Use the deadline as motivation
At the beginning of the year, you had a blank slate of 12 full months ahead of you. Now, you’re on a downhill run toward the end of the year. Use this as your deadline.
With a more limited time frame, now you need to be more specific about what you want to accomplish–and realistic about what you need to let go for now.
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