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what you must do in order to keep an accelerated rate of progress .
Step 5 Once you have compared the research , look for trends in your results about what makes sense to you most . Here you can determine how variable factors will affect your progress . If you can find what has worked for you best under certain circumstances , stick with it . Write down what seems to be the best scenarios for you to progress . For example , you find that when you go to the gym at night you tend to socialize more and feel tired . This means that you must make an effort to go to the gym early in the morning before work . From this you can gather what methods in your lifestyle are crucial for you to maximize your results .
Step 6 Execute the plan and periodically check your progress to ensure you are getting closer to the end result . A goal can easily be turned into a plan by having appropriate steps to getting to the end result . The second reason why most people fail at their New Years ’ Resolutions the lack of self-accountability . Most individuals want to achieve great things , but they do not have the accountability to take the necessary steps to action . These same individuals are the ones constantly complaining and whining about how if the situation was different , they would be able to reach their goals . The situation will never be ideal , so you must work with what your current resources are and put in your entire effort into reaching your goals .
Oft-times competitors do not reach their maximum potential because they do not stick to what they ’ ve promised out to themselves . If you don ’ t even take your word seriously enough to stick to the commitment you made yourself , what makes you think others will take you seriously ? This means that when you say that you are going to practice your posing 15 minutes daily , that you do not skip out on it because you feel tired . When you say that you ’ re going to train abs after your workout , that you do not skip out on them because you don ’ t feel like it . That even though you forgot that one meal at home , you still have the discipline to walk into a fast-food establishment and ask for a plain chicken breast and vegetables .
It might start out small like skipping your stretching after your workout , all the

what you must do in order to keep an accelerated rate of progress .

Step 5 Once you have compared the research , look for trends in your results about what makes sense to you most . Here you can determine how variable factors will affect your progress . If you can find what has worked for you best under certain circumstances , stick with it . Write down what seems to be the best scenarios for you to progress . For example , you find that when you go to the gym at night you tend to socialize more and feel tired . This means that you must make an effort to go to the gym early in the morning before work . From this you can gather what methods in your lifestyle are crucial for you to maximize your results .

Step 6 Execute the plan and periodically check your progress to ensure you are getting closer to the end result . A goal can easily be turned into a plan by having appropriate steps to getting to the end result . The second reason why most people fail at their New Years ’ Resolutions the lack of self-accountability . Most individuals want to achieve great things , but they do not have the accountability to take the necessary steps to action . These same individuals are the ones constantly complaining and whining about how if the situation was different , they would be able to reach their goals . The situation will never be ideal , so you must work with what your current resources are and put in your entire effort into reaching your goals .

Oft-times competitors do not reach their maximum potential because they do not stick to what they ’ ve promised out to themselves . If you don ’ t even take your word seriously enough to stick to the commitment you made yourself , what makes you think others will take you seriously ? This means that when you say that you are going to practice your posing 15 minutes daily , that you do not skip out on it because you feel tired . When you say that you ’ re going to train abs after your workout , that you do not skip out on them because you don ’ t feel like it . That even though you forgot that one meal at home , you still have the discipline to walk into a fast-food establishment and ask for a plain chicken breast and vegetables .

It might start out small like skipping your stretching after your workout , all the

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