May 30 2008
Short Term Forsight
One of the best ways to keep self-motivated and consistently be pretty productive, is to make an effort to see into the SHORT TERM future, and compare the feelings you will have, to the way you feel now. Basically, this is a more productive way of goal setting. A lot of people set goals for too far into the future and as a result, they never materialize.
I would bet 90% (or more) of New Years resolutions never come true.
This is because people have a natural tendency to pracrastinate, and most yearly goals aren’t things you can just bang out in a night. YOu have to work at them. People make resolutions to lose weight, but after a week of healthy eating, are back to their old selves. One whole year just seems to long to sustain! Mentally, YOU HAVE to set very short term goals.
Tomorrow, I’ll discuss my specific strategies.