Enjoy the process as you create a new habit, goal or an accomplishment.
Starting a goal and sticking with it- may be one of the most challenging tasks you’ll ever face. For example to be successful managing your weight, you must commit to get fit. Since we are human creatures of habit. Adopting a new lifestyle require breaking old, ingrained habits and forging new and perhaps unfamiliar ones. Many meet waterloo on this first step because their decision is based on emotional enthusiasm rather than a disciplined commitment.
When the going gets tough and the emotional highs fade, the strengths of your commitment must carry you through. Decide that you will be a person of your word-with reputation on the line. Put you resolution in writing and place it where it will continually remind you. What do you need in order to keep your commitment? Here is a list of essentials:
• Have a definite plan but avoid inflexibility
• Make modest beginning goals. Drastic change may be necessary if serious health hazards need to be dealt with but, generally speaking, excessive goals set you up for failure.
• Make your plan a part of your daily life.
• Go for moderation and balance.
• Expect progress to be gradual. If it took years to get out of shape it will take months to get it back.
• Enjoy the process, not just the end product.
• Don’t be too hard on yourself. Old habit dies hard.
• Monitor your progress on a regular basis, but don’t be obsessive
• Follow the 90/10 rule rather than 100/0 rule. Go for 90 percent compliance. cut yourself a little slack, rather than wallow in guilt.
• Give credit where credit is due.
Ask others to help keep you accountable. Make your decision public. Public pledges are difficult to break because you don’t want to let others down. I wish you success and raise your awareness to live righteously.
posted by HESBON at
9:01 AM
Starting a goal and sticking with it- may be one of the most challenging tasks you’ll ever face. For example to be successful managing your weight, you must commit to get fit. Since we are human creatures of habit. Adopting a new lifestyle require breaking old, ingrained habits and forging new and perhaps unfamiliar ones. Many meet waterloo on this first step because their decision is based on emotional enthusiasm rather than a disciplined commitment.
When the going gets tough and the emotional highs fade, the strengths of your commitment must carry you through. Decide that you will be a person of your word-with reputation on the line. Put you resolution in writing and place it where it will continually remind you. What do you need in order to keep your commitment? Here is a list of essentials:
• Have a definite plan but avoid inflexibility
• Make modest beginning goals. Drastic change may be necessary if serious health hazards need to be dealt with but, generally speaking, excessive goals set you up for failure.
• Make your plan a part of your daily life.
• Go for moderation and balance.
• Expect progress to be gradual. If it took years to get out of shape it will take months to get it back.
• Enjoy the process, not just the end product.
• Don’t be too hard on yourself. Old habit dies hard.
• Monitor your progress on a regular basis, but don’t be obsessive
• Follow the 90/10 rule rather than 100/0 rule. Go for 90 percent compliance. cut yourself a little slack, rather than wallow in guilt.
• Give credit where credit is due.
Ask others to help keep you accountable. Make your decision public. Public pledges are difficult to break because you don’t want to let others down. I wish you success and raise your awareness to live righteously.
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