Make small goals and get set for success in 2019

THE problem with resolutions, says success coach Jody Shield ( jodyshield.co.uk), is the magnitude of the task means you’re often primed for failure. Here, Jody says setting micro goals, instead of mammoth resolutions, might be the key to real, positive change.

BREAK IT DOWN INTO SMALL CHUNKS

THE main problem with resolutions is a big list of huge changes can be overwhelming. When you’re thinking about the year, Jody says it’s better to drill down resolutions into achievable goals you can put a deliverable date on.

“It’s very easy to get overwhelmed and give up,” she says, “especially if we are trying to completely reset ourselves in a major way. Something I’ve found that works really well is asking yourself, ‘What’s one thing I can change and implement right now?’ Our self-limiting beliefs often trip us up before we’ve even got started so we need to break the vision down into digestible pieces.”

DON’T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF

RATHER than thinking, ‘This year I need to stop smoking’, a goal could be, ‘I’m going to give up smoking for three months and put the saved money towards a holiday.’

“Major changes can be scary and fear is such a huge stumbling block. That’s why we need to completely re-frame the picture.”

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