Episode 29  In this episode, we help you prepare for a sharper new YOU for next year by revisiting the subject of goals. We've produced a compilation episode on the subject, with all the really useful stuff from episodes 18 and 19.If you'd like to listen to the FULL episodes, the links are here:Episode 18 (Why Your Goals Aren't Working) where we cover:The resource out there on setting goals5 steps that many people agree on when setting successful goals1) Visualising your goal – invoke all of your sensesThe brain’s link between sounds, smells and memory2) Writing your goal down – using the S.M.A.R.T. acronymBe Specific about what the goal isDefine how you would Measure whether you’ve achieved the goalUse ‘Action’ language – Do, Become, DevelopRealistic – either take this literally and make the goals realistic or take the ‘Big Hairy Audacious’ approach and set really stretching goals. You decide!Set a Time limit to when you want to achieve the goal by3) Sharing your goalTwo schools of thought on this, make them public or keep them private. Here are two perspectives:Fast Company say make it public Derek Sivers says keep them private4) Break it downBe sure to split bigger goals into smaller stepsBe clear on the NEXT stepMake it something you can do within 24 hours5) PlanSet yourself dates in the diary to review your progress AND to celebrate your successThe one thing missing from most of the advice – WHYWhy WHY?Never underestimate the power of stating the obvious30 million people have given up smoking this way5 whys, according to iSixSigma5 whys, according to ToyotaA version delivered from our kitchen tableHow you can make reviewing progress more satisfyingUse a good planner to manage your progress – this is nice Action Day Academic Diary 17/18The importance of being flexible – your goals don’t have to be set in stoneIn fact, if you set the wrong ones and you’ve changed them, then the process works!Episode 19 (10 Great Ways To Track Your Goals) where we cover:Why it’s no good just deciding on your goalsApps and mobile-based resource can track and support your goals because your device is always with youWe reviewed loads of different websites, blogs and resource to research what apps are out thereWe (I) found 95 different apps to considerSo then I filtered them based on which ones got recommended the mostIn the episode, I talked about the top 5 – here they are:Coach.meGoals on trackStridesIrunurunLifetickNext up was a ‘paper-based’ resource – sometimes it’s just nice to write with a penEspecially if you’re in a field (or the field)The Self Journal – here’s the linkWhile researching The Self Journal, I came across this video by Gillateen. He’s funny and coolMy Pro PlannerThey had a nice video, too – here it isAction Day plannersTwo further bits of resource which are paper-based but not journals:Design the Life You Love by Ayshe Birsel – here’s the linkField Notes notebooks, my absolute fave – here they areFisher Space pen can write upside down, underwater, or in the snow. So if you find yourself upside down in snowy water, it’s a must. Also, if you just want to have a handy small pen, it’s also a must. Again – here’s the link

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