to break down large goals into smaller actions that can are easier to carry out. If you leave your larger goals too vague, you may get confused and change your mind frequently on the ways to accomplish them. This is the purpose of creating systems. Like we often say, you know yourself the best. Once you’ ve set your resolution, make a system that you can follow. Write down the steps and get started.
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• Publicise your Resolution: The more people know about it, the more you’ ll be encouraged to attain your goal. Friendly reminders or even sarcastic taunts do a great deal in keeping us on track. Make copies of your resolution and put them up everywherepaste it to a wall in your room, in your notebook, laptop, study table etc.
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• Look at your list and reflect, using the SMART mnemonic. Make sure your goals are:
SMART ANALYSIS
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S – Specific( or Significant): This means your goals include systems for achieving them. You have specific actions that can be carried out that work towards your larger goal.
M – Measurable: This means that the changes you see once the goal reached is noticeable. You will feel different( better), because you are healthier, because your family or social life has improved, etc.
A – Attainable: This means that the goal is realistic and can be reached. There are benefits to aiming high, but you don’ t want to aim so high that you become disappointed and discouraged from making any
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changes at all if you can’ t reach the goal you set. For instance, if you’ ve never run a day in your life, don’ t make running a marathon your goal quite yet. Perhaps start with shorter races like a 3K or 5K, and work up from there.
R – Relevant( or Rewarding): This means that there is a real need for your goal. You have been unsatisfied with a certain area of your life for some time, and you have a strong motivation to want to change it.
T – Trackable: This is similar to measurable, but means that you can assess your progress throughout the process. Have you made a schedule and are you following it?
The objective of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new start. Unless a person starts afresh about things, he / she will certainly do nothing effective.
WINSPIRE: Empowering youth | January, 2017