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Tips to keep you on the path to success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week\u2019s blog talked about how to create a New Year\u2019s resolution using the SMART Goal framework. Now that you\u2019ve made your goal here are some tips to help keep yourself accountable and stay on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write Your Goal Down<\/strong>
The simple act of putting pen to paper or typing and printing your goal can be very impactful. This process gives your goal permanence. It literally becomes something you can hold onto. Post your written or printed out goal on your refrigerator, bathroom mirror, or a door leading out of your house. Seeing and reading your goal daily can help keep yourself focused and be a good reminder of what you set out to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create a Schedule<\/strong>
As discussed last week making a goal measurable and time-bound are two components of the SMART Goal framework. Make yourself a daily, weekly, monthly schedule of the things you want to accomplish on the way to your end goal. As you reach your milestones or complete a task on the path towards your goal cross it off or mark as \u201cdone\u201d in some way. On the path to success, it can be hard to know or feel if you\u2019re moving in the right direction and having a visual of the things you\u2019ve done or accomplished can motivate you to keep going when things get tough or you feel like giving up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Share your goal with someone else<\/strong>
Find a friend that has a goal of their own and check-in with each other. Knowing that someone else is on their own journey to better health can increase each of your chances for success. Even if your goals are different it can be helpful to both of you to share your goal and track each other\u2019s progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting your SMART Goal in the new year is the first step and following through on it is where the rubber meets the road. Contact Live Your Life <\/a>today to see how an exercise professional can help you set a goal and create an action plan to help hold you accountable and achieve it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wishing you good health!<\/p>\n\n\n\n