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Tracking Progress and Milestones

Tracking Progress and Milestones

Establish systems to diligently track progress on actions daily and milestones weekly. Visibility reinforces motivation and exposes needs for course correction.

Celebrate small successes. Metrics provide structure.

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Shifting Your Point of View Gradually

Shifting Your Point of View Gradually

  • Forget radical change. Start by slightly shifting your point of view in a new direction.
  • This change is not so extreme that you can't adjust back if needed.
  • Small perspective shifts acclimate your mind for further change.

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Taking Action and Sticking to It

Taking Action and Sticking to It

Desire without action will not create change. Take steps forward and commit to the process. Even small actions build momentum. Consistency is key - be better than yesterday.

Expect success by forming mental maps where the change leads to a better place.

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Assessing Your Current Reality Honestly

Assessing Your Current Reality Honestly

  • Carefully audit your current situation across all key areas of your life without judgment to identify gaps between your reality and aspirations.
  • Assess your true strengths and weaknesses in relationships, career, health, finances, skills, etc.
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Applying Positive Pressure

Applying Positive Pressure

  • When doubting or overthinking, apply gentle pressure - external accountability, deadlines, competition, affirmations - to push past barriers.
  • Some pressure brings out your best.
  • Leverage it judiciously to initiate and sustain change.

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Making Small, Low-Risk Changes First

Making Small, Low-Risk Changes First

  • Rather than radical transformations, start by implementing small pieces of advice and making minor changes.
  • Measure results before tackling bigger shifts.
  • Adopt multiple incremental changes to judge long-term effects.
  • Small steps build trust in the process and lay ...

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Seeking Diverse Input and Perspectives

Seeking Diverse Input and Perspectives

There's no single right guru or approach. Seek diverse advice from many sources to get a 360-degree perspective on your situation and options.

Assemble an informal advisory board with different viewpoints. Varying input leads to better-informed decisions.

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Readjusting Based on Results

Readjusting Based on Results

Review progress consistently. If milestones are missed or tactics ineffective, flexibly adjust timelines or methods while maintaining your goals.

Experiment and iterate. Understand setbacks as learning. Remain agile.

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BARRY J. MOLTZ

If you really want to make a change, you’ll make the time for it. If you don’t, you’ll make excuses.

BARRY J. MOLTZ

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In ChangeMasters, Barry J. Moltz offers strategies for how to successfully implement important personal and professional changes. He provides a framework to turn goals into reality.

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