This is so simple and in many ways so obvious, but how many of us do this? Read on for Lisa Jackson’s brilliantly written advice on ways to stay motivated.
We’ve had several conversations on this blog about goal setting, the importance of writing your goals down and breaking those goals into quarterly/monthly/weekly/daily tasks.
We’ve also talked about ‘checking off’ those daily tasks and crossing items off ToDo lists.
And while I love crossing items off a list, or putting a check next to a “big goal”, I’ve found great value in other visuals, too.
For instance, for exercise – I give myself a star or a smiley face or a “great job” sticker on a day that I have at least 30 minutes of exercise. I have 12 small months taped to a kitchen door, so I can easily see how many days I’ve exercised throughout the year whenever I want. It’s quite inspiring.
Last year, I completed 2 races – a 5K and a triathlon. I tacked the race bibs to my bulletin board (as well as giving…
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BulgingButtons 
October 28, 2013 at 6:44 am
I love the idea of visuals. It is easy to lose goals inside or heads and forget about them.