The holidays are over and any excuse to hold off on accomplishing your goals and getting work done has also come to an end. I am 100% guilty in making tons of excuses in 2019 with not focusing on my goals. Especially since I was working on my Masters in Public Administration degree. Ever since I finished in September, all I want to do is be a couch potato. But couch potatoes don’t get paid and they don’t give you a purpose. However, these little hiccups on my journey to success make me human. We slip up all the time and the best way to become successful is to have the ability to get back on track as quickly as possible. In order to bounce back fast, we must have a strategy to help us do so.

Here are five strategies to get back on track and reach your goals…

1- Get a Planner

I am a huge avid for having a planner or a monthly calendar to help me stay on track. My current favorite way in organizing my life is my bullet journal. I love that I can create different layouts tailored to my needs. I also utilize my google calendar on my phone as a future log for my bullet journal. Another thing I like to do is create an “ideal” weekly schedule so I have a guide as to what I should focus on during each day of the week. It’s helped tremendously!

2- Get Intentional With Your Goals

Whenever you get off track, look back into your goals and think about why you are doing this in the first place. What are your intentions for these goals and how will it make a positive impact in your life. I have a goals page in my planner so that I am always reminded of what my intentions are and what I am striving for.

3- Modify your Goals

It’s okay if your goals are not working for you. If you feel that they are too grand, change it to make it work for your current situation. I set big picture goals and within each big picture, I set smaller, amendable, goals to help me reach my end game.

4- Keep Yourself Accountable

I always hear people saying to find someone to keep yourself accountable. But I find that doing that may backfire. I tend to either make excuses or lie to the person who is my accountability partner. But this may not be how it’s like for your or others. If you feel you need someone else to keep you accountable, definitely go for it!
I truly believe that keeping myself accountable is the best way to ensure that I am on track with my own goals. I am the only person that understands my goals and because I feel like my goals can get a little rambunctious, I don’t like to tell others and try to explain why they are my goals. Ever since I created a proper schedule to accomplish my goals, it has been a lot easier to keep myself accountable. There are definitely some set backs along the way, but trial and error! I am still learning what works for me and how ambitious I should and should not be. Which leads me to my last point.

5- Imperfection is OKAY

If I waited for the perfect post to write, I would never have published what you are reading right now. My last post was from a year ago! I stopped writing because I started getting scared that no one would like what I wrote. But how am I supposed to improve without going for it and allowing myself to make those mistakes?
Whatever you are striving for, don’t be afraid to mess up. We all slip every once in a while. It’s those who choose to get back up and figure out how to be better are the ones who succeed.