80/20 Your Life! How To Get More Done With Less Effort And Change Your Life In The Process!

by Damon Zahariades

First, write down your goals and rate them according to importance. This is merely a snapshot of where you are today. If you’re carrying a few extra pounds, losing weight might be your current priority, and thus rate higher than building muscle mass. Two months from now, after you’ve dropped the extra pounds, you can revisit your goals and rerank them. Second, turn your top-priority goal into a S.M.A.R.T. goal. This acronym stands for specific (S), measurable (M), attainable (A), relevant (R), and time-based (T). A S.M.A.R.T. goal related to weight loss might look like the following: to experience more energy, I’ll lose two pounds a week over the course of eight weeks via daily exercises performed at home. Third, obtain a daily calendar that displays the next eight weeks. Use it to monitor your workout activity. Each day, after you finish your exercises, cross the day off on your calendar. Use a red pen. When you see an unbroken string of red X’s, you’ll be disinclined to break your streak.