Comments on: New Year’s Resolutions Are For Liars

By: Darlene

Darlene — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:56:41 +0000

Thanks Ben! I am looking to see who I can help out there in the big world beyond my current sphere of influence. I know there is need for career coaching. I have been doing it for years, and now with the advent of the blog, I am hoping I can touch more people!

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:42:24 +0000

Thanks for your comments Sean and Darlene – much appreciated.

Darlene – I like your site, very interesting, important topic, niche and nicely focused!

By: Darlene

Darlene — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:56:40 +0000

Hi Ben,

I enjoyed your post. It was short sweet and to the point. I especially enjoyed the part about setting big goals. Man if we could dream bigger, and believe that we could accomplish the big stuff, we would be dangereous!

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:42:13 +0000

Good post, Ben. I think you’re right on. Goals need to be seen as a means to an end to be workeable. Crossing off the individual goals isn’t rewarding other than being a step closer to the big-picture accomplishment.

Companies often force the lies by saying realistic goals are not ambitious enough…it’s not hard to find a companies that grow sales 5% each year, but demand goals and projections of 20% for the coming year.

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homebiznotes.com - b5 Business Channel Bloggers Share Their 2007 Goals — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:33:37 +0000

[...] Ben Yaskovitz of Start Up Spark, writes about an intriguing topic: New Year’s Resolutions Are for Liars. ”Lots of people make New Year’s resolutions. So few people stick with them,” says Ben. “Instead, set goals constantly. Think about Steve Pavlina’s ideas on goal setting – goals should make you happy in the here and now, in the present. If thy don’t they might not be worth setting at all.” Check further on this topic at Ben’s blog. [...]