GET REAL - Get Going & Get Results.

At this time of year we all hear people making their New Year's Resolutions. You know the ones..."I am going to do X this year" or "This is the year that I will achieve Y" or "I am going to give up Z". You and I both know (and usually so does the person making the statement) that these things are not REALLY going to happen!

Oscar Wilde wrote: "A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.'' It's true; it's a known fact that most New Year's resolutions are broken by the end of January, often within the first week and sometimes within hours of their delivery. Why is this? Because they are statements carefully crafted and delivered to an audience with a resounding expression of confidence and faith.

What brings them undone is the difference between interested and committed.

These New Year's resolutions are more to do with something someone is interested in doing or achieving. Somewhere in their subconscious they have developed the belief that by sharing their promise with people in the late evening of December 31 or early hours of January 1 that they will simply come true - I know there's lots of heads out there nodding!

Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for it all to unravel. When you are interested in something it doesn't take up much space in your day to day thoughts as you focus your mind elsewhere.

Think about it, if you were a car salesman and someone walked into your dealership and said, "I am interested in buying a car", how would you feel about making a sale? Luke warm at the best I would say!

Now imagine someone walks in and says, "I am committed to buying a car today!" Your eyeballs would see dollar signs and excitement levels would surge. Afterall, you've got a hot prospect on your hands who knows what they want and mean it. Resolutions, goals, targets, dreams, achievements and plans are the same. The ones you are interested in easily fall by the wayside and are too easy to cop out of. That's why so many aren't achieved and we continue to follow the same pattern year in, year out!

However, when you are committed, it puts real purpose behind your resolutions and shows you are serious about making them happen.

Telling someone you are interested won't work, but you can definitely demonstrate that you are committed to something by the actions you take. Get committed and take part in my GET REAL F.A.ST program. It's free and will give you the tools to kick of 2010 with a bang!

Whether you've made 2010 the year to quit smoking, boost your savings or lose a few kilos, the 28 day F.A.S.T challenge will help you get committed. I'll be sending email updates each Monday in Feb.

Sign up to the 28 day F.A.S.T challenge here!