Resolving to Accomplish Your Goals (Step 2)

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In our quest to create our best life, it’s essential to not only dream but to take action and commit. As the saying goes, "Motion equals emotion," meaning that we must get moving in order to feel inspired and motivated. But what happens when we falter in keeping promises to ourselves? How can we turn these goals into tangible results?

Today, we’re diving into step two of the CRAVE formula — a strategy designed to help you manifest your best life. After establishing the importance of vision in the first step, today’s focus is all about resolve.

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What Does it Mean to Resolve?

Resolve is the deep commitment to manifesting your life. It’s different from a simple decision or even a mere commitment. It’s an unwavering decision — one where you’ve made up your mind and there’s no turning back. Think of a time when you were a child, and you set your mind to something. You didn’t stop until you had achieved it. That’s the power of resolve.

As we grow older, life can sometimes cause us to lose that resolve. We face setbacks, failures, and challenges that cause self-doubt and undermine our confidence. It’s easy to fall into the trap of making small promises to ourselves and breaking them, but breaking those promises erodes our self-esteem, creating a cycle of failure. So, how can we break free?

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The Importance of Keeping Promises to Yourself

One of the biggest obstacles to building resolve is breaking promises we make to ourselves. Whether it’s skipping a workout, abandoning a diet, or neglecting our business goals, breaking these commitments undermines our confidence and self-worth. Even though no one else may know about these broken promises, the effect on our psyche is immense.

To truly resolve to change, it’s important to understand that even the smallest promises matter. This could be as simple as making sure you get out of bed at a certain time, getting one step closer to your fitness goals, or making that extra call in your business.

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Strategies to Build Your Resolve

Building resolve is like building muscle. The more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes. Here are some strategies that can help you stay true to your commitments:

1. Start Small: Begin by making a small, manageable promise to yourself. This could be something simple, like going for a walk each day or making one more call at work. It’s important to start small, as small actions accumulate over time and turn into big results.
   
   
2. Accountability: Share your commitments with others. When you make a promise public, it adds pressure to stick with it. You could announce it on social media, or better yet, team up with a friend or colleague who will hold you accountable.
   
   
3. Structure Your Commitments: Successful people often use structure to keep their commitments. For example, you could commit to a certain time for your workouts, have a standing meeting with colleagues, or book a package of personal training sessions. This structure makes it harder to back out once you’ve set things in motion.
   
   
4. Write It Down: Put your commitment into writing. Make it formal and official by writing out a statement to yourself, then signing it. Hang it somewhere visible as a constant reminder of your resolve. This physical representation makes your commitment feel more real.
   
   
5. Dream Build Daily: One of the most powerful ways to stay committed is to keep your dream alive by thinking about it daily. The more vividly you imagine your best life, the more motivated you will be to take action. The clearer your vision, the more solid your resolve will be.
   
   

The Role of Resolve in Achieving Your Best Life

As we continue through the CRAVE formula, remember that resolve is the second step to creating your best life. It builds on the first step, which is creating a clear vision of what you want. To truly manifest your desires, you need to resolve to pursue them relentlessly. This means making deep commitments to yourself and honoring them, no matter the obstacles.

When you build your resolve, you build your confidence and your ability to handle life's challenges. You stop relying on willpower and start relying on habit. Every time you keep a promise to yourself, your resolve grows stronger, and your vision becomes closer to reality.

In the next installment of the CRAVE formula series, we’ll explore the third step: aligning your resources to achieve your goals. This step involves ensuring that everything in your life is working together to support your vision. It’s a critical part of the process, and I can’t wait to dive into it.

Take some time today to reflect on your commitments, identify where you’re breaking promises to yourself, and start building your resolve with these strategies. You’ll find that as your resolve strengthens, so does your ability to create the life you crave.

Resources

• CRAVE Formula
• Dream Building Guide

Let me know if you’d like more strategies on how to implement these steps into your life!

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