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How to practice self-compassion
How to identify and challenge negative self-talk
How to build self-confidence
Getting started is hard, but it’s easier than finishing. You may have a bunch of half-finished projects and other half-done stuff. Many people make New Year’s resolutions, but research says that 92% of these intentions falter and fail.
More than likely, you’ve spent most of your life choosing to do more than is possible and beating yourself up for not being able to keep up.
The less that people aimed for perfect, the more productive they became. Perfectionism kills momentum and keeps people from completing their goals.
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An alternative to saying “until” is saying “if…then.” It sets up a different form of procrastination.
You procrastinate or don’t start working because you’ve set an imaginary clock or pre-goal for yourself and waiting for that to happen, you come to feel as if it’s too late to start toward...
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Perfectionism will do its best to knock you down when you work on a goal.
Excuses are camouflage for perfectionism. You weren’t perfect, so you threw in the towel. You’re not alone.
Everyone wants to get straight As. Nobody aims for Bs and Cs. But ...
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If you want to achieve your goal, aim for 50% completion. That is, cut your goal in half. This will work for goals like losing weight, or running in the morning.
Some goals are difficult to cut in half. For those, don’t cut them in half; give yourself more time.
So you can apply two t...
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If you’re like most people, you spend your life aiming too high. You don’t have to lower your standards, just stay realistic about your time frames and what you can accomplish.
You have only two options right now.
1. Attempt more than is humanly possible and fail.
2. Choose wh...
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Many people fail to achieve their goals because they think goals must be difficult. One huge lie perfectionism tells you is that goals don’t count if they’re fun. Scientists and others who study goal setting look at various factors, including satisfaction and performance success, measurements tha...
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Be careful how you package your fun. People respond, in general, to two types of motivation: reward and fear.
Some people live for the reward. When they know what they want, their instinct drives them to achieve. For example, paying off their debt gives them the freedom to...
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Noble obstacles are chores you must finish before you can attack your real goals.
Noble obstacles often rely on the word “until” – as in, “I can’t do my taxes until I know what kind of business I’m really trying to build” or “Karen won’t start her blog until she’s checked in with a copyrigh...
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Unlike emotions, data don’t lie. Use data to measure your progress. Data clarify where you are, but you may find them hard to use. Ignorance is bliss. It’s so much easier to avoid checking your bank account, stepping on a scale, making doctor appointments, and so forth. Data will tell you, for ex...
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Information helps you measure any number of things related to your goals: time, products sold, pounds lost, miles run, how much money you saved, and the like. Pick one to three aspects of your life to measure. You may be tempted to measure more, but start small and win big.
See how simple ...
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Time is your most valuable resource. To achieve your goals, pour that resource into your efforts. That means prioritizing where and how you spend your time. When you grant some of your time to one goal, of necessity you take that time from another goal. You can’t have it all no matter what you tr...
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Sometimes your hiding places – where you go to avoid work – are easy to find, such as watching your favorite show on Netflix when it’s time to clean the house. Some hiding places are sneaky; you think you’re being productive by emptying your inbox, but you’re actually avoiding writing your blog. ...
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This goes against every sappy motivational statement…but if you dream too big at the start, you curse your finish.
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Perfectionism has no sense of gray, things are only black or white. You do it perfectly or you don’t do it at all.
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Research says that setting realistic goals leads to much better performance than setting overly aggressive targets, but what happens in the workplace where you don’t control the timeline? You may want to have a conversation with your boss about the utility of setting achievable goals.
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Setting new goals is easy, but finishing them is hard. In this blockbuster bestseller, blogger and popular speaker Jon Acuff shares his plans to help you actually achieve your goals.
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