In the spirit of January I wanted to do another goals-themed post. Gotta strike while the iron is hot! When we last visited this issue, we focused on assessing goals from the perspective of right motivation. Now that we’ve got that in order, it’s time to talk stick-to-it-ness (i.e. commitment)!

Commitment or “stick-to-it-ness” is where the rubber meets the road…without it, good intentions quickly fade to the back burner (we don’t want that to happen!), but with it, lasting change becomes possible (ahh, now we’re talking!).

Here are my 8 tips to Peacefully Create Habits That Stick:

Tip #1: Don’t start with a lifetime commitment. This just sets you up for mental overwhelm. Instead, start with a 30 day commitment, or if that’s too much, start with four day commitments and string them together until you reach 30 days (research shows that stringing together 4 day commitments is quite effective).

30 day commitments work well for me (at least in this one particular area)…

For the past five years, I’ve …

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