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How do I follow through persist with my goals?
8 Ways to Stay Motivated to Follow Through on Your Goals
- Practice Self-Compassion.
- Reach Out to Others.
- Manage Your Energies.
- Tweak Your Habits.
- Rethink Your Roadblocks.
- Break Down Goals.
- Laugh out Loud.
- Savor Success.
Why do goals fail?
Some people really don’t believe they’re worthy of attaining the goal. As such, they self-sabotage themselves. Perhaps they suddenly walk away from the key contact who will help them with their goal, or they neglect to do a critical activity that will enable them to achieve their goal.
How does a goal become smart?
SMART goals are:
- Specific: Well defined, clear, and unambiguous.
- Measurable: With specific criteria that measure your progress toward the accomplishment of the goal.
- Achievable: Attainable and not impossible to achieve.
- Realistic: Within reach, realistic, and relevant to your life purpose.
What kind of goals are unrealistic?
Unrealistic goals are the superficial goals that may or may not many times be achievable, like going for a trip into space or landing on the moon, etc. You have to set goals consciously understanding the reasons behind and envisioning the future beforehand.
How can I motivate myself to reach my goals?
How to become (and stay) motivated
- Set goals.
- Choose goals that interest you.
- Find things that interest you within goals that don’t.
- Make your goal public.
- Plot your progress.
- Break up your goal.
- Use rewards.
- Don’t do it alone.
Should you pursue lofty goals in life?
Pursuing lofty goals brings work and change. Generally, to get something you don’t have, you have to do things you haven’t done before and become someone you haven’t been before. That takes work and pain. For many, the pain of changing, in their mind, is more than the pain of where they are at now. They are too comfortable.
Why do we fail our goals?
One reason you may fail your goals is that you don’t know how to accomplish them or don’t have the skills to do so. If you want to design websites but don’t know how to program, you probably need to start learning. If you want to lose weight but don’t know what’s the best ways, it’s time to do some research.
Why should you write your goals down?
Though the study that’s often quoted on why you should write your goals is bogus, there have been other studies that have shown the importance of writing your goals down. In general, those who write their goals down are more likely to succeed in them. Why? It makes it more real. It’s on paper and you can see it.
How do you know what goals you should pursue?
Make sure the goals you are pursuing are goals that you really are passionate about. Don’t just pursue something because someone else wants you to when you don’t. Granted, there are situations when you may need to pursue and accomplish something because of your job or because you want to do it for your spouse or such.