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Focus On 1 Short-Term Goal At A Time

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Pick one goal for this week. For example work out 3x or eat fresh produce at every meal. By focusing on 1 goal you can be successful. Etch week you can be successful at something that gives you 52 successes every year.

- Submitted by LISAINSEATTLE 4/1/2010 in Motivation | 1 Comments

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Set short term goals

By having small goals along the way you keep yourself motivated and inspired and that final goal doesn't seem that far away after all

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If my run isn't going so well I will change my route so I'm making more turns or direction changes. That way I'm not discouraged by distance. I run "just to the corner" then "just to what ever landmark" I see. Soon enough my run is done and I did the full time I set out to do.

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setting goals

Before getting started set yourself goals, short ,medium and long term goals and give yourself dates to achieve these by.

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for each goal you achieve reward yourself.

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