5 Facts About Goal Setting


5 Facts About Goal Setting






These practical tips on goal setting can help make it easier to set and reach goals:

1. Specific, realistic goals work best. When it comes
   to making a change, the people who succeed are those who set realistic,
   specific goals. "I'm going to recycle all my plastic bottles, soda cans,
   and magazines" is a much more doable goal than "I'm going to do more
   for the environment." And that makes it easier to stick with.
   
2. It takes time for a change to become an established habit.
   It will probably take a couple of months before any changes — like
   getting up half an hour early to exercise — become a routine part of
   your life. That's because your brain needs time to get used to the idea
   that this new thing you're doing is part of your regular routine.
   
3. Repeating a goal makes it stick. Say your goal out
   loud each morning to remind yourself of what you want and what you're
   working for. (Writing it down works too.) Every time you remind yourself
   of your goal, you're training your brain to make it happen.
   
4. Pleasing other people doesn't work. The key to
   making any change is to find the desire within yourself — you have to do
   it because you want it, not because a girlfriend, boyfriend, coach,
   parent, or someone else wants you to. It will be harder to stay on track
   and motivated if you're doing something out of obligation to another
   person.
   
5. Roadblocks don't mean failure. Slip-ups are
   actually part of the learning process as you retrain your brain into a
   new way of thinking. It may take a few tries to reach a goal. But that's
   OK — it's normal to mess up or give up a few times when trying to make a
   change. So remember that everyone slips up and don't beat yourself up
   about it. Just remind yourself to get back on track.
   

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