{"id":9667,"date":"2013-09-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/have-you-achieved-your-2013-goals\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T14:48:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T20:48:56","slug":"have-you-achieved-your-2013-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainingmag.com\/have-you-achieved-your-2013-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Achieved Your 2013 Goals?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jason W. Womack, MEd, MA<\/p>\n

We\u2019re about to start the fourth quarter of 2013, and I need to ask: Are the goals you set at the beginning of the year on track for success?\u00a0<\/p>\n

The other day I was on the phone with one of my mentors and he told me, \u201cYou need to build more pauses in your life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometimes we get wrapped up in the craziness of running to the next item on our to-do list and forget to take time to focus, or re-focus, so we can achieve what we stated we wanted to. So with 2014 zooming toward us, it\u2019s time to pause, and see where you are in your plans for 2013. Are you on track to achieving your goals?<\/p>\n

To vastly improve the odds of achieving my goals, I use a tactic I call the \u201cWeekly Decompress.\u201d Each week on Thursday, mid-morning, I pause and answer just four questions:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. What went well?<\/li>\n
  2. What didn\u2019t go so well?<\/li>\n
  3. How can I improve next week?<\/li>\n
  4. What help do I need to get to my next \u201cthere\u201d?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Weekly Decompress review helps identify where you can take action now so you can experience success and goal achievement. Adding this weekly pause into your schedule provides the opportunity to pause, reflect, stretch, and think even bigger.\u00a0So celebrate your successes and anticipate even more in your future\u2014three months out and beyond.<\/p>\n

    For more information, visit www.womackcompany.com<\/a>, or http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/jasonwomack<\/a>\u00a0 or e-mail Jason@WomackCompany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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