{"id":2554,"date":"2011-08-28T17:43:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T07:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=2554"},"modified":"2011-07-28T17:45:38","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T07:45:38","slug":"working-on-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/08\/working-on-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Working on goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you have some big goals<\/a> that you’re struggling with?<\/p>\n

I just read a great blog post about goals – well, Julien specifically wrote about the goal of reading a book a week<\/a> but I like some of his points for general goal following.<\/p>\n

Side track – a goal of reading a book a week is great, especially if reading is not something that comes naturally to you. I admit my biggest issue with reading a book a week is that I love long books and with 4 kids, one a week is a challenge! With literacy week here this week, though, maybe it’s a challenge you may want to consider…<\/p>\n

The best points Julien made about reaching goals…<\/p>\n

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  1. break it down into reasonable steps so it’s less overwhelming. For instance, based on books of 250 – 300 words, read 40 pages a day to reach 52 books a year. To get 100 blog or facebook subscribers in 6 months, aim for 4 a week. To finish the Tour de France, start riding your bike for an hour a day and build it up to 6 hours a day!<\/li>\n
  2. set up a routine\u00a0 – it’s much easier to follow steps when they are habit and you don’t have to think about it<\/li>\n
  3. keep up to date or ahead – letting yourself fall behind (especially early on in a goal) can be disheartening and makes it less likely to be achieved. Don’t accept excuses – do build up some credit to cover issues later.<\/li>\n
  4. Cheat a little occasionally to stay on track and interested. Surprised by that one? By cheat a little I don’t mean lie to yourself but just take the easy option occasionally. So if you’re reading is falling behind a book a week, deliberately choose a short book you can finish off fast. If training for the Tour, ride your exercise bike instead of hitting the streets in a storm. Building a blog readership<\/a> – post a really short post or a summary of old posts instead of sweating a long post. Cheating like this is much better than stopping your actions altogether.<\/li>\n
  5. You don’t have to be linear all the time. It depends on your goal, but sometimes allow yourself to go a – b – c- f – e – d- t- g- h- k instead of following a straight line. This will keep you moving if one step hits a delay and can provide some variety if you’re loosing momentum and interest.
    \nWhat does this mean in a practical sense? Going back to our earlier examples, if you can’t get into book 4, put it aside while you read books 5 and 6; instead of riding an hour uphill every day put in the occasional day of two hours on the flat; skip a post on your blog and submit a     guest post<\/a> somewhere else.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So what do you think – will these tips help you reach your next big goal? Share your goal here and the impact of these tips, too, if you like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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