If you find that you have been making goals of grandeur under the pressure of a new year, you are not alone. Drastic life changes may be motivating on January 1st, but without a specific plan and steps of accomplishment they will likely seem too daunting to do anything about during the following months.
Making goals without having a plan in place to execute them is the most common pitfall of keeping New Year’s resolutions. Avoid doing this by making much smaller monthly or even weekly goals that will keep you on track and eventually lead to your overall goal by the end of the year. For example, if you want to run a marathon by the end of 2018, make a weekly goal of running a certain number of times each week, each time slowly increasing the distance you run. If you want to eat healthier, take little steps in improving your diet such as eliminating a certain food like chips or soda, and replacing it with a healthier option each week.
By creating smaller goals, or stepping stones, while on your way to achieving your larger goal you create a sense of accomplishment for yourself along the way. This can be very encouraging and helps to break up a large goal into something that is a lot more manageable. As you keep improving on your smaller goals, you get one step closer to achieving your overall goal, all the while making progress towards a better you. Apply the same principle to any goal you may have and you will have a much greater chance of not only achieving your goal but actually making a life change that you can sustain.
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