Have you fallen off the wagon? Have you gone off track with your goals or New Year’s Resolutions? Lost your motivation and not sure how to get back on track? Well, this post is for you as I will be sharing how to re-motivate yourself, get back on track and get you moving forward again.
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At the time of writing this it is January and this week someone in the PropelHer Facebook Group (If you aren’t already a member come join us here) shared how they had already fallen off track with practicing their morning routine. When it comes to forming new habits and taking actions towards our goals it is very common to fall off track, but there is no need to stay off track.
Here are my top 3 tips to get you back on track and re-motivated to achieve your goals.
Tip 1 – Don’t punish yourself for “failing”
Now I am using the word failing lightly, but you know what I mean. We are all human and that means even the best intentions don’t always go to plan. Especially when it comes to habits, like practicing a morning routine, where you are trying to do something every day. It is highly likely there will be a day where you forget or just can’t push yourself to do. The truth is missing a day happens, but the problem lies in if you punish yourself, if you tell yourself you are a bad person and feel really guilty about. I agree that you should acknowledge that you have broken a promise you made to yourself and you may not be reaching the standards that you have set for yourself, but just acknowledge it and then move on.
Tip 2 – Get straight back on the wagon (Start taking action again)
As I said in Step 1, missing one day isn’t the worse thing in the world, but the best way to get back on track is get started straight away. If you are trying to form a habit, you have been doing really well and has passed the 21 day mark so feeling good about things. Then on day 25 for some reason you fall back into old ways, then on what would have been day 26 get straight back into practicing your new habit. Habits are formed over time and missing a day won’t put your body totally out of synch, but the longer you leave it the harder it will become to get back on track.
Tip 3 – Re-read your why
I always encourage my clients to write a why for any goal they set and if you have checked out my Set Yourself Up For Success post (if you haven’t check it out there) you will know that writing your why is part of my goal setting and achieving process. And one of the reason I encourage you to write your why down when setting goals is for this exact moment. It is for the moment when you fall of track. Now you can go back to the why you have written and remember why forming the new habit or reaching this goal is important to you. Reading your why will hopefully re-inspire and re-motivate you.
That’s it!
My three tips to get you back on track with your goals.
