Progress & success in 2010:  top tips

Simplicity, strategy and support are the 3 keys to achieving your New Years’ Resolutions and personal / professional progress in 2010, says life coach to stars and entrepreneurs, Rasheed Ogunlaru today.

Rasheed points out why we so often fail with our resolutions and goals:  

 “Each year millions make – only to break - resolutions within weeks.  We set goals we feel we should e.g. ‘losing weight’ or ‘stop smoking’ in isolation often unclear on our overall life/career goals. The result is we pursue them half-heartedly with a negative guilty mindset often without support,” says Rasheed Ogunlaru.  

Rasheed highlights the keys to success, progress and moving forward in 2010:

“The key is strategy, simplicity and support. First look at the big picture and set 3-5 goals that will have the most impact on your life, health, career and relationships. Break the goals into small chucks with manageable milestones. And identify positive, supportive, skilled people who can help you. Whether you seek to change career or to get fit this approach will help you develop the momentum, motivation and support to succeed, ” says Rasheed.

Rasheed’s Top Three Tips for Success, progress & happiness in 2010 :

1.    Strategic:

·         Identify the 3-5 overall priorities in your life (home, health, career and relationships).

·         From this identify 3-5 actions that would have most positive impact your life overall

·         Based on this set 3-7 goals over 1-3 year (be specific who, what, where, when, how much)

·         Break all your goals into small manageable chunks – review progress. Celebrate each step.

2.    Simplicity

·         Clear your home / work space regularly: space helps you gain focus, clarity and control.

·         Keep to-do lists short –  (no more than 3 items per day – this will keep focus, priority)

·         Avoid arguments and gossip. Be grateful. Keep in mind what is most important in life.

·         Take regular breaks. Reduce time online/ watching TV.

3.    Support

·         Identify people who have the skills, style and experience to help you.

·         Drop negative relationships and build positive ones.

·         Don’t be afraid to ask for help – develop a strong personal / professional network.

·         Be helpful and supportive of others – and see how they and you grow.

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Note to editors: Rasheed Ogunlaru a leading life coach, motivational speaker and business / corporate coach. He is author of The Gift of Inner Success and A Zest for Business. His clients include entertainers, entrepreneurs, the public and organisations. For further information contact Rasheed Ogunlaru on 020 7207 1082, visit www.rasaru.com or email rasheed@rasaru.com