A New Year's Resolution that Pays Weekly Dividends & Strengthens America

A New Year is upon us!  Have you set any new goals yet?  Or maybe a better question is... Have you set any new goals that will last beyond about January 10?  (SMILE)

If you are still looking for that elusive resolution to ensure that 2016 will be a better year than 2015, then Freedom Focused can help -- and at no cost to you.

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We look forward to having you join us in our effort to restore American Greatness, not through political means (we'll leave that to the people and the politicians; God help us all!), but through an education in true principles rooted in Universal Law.  It will be a slow and steady process... but it is the only REAL way to make America great again.

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About the Author 

Dr. Jordan R. Jensen

Dr. Jordan Jensen is the Founder & CEO of Freedom Focused and the author of the groundbreaking new book, Self-Action Leadership: The Key to Personal, Professional, & Global Freedom.  He has trained business professionals in 47 U.S. States and Territories, 5 Provinces of Canada, and 9 Counties of Great Britain on a wide variety of soft-skill topics including leadership, self-leadership, management, time management, goal setting, strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, and a variety of communication skills. To learn more about Dr. Jensen and how his company, Freedom Focused, can assist you in achieving your organizational potential, visit www.freedomfocused.com

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Ushering in the Age of Authenticism

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to the Freedom Focused blog.  We hope you enjoyed a peaceful and relaxing holiday season and are now looking forward to a great 2015.  Thank you for subscribing to our blog.    

We are pleased to start the New Year off by announcing that January 2015 marks the official beginning of the Age of Authenticism.  If you forgot what this means, we invite you to review a past article posted last year by clicking on the link below...

Click to read about the "Age of Authenticism"

Beginning tomorrow, January 6, 2015, we will resume posting regular blog articles on TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS.  Tune in tomorrow to learn how to utilize Self-Action Leadership to set a realistic, yet highly meaningful New Years Resolution the likes of which you have never set before!

Combatting "Insanity": My 2014 New Year's Resolution

In last week's post, I taught the principles of SMARTIES Goals.  As promised, this week, I will share with you my 2014 New Year’s Resolution, which is to qualify for the elite Boston Marathon, and describe it as a SMARTIES Goal.

I must confess to cheating a bit in that I actually started working on this goal three years ago.  Fortunately, this kind of cheating is encouraged!  You don’t have to wait for the New Year to set goals—especially SMARTIES Goals.  Furthermore, goals that are challenging and important sometimes take several tries before you accomplish them.

Resolutions that Stick: The SMARTIES Principle

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As the New Year dawns, it is tradition to set goals to better yourself.  The perennial question, however, is: How do I make New Years’ Resolutions that actually last past January 2nd?

There are two basic reasons New Years Resolutions flop.  The first arises from setting too many goals.  The second occurs from a failure to set SMART Goals.  SMART, in this context, is an acronym.  It stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.  The SMART model is an excellent method for goal setting, but there is more, and that is why I encourage self-action leaders to include four additional guidelines to their goal setting.  These additional recommendations turn SMART goals into SMARTIES Goals, as follows:

Specific

Measurable

Attainable and Accountable

Relevant

Time-bound

In competition primarily with yourself

Engaging

Sane