- What do you want to change?
- What would you like to do differently?
Be Positive, get motivated
Don't think about what you're giving up but what you're gaining.
Write it down - give yourself something specific to aim for and give it a timeframe.
Make it real. Think about what it would look like and feel like to have achieved it. Picture it in your mind as if you actually already have.
Create a routine
If you have a routine it makes it
easier to stick with a new habit. Associate the new habit with an existing pattern of behaviour or something you enjoy doing.
- Do your daily planning with your morning cup of coffee.
- Get your gym kit ready the night before.
- Make it enjoyable. Listen to music while you do a boring
or mundane task.
- Replace watching TV with reading or exercise.
What new routine could you develop that would help create new habits?
Step by Step
New habits take time to develop, so don't expect it all to happen at once or try to take on too much. Try one thing at a time before moving on to the next.
Create a plan for what you want to achieve. Even if it's only a simple one-page plan or
checklist.
What steps do you need to take to achieve your goals and objectives?
- What one action can you take this week?
Create accountability
If you keep your goals and objectives to yourself, you're less likely to achieve them.
Create a plan, make a commitment to someone else and you're more motivated and 90% more likely to achieve
it.
There's no quick fix - habits and new behaviours take time, focus and effort. Stay with it and see how you're doing in a month's time.
Get in touch if you'd like me to help you create structure and accountability to achieve your goals in
2014.
