Make it Happen in 2020
Scott Adams
We are one month into 2020. How are those New Year’s resolutions holding up?
Each year I try and set some goals and resolutions on my birthday, December 30, so basically the New Year. After I wrote mine for 2020, I asked several people about theirs, and was surprised how many folks don’t believe in them. Which led me to talk to both my sons about theirs. Here’s what I wrote to them:
Gentlemen,
Each year on my birthday I wake up early, and over a cup of coffee, write out where I’d like to be by my next birthday. I also look back at what I wrote the year before, so that I can measure what I accomplished. I do this by categories:
- Decisions in my life that need to be made within the upcoming year
- Personal
- Business
- Long-term
- Personal goals for myself in the upcoming year
- Fitness
- Spiritual
- Fun
- Business goals for the upcoming year
- Engagement
- Mentoring
- Learning
Yes, February is an odd time to write about this topic, but it was on my mind for each of you as we start the new year. Plus, I’m not much of a fan of February holidays (I’m looking at you Valentine’s Day). My dad always taught me that if you want to make something happen, you need to write it down and then measure it. If you don’t, it’s just simply talk.
So, my first-quarter challenge for us all is where do we want to be a year from now? Take a few minutes over a cup of coffee and write down a few things you want to do in 2020. Then, keep that list where you can open it up over the course of the year as you move towards accomplishing the things you wrote down.
Dedicated to the Industry,
Scott Adams