How Not To Give Up On Your Goals

I hope your new year started on a great note, and you already dove deep into the process of accomplishing your goals!

Every beginning is exciting and inspiring! We’re full of motivation and hope. We believe we can move mountains, but then life happens. What keeps you from reaching your goals and fulfilling your new year resolutions?

Here’re a few ideas from my own experience how not to give up and stay motivated:

1.  Find a friend who would become your accountability partner. You can meet once or twice a month to share your goals and then report on them.

Last year one of my new friends became a huge blessing for me in this area. She inspires me to stay on track, be more organized and continue moving forward.

2.  Choose one social media to report on your goals to all your friends and followers.

One of my acquaintances decided to report each run on Twitter so that all his followers would keep him accountable. It helped him train for and then run several marathons and half-marathons.

3. Set realistic goals and make sure they’re relevant and important for you a few months later.

Sometimes we set a goal, but then in a few months it seems unimportant. We lose motivation and of course give up on it. Make sure it doesn’t happen with you.

4. Use Stickk.com to keep you accountable.

There’re actually several other websites which operate similarly and have the same purpose. They are set up in such a way, that you have to pay money to a charity or anti-charity if you don’t accomplish your goal by a certain day. In my case it’s www.stickk.com. It’s been incredibly helpful! I used for four of my goals, and it proved to be exceptionally effective.

These are just a few ideas. I’m sure you have other tips of your own. Please share with me, what do you do to stay motivated? What helps you stay on track and not give up on your goals?