It’s officially 2019! I’m sure you have big things planned this year both academically and personally. Are you planning on boosting your GPA? How about landing your dream job/internship? Or perhaps just aiming to get into better shape? Whatever it this time of year is perfect for setting goals.
Re-energized from the holidays, January is customarily a time for new beginnings, bringing with it a chance to reinvent or improve oneself. Unfortunately, in a few weeks, the veneer of optimism tends to wear off as the months pass and December comes back around. The goals set at the start of the year either haven’t been reached or are forgotten entirely. After years of this vicious cycle it may feel easier to give up on setting goals entirely.
Over the past year, I’ve learned several tips, tricks and mindset shifts that have radically transformed how I set my goals. Better yet they have boosted my commitment to achieving them. In this post, I am going to summarize some of the best practices I’ve learned about positive goal setting– and following through.
