31 www. ReadMPM. com | www.MountPl easantMagaz i ne. com | www.MountPl easantPodcas t . com ‘Tis the season to do some deep self-reflection and dream up a few intentional goals for your life. New Year’s Day may be a great time to shift your focus toward setting goals, but making a list of resolutions isn’t necessarily the key to successfully reaching your goals for 2023. Local experts weigh in on how to make resolutions that stick, and truly transform your life for good. 1. Start where you are. Dive deep and take an objective look at your life to determine what changes need to be made, and take stock of where you are starting. Neelma Pyfrom is a Certified Life Coach and owner of Living Lotus Life Coaching in Mount Pleasant. Her life’s work is walking with her clients through the processes of setting and achieving goals. Pyfrom said, “First we have to assess where we are now. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with your present situation? Then we figure out where you want to be. What does ‘done’ look like? We should be clear and precise with our goals— measurable accomplishments with a deadline. Using that deadline as a guide point, we work the gap and determine what steps we need to take each week or each month to get there.” 2. Break down goals into more manageable steps. “When you make a goal, no matter what it is, the most important thing you can do is break it down into the smallest steps possible,” urged Kimsey Hollifield, founder and president of Hollifield Financial Group. “Imagine you are building a brick wall. Your goal in the moment is not the completed wall, it is to lay the next brick as perfectly as possible, and then the next one.” If paying off debt, for example, Hollifield recommends starting with the smallest account balance first. “It’s an emotional thing,” he said. “Even if it’s $50, when you pay it off you feel like you’re moving in the right direction.” 3. Don’t do it alone. Get an accountability partner who understands your goal. “In my coaching practice, accountability and connection are paramount,” shared Pyfrom. “I guide my clients by supporting them and holding them accountable for what needs to be done.” Scott Greendyke, personal trainer at Making Resolutions that Stick How to Achieve your Goals BY HEATHER ARTUSH I N feature Cer t i f i ed L i fe Coach Nee lma Py f rom. Tra i ner Scot t Greendyke and happy c l i ent .
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