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Focus On Process Not On Results
"Lose 10 pounds" is probably on everyone's resolution list, but how are you going to do that? Reboot your resolutions by making them about the process, not theresult. So if you want to lose 10, maybe set a goal for how many times a week you're going to hit the gym or that spin class you've been stalking but never dared sign up for.
You can control theprocess. You can't control the result.
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Schedule Time To Actually Accomplish Your Goal
If you work crazy long hours and have kids at home, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro might not be the best goal. So make sure you're not setting yourself up to fail by creating resolutions you've got no time to execute.
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Set Mini Milestones Along The Way
Sometimes big lofty goals like quitting smoking or living within a certain budget can seem insurmountable. But if you set small goals and milestone along the way, the task doesn't seem so hard to achieve.
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Document Your Progress And Your Success
Whether it be a resolution journal, tracking your progress in your calendar or an app that helps you track your success, document your progress and celebrate meeting your mini milestones.
Your success will ebb and flow, but documenting your successes and failures helps you look back and see what did and didn't work. That helps you stay on track.
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Don't Be So Quick To Quit
When the going gets tough, the tough don't break their new year's resolutions.
So whatever your resolutions are, take them one day at a time. Rome wasn't built in a day and neither are your goals. Hang in there. Everything will get easier!
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Cheating Doesn't Have To Mean Quitting
OK, so you caved and had a donut when you promised yourself you'd cut carbs for three months.
Don't freak out.
Just get back on the program. It's not that big a deal.
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