Thursday, January 2, 2014

Achieve Your Goals in 2014 — Here’s Research That Can Help

1. Successful people do nine things differently (http://blogs.hbr.org/2011/02/nine-things-successful-people/) than everyone else.
2. The rest of us hold ourselves back in five major ways (http://hbr.org/2011/01/managing-yourself-stop-holdingyourself-back/).
3. But don’t stress! Just change the way you think about stress (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/03/how-you-can-benefitfrom-all-y/).

4. To spot new opportunities, imagine yourself in the future (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/05/how-to-get-better-atspotting/).
5. And act like a leader (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/05/act-like-a-leader-before-you-a/) before you are one.
6. Decide what not to do (http://hbr.org/2013/09/make-time-for-the-work-that-matters/) in order to make time for the work that matters.
7. Keep meetings on track (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/12/the-seven-imperatives-to-keeping-meetings-on-track/) . Please.
8. Try not to make decisions when you’re nervous (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/10/how-anxiety-can-lead-yourdecisions-astray/).
9. Money can actually buy happiness (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/06/how-money-actually-buys-happiness/) (if you give it away).
10. Give away your time (http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/08/pressed-for-time-give-some-of/) while you’re at it.
11. Basically, be generous (http://hbr.org/2013/04/in-the-company-of-givers-and-takers/).
12. And say “thank you (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/11/be-grateful-more-often/) .”
13. Be quiet (http://hbr.org/2010/12/the-hidden-advantages-of-quiet-bosses/ar/1) (sometimes).
14. Ask for feedback (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/12/overcoming-feedback-phobia-take-the-first-step/).
15. Pick the right battles (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/10/how-to-pick-your-battles-at-work/) to fight at work.
16. Don’t be too confident (http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/07/less-confident-people-are-more-su/).
17. Challenge yourself with a growth mindset (http://blogs.hbr.org/2012/01/the-right-mindset-for-success/).
18. Go to sleep (http://hbr.org/2006/10/sleep-deficit-the-performance-killer).
19. Seriously, go to sleep (http://blogs.hbr.org/2011/03/sleep-is-more-important-than-f/).
20. And go for a walk (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/01/sitting-is-the-smoking-of-our-generation/), too.
21. Remember: It’s really hard to change (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/12/if-you-want-to-change-dont-read-this/).
22. But it can be done (http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/12/the-key-to-making-new-years-resolutions-stick/).

by Gretchen Gavett and Sarah Green | 8:00 AM January 1, 2014

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