The new year blues hit about a week into January. In this two-part post, you'll ten tips to smash through any goal you set.
1) Start with 1 - Less is More and Realistic trumps Wishy-washy. It applies to goals too. Set 1 goal that you want to accomplish.
It could be a habit like reading for 15 minutes every day, working out 4 times a week, or writing daily for 15 minutes. Start with accomplishing one goal so your mind doesn’t freak your out about all the things you said you’d do but didn’t this year.
2)Define your why - We come in with great intentions but without intention and motive. Which makes it easy for us to give up and give in to “Oh well. At least I tried”. Defining and writing out your reason for wanting to accomplish this goal and reading it every day gives your mind a blueprint for why you need to do this consistently.
3) 1-day promise system - Resolutions have become a party joke. Something we know we won’t keep or at least not for long anyway.
Our mind doesn’t know what the Future or "I will", is. All it cares about is keeping you alive and happy right now.
So use that to your benefit. Focus on the Now. A.k.a Today. Make a promise for one day. Not for a week, month or year. Make a promise for the 28th of December, not for 2023.
Bonus Tip - Every time you keep a promise your mind grows its belief in you and your confidence grows daily.
4) Show your goal it is a priority - Schedule! Schedule! Schedule! We use calendars so we can keep track of the things that slip through our genius memory on occasion. Our mind knows those things are important so it tries to nudge us in the right direction.
So schedule time for your goal daily. Put it into your calendar. Set reminders. Show your mind that this is Priority 1.
5) Do it First - Procrastinating is an art. We’re Pros at it but the more you put something off the louder that voice gets. You know the voice. It nags, it guilts, it shames you.
Doing it first saves you overthinking, guilt, and stress and it even gives you a sense of victory.
