not be unrelated to everything else.)
There's 360 sublime days left of 2011 - what are you going to do with your year?
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Comments (21)
My resolutions this year: keep things hot/fun with the boyfriend ha well i've been sick and then pregnant and now we have a newborn haha it's a valid goal!
and of course to be a good mum
to meet new fabulous people
X
13 Jan 2011, Katie, http://musicamor.com/vinny/fuckhammer/blog/
I've recently been thinking about getting a second job and you've just given me the push that I've needed to actually DO it! Thanks!!
11 Jan 2011, Melissa, http://www.thesundaysesh.blogspot.com/
I just love, love your blog.
9 Jan 2011, May
I'm so glad you commented on my site because now I've found yours!! :) Your writing is AWESOME - full of both fun and wisdom!! I'll definitely be checking back - is it OK to link to you on my site too to share the love?? xx
8 Jan 2011, Caroline Cakewise, http://sparklesandcrumbs.blogspot.com
That is, quite simply, an excellent article.
I have been rather upset at my inability to get a great full time job, but you have inspired me to go get a another part time job!
My other goals for 2011 are to get one of my stories published and suck up my courage and do daily outfit photos for my site.
8 Jan 2011, Siobhan Hanlin, www.facetsofthefabulous.blogspot.com
What a great, inspiring post! Love it! Thank you for writing it.
8 Jan 2011, Emma Wallace, http://iamemmamusic.blogspot.com
What great, positive advice and motivation, Corrine!
And what fabulous pink boots, too!
7 Jan 2011, Amanda, http://www.lambsearsandhoney.com/
Awesome advice!
7 Jan 2011, leia, leiasdelights.com
This rocks - I'm ready to kick 2011 butt! I'm a huge advocate of describing yourself as per your intentions.. i.e. I AM a gym bunny, rather than 'I try to go to the gym 2 times a week). ;)
6 Jan 2011, Joanne Faith, http://www.joannefaith.com
LOVE this! The start of a new year is ALWAYS my fave time - I think of it like a blank canvas that I can paint anyway I choose.
Corrine - your enthusiasm, determination and motivation is fab!
6 Jan 2011, Bree @ The Blog Stylist, http://theblogstylist.com
Love this! Work, travel, love, be more patience... typical stuff but man I can't wait to kick the hell outta 2011 :)
6 Jan 2011, Gem
Lady, you've gotten me all motivated. Am suddenly feeling urge to score new jobs as Amazing DVD Boxset-watcher Who Moonlights as a Double Brie Taster. Great post xx
6 Jan 2011, Gabby, www.gabbymcmillan.com
That Nike slogan has followed me around since I've been a teen, making me feel guilty every New Year's Eve ;-)
Happy New Year!
6 Jan 2011, Generic Jen B, http://genericpersongoestojapanblog.blogspot.com
You mean to tell me violence ISN'T the answer?!?! Haha. Great post sis.....
My goals are so scattered...the only sure one I have is that I've got to enrol in the Bach. of Education in February! Other than that, just take it as it comes......a holiday is always on the cards!!! Been an amazing start to 2011 so far!! xxx
6 Jan 2011, Schmaroline
Awesome advice, Corrine! Just reading this post has me all pumped for 2011. In which I will:
-TRAVEL! Most likely to Portland for the World Domination Summit, among other places. (Only "most likely" because those plans aren't cemented yet. But dammit, I will travel this year come hell or high water.)
-Put a serious dent in my debt! (Hopefully eradicate it entirely - I'm getting a good look at my finances this month by saving all of our bills/receipts/etc. and tracking our spending.)
-Grow my blog & create awesomeness for it!
-And I have the slightly odd (maybe?!) goal of talking one of my BFFs from Missouri into moving down here and living with me & Matt & our current roommate. She just got out of a bad breakup and it would be SO PERFECT. And we'll get a bigger apartment, with a writing nook for me, and a patio, and it'll be like a big party all the time. (Which it pretty much always is here at Chez Michelle anyways.)
Obviously I only want that to happen if it's right for her...but I think she's much more suited for Austin than small-town Missouri, so I hope I can get her to at least consider it!
6 Jan 2011, Michelle, http://www.wicked-whimsy.com
AWESOME! Advice Corrine!
Here are mine:
- I'm heading to New York
- I'm shopping in McAllen
- I'm buying a nintendo Wii
6 Jan 2011, Julie, http://juliettemaxwell.com
Gillian - Thank-you, and EXACTLY! Picking up a second job when I was 19 seemed like the perfect solution to making travel dreams a reality, and since then I've worked in everything from a cafe` to helping out in an office my mother used to work at after hours (or on weekends!) over the years to retail and now writing for two other different websites - and I've mostly loved every single second of it and can honestly say that it's been ENORMOUSLY beneficial in helping me to achieve my goals! Good luck with your saving for New York - I'm heading there in December (did you see that?! Not ''I'm planning to go there in December'', but I'm HEADING THERE in December! ;D ) - I might see you there!
Kylie - Whee! Sounds EXCELLENT! (And ooh, I can't wait to see your Etsy store!)
Euforilla - Good luck with both, and thank-you very much!
Clever Rabbit - You're so welcome! Thank YOU for the kind words!
6 Jan 2011, x Corrine/Frock & Roll x, www.frockandrollonline.com
Ah jeeez! You're positivity has left me completely overwhelmed! :-O
Guess I should do some thinking and decide what I really want out of 2011.
Thanks for the great post x
5 Jan 2011, CleverRabbit, http://clever-rabbit.blogspot.com
You got me girl!!!
I'm into crochet (and knitting) this year!!
And some other things, that will take advice from your words too :)
5 Jan 2011, Euforilla, http://euforilla.blogspot.com
Brilliant point about language + ambition.. I have been mulling that around in my brain for a long time but have only just recently begun to actually practice it. It's so much more motivating and uplifting for me to say, "I am launching an etsy shop selling natural health and beauty products and herbal remedies." rather than "I'm going to try to.." or "I am looking in to.."
So, to answer your question! In 2011, I am launching an etsy shop! Networking! Making friends! Spreading love & natural goodness!
5 Jan 2011, Kylie, everblossom.net
Love your real life anecdote, I used to have a second job and it was great for extra cash. I gave it up last year but have since developed a strong desire to go overseas. Have been thinking about getting another job again but have been holding off due to missing out on weekends etc but do I want to sleep in on Sundays or do I want to go to New York? Yep, time to bite the bullet and put in the hard yards!
Love the post x
5 Jan 2011, Gillian, http://gillpill.tumblr.com
