How do you try to make your New Year’s resolution happen? Do you tough it out on your own, using sheer will power and strength? And how far does that get you? Yea, I know, about that far.
When I made a New Year’s resolution a few years ago to start exercising regularly, I did pretty well at first, going often and really enjoying the time and feeling better. After a while though I noticed my enthusiasm waning. I had more excuses not to go and I let them get in the way of my going.
I knew I needed a partner—someone to hold me accountable, to ask when were we going to the gym, to look forward to being with. Our younger daughter became my partner. We had a great time together encouraging each other. She helped me push away from my desk and get up and go.
We all need a partner to help us reach our goals. Who’s your partner?
Search for someone who will motivate you, encourage you, and help you make a life worth living so you Live Positive today.
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Dr. Joey Faucette is the author of two #1 best-sellers, Faith Positive in a Negative World (with Mike Van Vranken) and Work Positive in a Negative World (Entrepreneur Press). He has written seven books with his latest contribution being to The Unofficial Guide to Fatherhood with eight other authors. He is the founder of Listen to Life, Too, a company that coaches people to redefine their reality and fulfill their dreams. His coaching programs include 7 Weeks to Faith Positive, the Faith Positive Mentor Coaching Program, 7 Weeks to Work Positive, and the Work Positive Mentor Coaching Program which are available from www.GetPositive.Today. He hosts the popular podcast, Faith Positive Radio as well as the daily podcast, Live Positive. His blogs are read in over 50 countries. Dr. Joey has appeared as a guest on hundreds of radio and TV shows across North America in most major markets. He has written over 1,000 articles that have appeared on Wall Street Journal Money Watch, CNBC, Dallas Morning News, Sacramento Bee, Entrepreneur.com, Yahoo Finance, and countless other websites. He and his wife have two adult daughters and enjoy living on Pleasant Gap Farm with their beagle Georgia, two quarter horses, and two cats—Boo Radley and Atticus Finch.
