So, did your new year plans get off to a roaring start or did you struggle a bit with putting things into action?

If you struggled a bit, that’s perfect normal. It takes about 30 days of consistent daily action for a new activity or plan to become a habit.

This is why most new year’s resolutions fail because most people don’t give them that chance.

Consistency is Key

Little steps taken each day become big changes over time. Think about it this way. When you start working out, whether it be walking, running, or going to the gym every day, you do know that it takes nearly 8 weeks before you start seeing the physical results, right?

Yes, you’ll probably start to feel better right away, however, ask most professional personal trainers and they’ll tell you that it takes about 6 – 8 weeks before you start seeing the outward physical results of your efforts.

Here’s the trick, though. Ready? Come a little closer for the big secret. Shh!!! Don’t tell a soul!

The big secret is this..

(whispering) “You have to do it every day until it become a habit.”

“Well, that’s no secret, Patty.” Yea, I know. That’s the point! There is no big secret to a fitness plan and there’s no big secret to success in your home business, either.

That’s just the way it is. No quick fix, no ‘magic’ pill or potion. If there is any secret to this it would be this…

Stay focused on the process of staying consistent.

Cut Yourself Some Slack

Your business is the same way as the person trying to get fit. If you’ve created new goals, new daily actions, and new plans, it will take some time before you start to see the outward results of your plan.

We’ve just finished the first full week of 2010, so if things haven’t started out quite how you expected, cut yourself some slack! You still have 51 weeks left.

If you started the new year messing up, so what? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve messed up over the years, and yet, I’m still here.

We all mess up, we all make mistakes, yet it is those people that keep moving forward anyway, who will be successful and achieve their dreams!

I’d love to see you be one of them.