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Adding mini-goals to your plan 

Getting Started

Once you've met your mini-goals - maxed out what you want to accomplish for that topic, there are 2 next steps:

1) Maintain it - keep doing it every day the way you want.

2) Add a new mini-goal to your Action Plan. 

 

Adding more mini-boals
Action Plan - Example
Adding more mini-boals

Building on your mini-goals

Example 1: Getting help for depression

Minigoals:

  • Week 1: Make an appointment with primary care doctor
  • Action plan:  Call to make an appointment by Tuesday of next week. 

Potential barrier:  too high anxiety or no energy

Potential solution:  identify someone who'd be willing to sit with me while I call or dial the phone for me to get it started. 

  • Week 2:  Follow-up on recommendations of primary care doctor
  • Action plan:  Find a counselor and/or psychiatrist

Ask primary care for ideas.

Ask friends/family if they know anyone.

Ask minister/pastor

  • Action plan:  Call to make an appointment with a counselor &/or psychiatrist by the end of Week 2

Potential barrier:  too high anxiety or no energy

Potential solution:  identify someone who'd be willing to sit with me while I call or dial the phone for me to get it started. 

 

 

     

    Example 2:  Goal:  Take medications as prescribed 7 days a week.

     Minigoals:

    • Address problems with specific medications with my physician at each appointment
    • Get refills on time every week
    • Set up pill-boxes every week
    • Put pill-box where I'll remember to take it every day

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      Action Plan - Example

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