Flourish Health & Wellbeing Magazine - Dec23 - Flipbook - Page 13
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Establish a level of
accountability
Share the goal
Small steps are
often the best
When we complete a task we
don’t enjoy, it’s usually done
because there’s a consequence
if we don’t do it. So, if your
goal is to stop procras琀椀na琀椀ng
at work, ask your co-worker to
give you a friendly nudge when
you start staring at your phone
mid-morning. It’s also important
to give yourself a reward if you
are achieving your goals, so
write down your targets along
with a reward – big or small –
when each target is achieved.
One of the best ways to keep
a New Year’s resolu琀椀on is to
share it with someone else or a
group of people. For example,
if you want to train for a
marathon, you’re more likely to
go out for a run on a rainy day
if you’ve got a partner who is
dragging you out the door.
If you have an overall goal,
it’s okay to take smaller steps
ini琀椀ally to achieve it. Like in
our running scenario, very few
people can go out and run a
marathon — it takes training
that initially begins with smaller
runs.