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4 Simple Steps To Track Your Progress Towards Your Goals
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Look at the Big Picture
This is the foundation of keeping track of your progress and also accomplishing your goals.
Where do you see yourself in the future in every aspect of your life?
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Plan and Organize Your Time
Take your calendar and plan on organizing your time around achieving all your goals.
Each week you will have specific goals that you want to accomplish. Throughout each week, you will have a To-Do list that you will work on every day.
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Look for Accountability
Share your goals with your spouse or a good friend.
When there is someone else other than yourself holding you accountable, you are more likely to get your tasks completed throughout the week.
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Celebrate Small Wins
If you are constantly looking ahead and never taking the time to celebrate your accomplishments, you will most likely get burnt out.
When you get burnt out, you lose the motivation to stay focused on your goals.
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How to set the motivation flywheel in action
Knowing what keeps you back is as valuable as determining how to get started.
- What are the bottlenecks to get you started?
- What can cause you to stop once you start?
- How do you know what to do once you get started?
- What if you're not capable of achieving your goals?
- How would you know if you're making progress?
Don’t wait until you're ready, start today
- Even if you don't feel like it, take control by starting today.
- Shift your mental energy from thinking to doing.
- Believe there's no better day to start than today.
- Set a micro goal for today without worrying about tomorrow.
- Commit to taking one small step.
- Tell yourself that when you gain momentum, the task will become easier.
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Implementation Intentions
They refer to the plan you make about when and where to act before the action occurs.
The format for creating an implementation intention is: “When situation X arises, I will perform response Y.”
Implementation intentions are an effective way of sticking to your goals.
Follow Through With Your Goals
If you make a specific plan for when and where you will perform a new habit, you have bigger chances to follow through.
You don't need motivation, you need clarity. Simply follow your predetermined plan: I will [BEHAVIOR] at [TIME] in [LOCATION].