{"id":130,"date":"2016-01-01T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peggywbarnes.nbweb.dev\/why-you-wont-reach-your-goal-even-though-you-want-to\/"},"modified":"2016-01-01T16:31:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-01T21:31:00","slug":"why-you-wont-reach-your-goal-even-though-you-want-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peggywbarnes.com\/?p=130","title":{"rendered":"Why You Won&#8217;t Reach Your Goal, Even Though You Want To"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Wow, &nbsp;How negative can I be?&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;I&#8217;ve already decided you won&#8217;t reach the goals you have set for yourself in 2016!! &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What the title should read, but it would have been entirely too long is:<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>Why You Won&#8217;t Reach Your Goal, Even Though You Want To, But If You Do These Things You Can Reach Your Goal!<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">So what are the magic bullets for reaching your goals<i>:<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>1. &nbsp;You have to be a little uncomfortable&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Yep, most goals take you out of your comfort zone.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">You have to get up earlier, you have to exert more effort, you have to change old habits, you have to change your way of thinking. &nbsp;All of those things take you out of the familiar.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">2.<\/span>&nbsp; <span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>You have to really want to change, not because someone wants you to change.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Many of us will set goals because a friend, a spouse, a parent are encouraging us to be different in some way&#8230;&#8230;make some sort of change. &nbsp;Yes, the change probably would be good for you, but until you are ready and you own it, your exuberance and drive will fizzle very quickly.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>3. &nbsp;You have to make and schedule time.<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Most New Year&#8217;s goals center around weight loss, getting more organized, gaining financial freedom, practicing more quiet time, etc. &nbsp;All of those things take effort and time. &nbsp;So, when have you scheduled time to do these things? &nbsp;If you say you are going to get up 30 minutes earlier each day, is that when it is warm outside the covers or are you really committed to getting up? &nbsp;If you say you are going to clean out your closet, when is that non-negotiable appointment on your calendar?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What is planned gets done!&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">So, now, look at your goals, re-evaluate and work on being a little uncomfortable, being committed to change and scheduling time. &nbsp;If you do those things, this time next year, you will be saying&#8230;..LOOK AT WHAT I DID!!!! &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">HAPPY 2016! &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, &nbsp;How negative can I be?&nbsp; 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