Baby steps!

Motivation comes from the confidence gained when accomplishing small goals towards a dream!

Making more smaller, attainable goals that add up to a larger goal is much more beneficial that just setting one big goal. This is because you are continuously attaining those smaller goals and feeling your progress as you go. Seeing progress is where the motivation stems from; if you work out for a month and cant see any improvement, you may quit because you feel discouraged, but if you set small goals like going an extra 5 miles on the treadmill, you can see the outcome of the work you are putting in! 

Basic Rules of Setting Goals:

*Be real with yourself in how long your big dream will take to achieve. 

Measure the trajectory of someone who has already accomplished the goal you wish to achieve to get an accurate prediction of the time needed. 

*Determine milestones, or steps, in the process of achieving your goal. 

If you want to get an A on your biology test, you should start studying for a half hour, then raise the bar to one hour, and increases days of studying the closer you get to your test. 

Remember to set SMART goals!

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant/Realistic

Time-bound