I hope steps one and two of goal setting are going well. Here are steps #3 and #4 for goal setting.
Step #3- State your goals in a positive instead of negative way. If we are using the same example from last post and you are "trying to lose weight" it is important to state "I will lose 10 pounds in 4 weeks" instead of "I will not eat too much". Your mind will help you picture whatever your goal is, so instead of too much food, your mind will picture you as you would look 10 lbs. lighter.
Step #4- When setting your goals, break them into time frames. Perhaps at the end of your weight lose efforts (5 months) you hope to have lost 20 lbs. You might set weekly goals of losing 1 lb. a week. This will help you know if you are heading toward your long term goal successfully.
Next time I will talk about measuring your progress to see if what you are doing is working.
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I run into times that I find myself overwhelmed with too much to do. When this happens (and I find myself holding my breath etc.), I write down all of the urgent things on a list, then I list things that can be done on a later date (and put that date on the list). I then have a smaller list to go off of and am able to stay on task. Since I am a visual person, I get excited to cross things off the list and can give myself a celebration when it comes to throwing away the completed list...this also gives me some positive reinforcement!
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