Career coach Michael J. López shares tips on setting achievable goals for the new year, emphasizing the importance of focusing on positive actions rather than avoidance.
before January ends isn't because they are weak or lack willpower. It's because they design their goals in a way that almost guarantees failure, says career coach and consultant Michael J. López. In his upcoming book,'Change: Six science-backed strategies to transform your brain, body, and behavior,' López outlines how to set goals so you actually accomplish them.New Year's resolutions often highlight perceived vices and how to indulge in them less.
Cutting down on screen time, ordering less take-out food, weening off your morning coffee — all of these are what López calls'avoidance goals' as they focus on abstaining from an act or experience.Netflix sets streaming record with Christmas Day NFL games 'Think about your goals differently and make them into things that we want to move towards as opposed to things we want to avoid,' he says. Vowing to order less food might be the ultimate objective, but it's more encouraging to say'This year, I want to cook more.'If you drink coffee everyday, it might not be realistic to quit altogether come January 1. A more effective way to cut out coffee — or shift any habit — is to'chunk your goals up into smaller increments,' López says. Start with opting for another beverage just on weekends. Accomplishing this change in behavior is more manageable and will give you a boost of dopamine. This can help motivate you to reach your larger goal.Many people focus on whether they obtained a desired result versus whether they've worked toward it. But many New Year's resolutions — losing weight, saving money, learning a new instrument — will take some time to accomplish. That's why you should design your resolution around your effort, not the outcome. 'Instead of saying, 'I want lose 30 pounds' say 'I want to go for a walk three days a week for the month of January,'' López says.'I don't track if I lost weight, I simply track if I performed the actio
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