Success Guru Shares 3 Tips to Avoid Blowing 2016 Resolutions Motivational Author Shawn Anderson Offers Help Getting Over the Hump. Los Angeles, CA, January 07, 2016 /PressReleaseCircle/ -- Motivational author and speaker Shawn Anderson is passionate about inspiring people to keep on track with their goals and remain in pursuit of “living a life you love.” With many making 2016 resolutions, the beginning of a new year represents an opportunity for people to set a new direction for their lives. “Unfortunately,” Anderson shares, “goals made on December 31 seemed a lot more exciting to accomplish than following through with them on January 10th.” “Throwing away the old calendar and hanging a new one always seems to carry a mystical power that the new year will be better than the old,” Anderson shares. “We have this hopeful belief that everything lousy about our lives will be thrown out, too.” According to Anderson, however, “Nothing will change in our lives until something changes...and that change is usually us.” Recognized for having interviewed hundreds of people who have re-defined their lives because they either chose to or had to, Anderson shares three secrets to staying on track with goals “before you get off the proverbial treadmill completely.” First, Anderson says, “Don’t let yourself slide back into 2015 mediocrity. Realize that you will never quit living in Mediocreland unless you quit making excuses for yourself. You created where you are and you can un-create it, too.” Anderson continues, “Find an accountability partner who is passionate about creating change in his or her life and motivate each other. Daily.” Second, Anderson shares, "Don't expect overnight miracles in your life. More than likely, what you hated about 2015 will still be showing its face in 2016 initially because it's impossible to reinvent yourself over night. Massive change doesn't happen that way. But transformation does happen when we are persistent and keep taking small steps forward