Have you ever taken a moment to think about how many choices you make in one day? Have you ever contemplated the number of choices you had in one hour? More importantly, have you reflected on how those choices have impacted your past? How they impacted your present? How will they shape your future? In every one of my keynote addresses, I always remind audiences to stop and think about how many decisions they make, and to think about the tremendous impact they have on our lives and all agree, it is truly astonishing. We are choosing all the time, and while we are choosing we are creating because: Every choice creates a result, and those results create our lives.

When I am sitting at a sales person’s desk and we are about to dig in and make calls, I intentionally never say anything until they are finished dialing the number. Then, once the ear piece is up against their cheek, I say, “Hang up!” They look at me like I’m crazy and I usually have to say it again. “I’m serious. Hang up!”

As you move into the New Year, or begin a new venture into chasing down your latest goal, I am sure you, like most, have new desires and wishes for different or better. That might be with eating, exercising, work, personal development, or another, but, regardless of what you want to improve on, there is one FACT certain: in order to get what you want, you’ll need to make intentional choices in order to achieve it. Before you jump into your new pursuit, I’d like to let you in on a little secret that has helped lots of people and companies understand how to get it easier!