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5 Reasons Why Reviewing Your Long-Term Goals Every Morning Leads To Success
The three biggest reasons why people fail to achieve their goals are because they don’t take consistent action towards their goals, they get distracted by other opportunities and ideas, or they simply forget about their goals a few weeks after setting it. Fortunately, there’s a relatively simple way to overcome these reasons for failure.
Every single morning, I grab my journal and I write down my main long-term goal (a 12-month goal), including the most important reasons why I must achieve the goal and the progress I’ve already made.
In the past, I used to fall off-track with my goals and be forced to start all over again. But ever since including the goal-reviewing component in my morning routine, that hasn’t happened anymore. Instead, it made me more focused, productive, and consistent.
It’s a simple routine with a big effect. Here’s why…
Reason #1: Writing Down Your Goals Increases Your Productivity
A study from Dominican University showed that those who wrote down their goals accomplished significantly more than those who did not write down their goals.
Furthermore, the study showed that those who kept track of their progress at least once per…
