Let’s get real, setting goals can be tough.
You have those grand plans of making this awesome change whether it’s starting to make time for yourself, get healthier, or stress less at work, and it just doesn’t happen!
This happened to me a couple months back.
I made this plan of adding something fun into my daily schedule. I thought I had the steps and details sorted out. I was ready to go, but a month or two later, I realized that I had barely begun to incorporate those fun ideas into my life. That didn’t feel great. (You might be wondering, adding more fun into your life sounds awesome! Why couldn’t she stick to it? But, you also probably know that when your time is competing for so many things, it’s hard to add something new, even when we know the benefits.)
So here’s a couple of tricks that work when goal setting gets really hard:
1.Have an Accountability Buddy.
Tell someone about what you’re doing. Research shows that having an accountability partner increases your chances of completing the goal by 65%. That’s huge! Your accountability partner can be a spouse, sibling, friend, parent, or even co worker, Just be sure to tell them what you are doing and that you’ll report to them with your progress. This will help you get serious and really take those action steps. You wouldn’t want to let your friend down!1.1.
2.Reevaluate.
When we don’t complete our goal, we must evaluate how realistic the goal was in the first place. Was this goal too much of a stretch? I personally (along with other professionals) feel that goals should be realistic with a small stretch, especially at first. Pushing yourself past your typical limits is great and necessary to achieve success, but only when the goal is still realistic. You don’t want to stretch too far and set yourself to fail because this will just get you down and not in the mood to try again. So if you’re having trouble, your goal may need some tweaks. Maybe putting $500 in your savings account every month is too much for you, or not exciting enough. Reevaluate!
If you are having trouble with a goal you set, use these two steps to get back on track! Comment below with the action you took.
You got this,
Binie
