Now what?
Feel discouraged? Feel like quitting?
Setting a goal and working towards it is like learning to walk. It's baby steps and trial and error. You take a few steps, fall down, get back up and try a new approach. Each time, you examine what worked, what didn't, redesign your plan and try again.
It isn't about falling - it's about getting up and trying again until you find what works. Remember - it took hundreds of attempts before the lightbulb was successful!
You can do this!!
Build your confidence. Remember your past successes. Remind yourself of other times in your life you set a goal and met it.
Questions to ask yourself?
- Do I need to modify my goal for the next week to be more successful?
The goal was ok, I just didn't really want to start it - my head was ready but my heart wasn't into it yet.
- Did I overlook something important?
I had to be somewhere 3 days of the week and wouldn't be able to do things the way I planned at home.
- Did something happen I didn't expect?
There was a snowstorm that took me off the road for 2 days and interrupted my plan.
The car broke and I couldn't get to the store to prepare.
- Did I try to do too much? Too fast?
I said I'd change all my eating habits in 1 week - eat 3 meals of vegies/fruit and the right balance of carbohydrates and proteins. I'm not even eating 1 meal a day right now.
- Is there someone I could get to help me meet my goal?
My challenge is going to the store to buy the groceries - I get really anxious about going into the store and dealing with the people. Maybe I could arrange to go with my sister.
- How should I modify the goal so I can be successful next week? What should I change?
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