How To Beat The Slump Of New Routines

Be Accountable To Someone Else

The buddy system works wonders for goal-oriented behaviors. While accountability has a well-known relationship with the concept of critique, when it comes to attaining goals, it relates to support and encouragement. Human beings are a social species and sharing information or ideas tends to cement them in a group context. To be accountable to someone else entails sharing goals, which makes them more real for everyone.

In short, you are less likely to grow discouraged by a perceived lack of progress and more likely to find inspiration and new ways of approaching your goal if you talk about it and check in with a friend or mentor. Whether you work with a single person or a group, talking about challenges and celebrating incremental achievements helps keep you working towards the larger objective. Differing perspectives can provide the tools you need to reframe your ultimate goal, work around practical issues that arise over time, and refresh your determination during periods when life intervenes, or obstacles present themselves.

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Adjust Goals As You Go

Often, when we first set goals, there’s an expectation that may not follow when we begin working on those objectives. Along with tracking your progress, talking about your projects with one or more supportive individuals, and allowing yourself the flexibility you need to attain your goal, it’s helpful to adjust goals as you go. This involves assessing needs at each moment, using creative thinking to move through challenges, and understanding limitations of resources, energy, and time.

You may also discover that, while busy attaining a goal with smaller goals and stepping stones, the original mountain you sought to climb isn’t the right one. Don’t fret or throw in the towel. It’s okay for goals to change as you do. Allow both yourself and your objectives in life flexibility to grow. Integrate the lessons you’ve learned, even if your ultimate goal shifts focus. Maybe you realize an end goal wasn't realistic, but a shifted focus makes it so. Don't be ashamed of adjusting so it fits!

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