Attach a Number & 6 Other Ways to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

It’s time to celebrate your successes this past year. It’s been another great year in the rural lifestyle industry in terms of dealer revenues, new product introductions and a customer base that continues to grow — and buy.

It’s fun to look back, but we know you’re more interested in looking ahead and making 2016 even better. Here’s a short read from Fast Company to help you focus and track the progress of your New Year’s resolutions, so they become reality by the time we close out another year.

For instance, attach a number to your resolution so you have a defined goal, making it “crystal clear” whether you’re on track or not.

And, avoid the “should” type of resolution. According to the story, “Forget making a resolution because it seems like the right thing to do … your resolution should be something you are passionate about, otherwise you will lose interest.”

Read more about how to make and keep your New Year’s resolutions for 2016.

From all of us at Rural Lifestyle Dealer and Lessiter Media, Happy New Year. And, thank you for sharing your stories this past year to make the rural equipment industry even better. We look forward to another banner year in 2016.

Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf

Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf was managing editor of Rural Lifestyle Dealer. Prior to that, she was a contributing writer for Rural Lifestyle Dealer and Farm Equipment magazines before becoming editor in 2012. She previously covered agriculture as a freelance writer for several industry publications. Lynn also worked in public relations and marketing and earned her accreditation in public relations. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and lives on a third-generation family farm in Kansas. Contact: lwoolf@lessitermedia.com

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Attach a Number & 6 Other Ways to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

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