So what are your new goals for 2023? How are you doing with following through with these goals?

Maybe you want to exercise more and get into better physical shape? Maybe you want to quit smoking or start eating better?

Maybe your goal it to finally attract the romantic partner of your dreams – someone to share your life with.

Maybe you want to increase your income, so you have more personal freedom? What about getting the bikini body that you really want to have by summer?

Unfortunately, if you set any goals for the New Year, it’s likely you have already abandoned what you intended accomplish.

According to statistics, 27% of us give up on our goals within the first week. After 2 weeks, over 30% of us quit. And when the first month mark comes around, only half of us are still sticking with our plans. And from there, the percentage of us who succeed at our goals keeps dropping.

We all know what happens when we set goals for ourselves and fail miserably: we end up worse off than we were before.

When we don’t accomplish our goals, we let ourselves down. We have confirmed – deep down inside – that we just don’t have what it takes to follow through. We have proven that our promises to ourselves don’t mean anything. Of course, this is destructive. It hurts!

So, why the heck is it so difficult to stick to the goals we set for ourselves? And more importantly, how can we improve ourselves, so we can finally follow through on the commitments we make?

Well, I’ve got some great news. When it comes to accomplishing your goals, here are 3 strategies I’ve found very helpful, and so have many other people:

1. Replace Instead Of Remove

When you just “remove” something from your life, watch out! – this leaves a big empty hole.

This is a powerful approach to accomplishing your goals. For example, maybe this year you made a commitment to end a toxic romantic relationship. Maybe it’s because you aren’t being met half way or maybe because you just aren’t happy.

So you “make the call” and end the romance. It feels good at first. You really took that big step to improve your life.

Days go by. Weeks go by. You start feeling empty. No longer feeling strong and excited about the future. The emptiness lingers. It won’t go away. But why? This is the space where the past romance once existed.

So, what usually happens in this type of scenario? The obvious of course! We do the most logical thing and fill the empty hole with the one thing that seems to fit – the toxic relationship. Even if it was toxic, it’s still seems better than having that big empty hole, right?

Or for other goals, maybe there are other things we use to fill the empty hole – cigarettes, sugary foods, watching too much TV, or something else which is destructive but “comfortable.”

When you set a new goal in your life, instead of “stopping something” and leaving yourself with a big empty hole inside, “replace” this hole with something else, preferably something better.

If you are trying to end a toxic relationship, get out and put yourself in environments with healthier, more positive people. If you are trying to get away from junk food, get a membership at a gym and get obsessive about exercising.

Replacing an issue (instead of just removing it) may not always work perfectly when you are trying to make a big change in your life, but it’s better than not doing anything to fill that empty hole that’s left when you just “quit” something.

In fact…

Sometimes it’s necessary to start the “replacing” before you even think about making a change.

For example, if you want to stop eating junk food, lots of exercise at the gym for a while can get you ready for that big change.

And it’s likely you may not even have to “quit” eating junk food – it just starts to fade away as it becomes more undesirable over a period of time. And one day, you notice junk food just isn’t a part of your life anymore.

So when it comes to accomplishing your goals, try replacing what you are trying to get away from instead of just quitting that thing, behavior, person, etc.

2. Instead Of Letting Emotions Sabotaging You, Use Your Emotions To Empower Yourself

This is where most people fail miserably. Say for example, you set out a goal to start that home business you always dreamed about. You have a great idea and you get so excited about finally creating a new life for yourself. You start planning and maybe take some of the first steps.

But then it happens…

The doubt kicks in. Your confidence just isn’t there. Or maybe it’s fear of failure. Or maybe you start seeing the hard work ahead, and you get overwhelmed, or you start to get impatient. So, the goal fizzles out and you stop taking action. Your dream has been stopped dead in its tracks.

For most people, this occurs due to a lack of emotional control. It’s easy to be positive when everything is going smoothly or takes little effort. But when challenges show up, this is the true test.

Since the beginning of time, many great things, dreams, goals, and ideas have died due to lack of emotional control.

How many times have you let your emotional reactions stop you from doing something you wanted or needed to do in life?

Rather than letting your emotions control you, rather than letting your emotions limit you, do whatever is necessary to get control over your emotions.

You have a choice – your emotions will control you, or you can take control over them.

And yes, you can turn doubt into confidence. You can turn being overwhelmed into being relaxed and focused.

There are specific methods successful people use to control emotions, such as visualizations and other methods. There is nothing stopping you from using these same techniques in your own life. When you have an unproductive emotional reaction when faced with a challenge, it’s about changing your emotional state to something more empowering.

So much of what we accomplish (or don’t accomplish) in life is a result of our emotional states, so immediately find a way to get control over yourself in this way.

Our Life Mastery Program has specific methods for gaining incredible emotional control. I’ve been using these exact methods in my own life for over 25 years, because they work. I encourage you to see the details of the this life-changing course: Techniques for Emotional Control

3. Use Your Intuition As A Compass

When you set out to accomplish a goal, especially a major life-changing goal, things may go smoothly for a while. But in all likeliness, at some point you will likely encounter an obstacle.

Maybe you want to get into better physical shape, but then you realize the monthly fees for the gym are costing you too much.

Or maybe you want to create a new romantic relationship in your life, but you can’t seem to meet anyone who even comes close to what you desire.

When faced with these kinds of obstacles, many of us just give up and throw away the goal that was once so important.

We hit a brick wall, and instead of figuring out a way to get around it, we just quit.

I get it. Some challenges can be tough to work through. It may seem like there just isn’t a solution. But at these times, your own intuition can be a valuable tool for getting through the most impossible-seeming obstacles.

Rather than relying on reasoning and logic, intuition allows you to tap into a deeper spiritual consciousness, a powerful spiritual intelligence which has no limits. It’s when you tap into this greater intelligence, that you are able to discover solutions for the stubborn obstacles you face.

Here is the reality:

Inventors, business moguls, and great leaders use intuition every day to make things happen. And this ability is available to you, whether you realize it or not. In fact, extensive research has been completed regarding intuition, including multiple studies from several universities and studies from the US Armed Forces.

There is a huge body of evidence which proves that intuition, or psychic ability, is an innate human ability that we all possess. The US Navy currently acknowledges the existence of a program in Virginia, which teaches soldiers how to develop intuition.

This ability can be easily developed. It just takes a little time and practice. We offer intuition training here, and there are other places where you can learn to sharpen and use intuitive ability.

I can tell you from personal experience, intuition is a skill which will save you from a lot of suffering and wasted time in your life. It’s a powerful tool you can use to discover solutions, when nothing else seems to work – so develop it and use it.

You Aren’t Stuck – You Can Accomplish Your Goals

You just have to be smart about it. Don’t keep setting yourself up for failure. Instead, you need to "outsmart" the challenges which have been causing your to fail.

When attempting to accomplish your goals, if what you are doing is working, great! Keep doing it.

If what you are doing is not working, then do something different. Don’t just keep doing the same things, expecting to get different results.

And…Be honest with yourself: If you don’t make the necessary changes in your life, what do you think is going to happen?

Unless you make a radical change…You’re going to keep getting the same results you are getting now.

If you truly want to accomplish your goals and desires in life, get your mind on what steps you need to take and start taking immediate action – TODAY.

Not tomorrow, not next week, not next month…TODAY!