Good food for thought. a 4th point might be "they have to be accountable". I agree that atomizing goals makes them easier to achieve, but unless that achievement is held to some accountability, there is a greater danger of not following through. I haven't figured out the answer, but simply sharing your goals with a friend, significant other, family might be enough. Or carrying around a carved block of wood for all to see. That would definitely keep me on track.
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Whitney
· 11 months ago
The other step to add to make it a firm commitment is make yourself accountable to someone else- declaring your goals publicly can help, but making yourself accountable to another party often externalizes the goal and gives you more motivation to accomplish it- so you don't disappoint someone else. This is the same reason why support groups like weight watchers or alcoholics anonymous work; it's why making a firm time and date for things like exercise with a personal trainer works; specificity is important; accountability it the other half of the equation.
Atchisson
· 11 months ago
having steps to an achievable goal is indeed important I believe. many people set unrealistic goals with no plan to get there. this is were most people fail i think
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