Im pretty good at maintaining my health goals, if I do say so myself. Eat nutritiously? Yep, most of the time. Exercise? Ive got my regular routine. But my other goals? Not so much. Theres that cook book Ive been meaning to put together, the website I want to launch, the workout videos I want to put together. But every night, by the time I get done with training something more important at the time always comes up. A lot of people are just like me, it turns out, and get trapped in a state of inertia. Some are perfectly content with where they are and see no need to reach higher, and thats okay, experts say, as long as they are truly happy. But most of us are stuck in place because were afraid to take a risk and fall short A lot of that has to do with self-doubt. A lot of people just dont believe in themselves. The more we doubt ourselves, the less likely we are to pursue anything but really easy goals. So how do you stoke your confidence and become a go-getter? Here are a couple of tips: -Be realistic. There are tons of things I want to accomplish but instead of accomplishing them all why not just choose one. After accomplishing the goal of writing a short cookbook I can try to accomplish another goal. -Prioritize. Write your goals out and look to see which are most important to you. Think why each goal is important. Do you want to lose 10 pounds for yourself or to impress other people. Goal that are personally satisfying usually are more motivating Aim High. There is this whole do your best mentality that is going around. The truth is people dont always do their best even if they say they do. People are more productive when given a specific goal like run an 8 minute mile or increase your sales by 15% instead of just raise sales the best you can or just run the best you can. -Reward Yourself. When it comes to difficult tasks, were like puppies: Dangle the proverbial bone in front of us and we feel a sudden resurgence of energy. In a University at Albany SUNY study, scientists instructed subjects to watch a funny video of Robin Williams; one group was allowed to laugh, and the other wasnt. Then researchers asked both groups to drink a beverage made from vinegar. When one cent was offered for each ounce consumed, the group that didnt laugh drank less than the group that did because their willpower had already been depleted. But when the reward was increased to 25 cents, both groups drank the same amount. Whatever reward inspires you -- go for it.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:02:08 +0000
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