A new year has just begun and, if you are like me, you want to set fresh goals, or reach the goals you set last year.<\/p>\n
When we set a goal, we usually feel enthusiastic. We may put it on the top of our “to do” list and have every intention of seeing it through to completion.<\/p>\n
But day after day our precious goal may remain on the list, while other things come up that prevent us from even making a dent in it.<\/p>\n
Or maybe we make a start and then let it slide.<\/p>\n
We usually frame our goals with words such as: \u201cI\u2019m going to finish that book,\u201c or \u201cI\u2019m going to get in shape.\u201d<\/p>\n
We may even be able to visualize the successful outcome of our goal.<\/p>\n
But research shows that it is in visualizing and implementing habits<\/strong> that we most effectively move closer to accomplishing goals.<\/p>\n The question is, how can you make \u201cworking your goal\u201d a habit?<\/p>\n Instead of making your goal: “To get in shape,\u201d try: \u201cI\u2019m going to exercise three times a week at six pm\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m going to work on that project five days a week at three pm for at least half an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n Break the larger goal down into incremental steps, and hold yourself accountable only for accomplishing those steps.<\/p>\n As I begin a new book on creativity, I’ve already begun using this method and am finding it is helping me move forward.<\/p>\n What about you? I would love to hear your thoughts.<\/p>\n “Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.” A new year has just begun and, if you are like me, you want to set fresh goals, or reach the goals you set last year. When we set a goal, we usually feel enthusiastic. 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\n-Sean Covey<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"