Why does goal setting have to be so complicated? You just want to accomplish a relatively simple goal like weight loss, but then it gets real complicated. You suddenly have to track calories, look at fat grams, watch everything you eat, exercise multiple times a day, go to the gym on a revolving schedule, input your progress in a phone app, and generally set yourself up for …
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Levels of Motivation: The Secret of Successful Goal Setting
When you set a goal, the difference between success and failure often comes down to one simple factor. It's simply how motivated you are to complete the task.When we look at motivation, I like to use a Football analogy. Take your average pro football team and your average player. What will motivate that player to success? In the graph above you can see the relative …
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This Simple Motivational Graph Made Goal Setting Click!
Why is goal motivation so hard? I've been setting goals for years and have written about goal setting extensively. I've also written and published an eBook on goal setting, but through it all I have had one nagging problem.Goal setting only worked part of the time. I've had some amazing, almost impossible goals come to fruition. Yet I've had very straightforward SMART …
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SMARTER Goals for Life
One thing that is common to most goal setting systems, including SMART goals, is the time-bound element.Most goals are set with a deadline for completion. While this is a fundamental structure that allows us to see how we are progressing, it is really an inherent problem in the long haul. For example, how many people have set a weight loss goal for 90 days and done real …
5 Goal Setting Quotes For The New Year
Goal Setting Quotes Goals need to have an action step. You can write down the best goal on paper, but it's action that gets them done. When you write down your goals phrase them in a positive way. Negatively phrased goals such as losing weight, not eating brownies, or not watching TV, paint your goal in a negative light and are harder to accomplish. Don't let other people …
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