When you are trying to lose weight or keep it off, setting goals is critically important. Lots has been written on the topic of goal-setting, but one of the biggest struggles I have found is how to remember what my goals are!
This sounds ridiculous, doesn’t it? But often I will set some amazing goal, write a detailed plan to achieve it and then…. nothing. I can’t act on my goal if I don’t see it daily. Keeping your goal in plain sight is a component that is missing from many goal-setting plans.
With my own forgetfulness in mind, I offer you my favorite ways to keep your goals visible. Remember your goals - every single day.
10 Creative Ways to Remember Your Goals
- Write your goals on a Post-It note and place it on your bathroom mirror.
- Write your goal in a note app on your phone, take a screen shot, and make that image your home screen. You’ll be reminded of your goals every time you pick up your phone.
- Post your goal on your Facebook page to be accountable to yourself and your friends.
- Post your goal on Instagram to be accountable to yourself and your followers.
- Tweet your goals and daily progress.
- Use one of the fun photo apps (or a photo program for a computer) to create a simple photo/word collage and either use that as your phone’s lock screen, or print out and post somewhere you will see it daily.
- Write your goal in a note app on your phone, take a screen shot, and make that image your home screen. You’ll be reminded of your goals every time you pick up your phone.
- Make a vision board. Don’t have one? Use this tutorial to make a quick and simple health and fitness vision board on PicMonkey . Print the vision board and post in your exercise area.
- Make a traditional or digital scrapbook to track your goals.
- Journal your goals and review daily. This can be in a notebook or online.
Bonus!
11. Create or purchase a piece of jewelry that represents your goal(s).
Can you think of other creative ways to display your goals in a highly visible manner?? Feel free to share your ideas in the comments below. I’d love to hear your suggestions!
From the archives: originally published June 29, 2013.
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