AbdulSalamOne of the dumbest things that I have listened to recently is people keep doing what they do on the first day of the year throughout the year. This is illogical, irrational and galaxies away from the fact. We all make some new year resolutions on 31st December or 1st January. We tend to be better people and want to do things that are better for us but do we succeed in this? How about you? 93% of motivated young boys left the gym within a week after joining it on 1st January. We all know that we are Inconsistent, yet we make goals and tend to achieve them. This blog is making your annual goals more achievable, your routine more consistent, and your new year’s resolutions more doable. For that, here are a few things you need to consider
1-Motivation is Temporary:
If you are relying on motivation because it is just the new year, and today is 1st January 2023, you will miss it. External motivations are similar to bubbles. They last only for a few minutes. Try to find a bigger perspective for your goal.
Ask yourself
- Why are you going to the gym?
- What if you don’t go?
- What if you don’t lose weight?
- What if you don’t build muscles?
Find a reason that drives you from within. Find your source of internal motivation. It will change the game. Instead of you pushing yourself toward the goals and your habits pulling you away from them. Your Internal motivation will drive you toward your goals. Start by writing an article summarizing your reasons for doing something (like joining a gym).
2-Set a Pre-requisite
Most of you might plan to go to the gym, but I will suggest you do otherwise. Instead of going gym from 1st January, start the workout at home for the first fifteen days. Consider this as the prerequisite for going to the gym. It will save you a ton of time and money. It will help you realize how consistent you are in your goals. Don’t throttle your car straight to 100 miles per hour. Instead, start by just 5, 10 or 15 miles per hour. Make things suitable for you instead of acting on them immediately, and then stop doing them soon.
3-Make Your Goals Visible
In 1961, US President John F Kennedy spoke about his desire for a successful moon-landing mission by the end of the decade. This wish became the mission statement of NASA, and they landed Neil Armstrong on the moon by July 1969. A study by the Dominican University in California proved that written goals are 42% more effective when it comes to goal setting. But this is not enough. It would be best to place them somewhere where you can see them daily. It can be your office, desk, study room or any place you visit daily.
4-Goals will be Updated
After analyzing last year’s goals, I made my annual goals and New year’s resolutions. While reflecting on my previous goals, I found that my goals kept updating throughout the years. So, I named my first draft of goals version 1.0. This will happen to many of you. You may look at your goals in mid-march and find that the direction of your life is a bit changed, so does your one or two goals. This is a sign of growth. If your goals are not updating, you are not growing. A person who experiences more learns more and thinks more end up making more subtle goals and plans. Keep Updating them.
5-Divide and Rule
Cut your annual goals to monthly ones.
Cut your monthly goals to weekly ones.
Cut your Weekly Goals to daily ones.
Make a daily to-do list and reflect on it by the end of the day. Did you perform the tasks that you were supposed to do? If not, why? Ask yourself, and make yourself accountable. Be consistent in doing this. Make a ritual of day accountability by the end of the day. If you achieve your daily goals consistently, you are going to go well past your annual goals. That’s the beauty of being a proactive planner.
This was all from you, tell me your new year’s resolutions in the comments. Let’s see what you are going to achieve this year.
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