Even if you fall short of achieving a goal, you can gain confidence and practice. When you work toward a goal, you start new behaviors and stop self-defeating behaviors. The secret of goal setting is that it is rocket fuel for behavior change—even if you don’t achieve your goal.

Rocket fuel

Even if you fall short of achieving a goal, you gain confidence and practice. When you work toward a goal, you start new behaviors and stop self-defeating behaviors. The secret of goal setting is that it is rocket fuel for behavior change. Even if you don't achieve your goal.

When you compare yourself to others, you can label it “unhelpful” or use others' success as inspiration.

Compare to others

When you compare yourself to others, you can label it unhelpful or use others' success as inspiration.

When your future feels uncertain, say, “I can handle this feeling of uncertainty and stay with it.”

Uncertain future

When your future feels uncertain, you can say to yourself, I can handle this feeling of uncertainty and stay with it. I can use my strengths to improve myself and to handle the uncertain future.

To get started when you don’t feel like it, shift your focus to your resourcefulness and resources rather than self-doubt.

Resources

To get started when you don't feel like it, shift your focus to your resourcefulness and resources rather than self-doubt.

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