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> 1. Chunk abstract goals into milestones, and milestones into behaviors. 🎯 "Eat healthy" might be broken into "making progress toward a healthier diet, as set by myself and my primary care provider," and further broken into "cook more home-made meals" or "have healthier snacks." "Become an effective manager" might be broken into "receive an 'Excellent' evaluation from my team during the next performance evaluation," and further broken into "give clearer assignments" and "facilitate more productive meetings." 2. Set implementation intentions. 📅 Make clear "if-then" plans specifying the action, time, and location for the behaviors you have committed to. Try, "I will make a home-cooked meal with leafy greens as the entrée every Thursday night," or "I will have a piece of fruit every afternoon during the time I usually get snack cravings." Try, "I will budget 5 minutes at the end of every team meeting to ensure my team understands their assignments," or "I will spend 10 minutes on the same day I declare a meeting to set and send a meeting agenda." 3. Make plans for how you'll navigate obstacles. 🚧 No habit survives the real world unscathed, and having a plan for what happens when things go south ensures that obstacles don't entirely derail your commitment. Try, "if I'm out of energy to cook on Thursday nights or away from home, I will order a vegetarian entrée," or "if I don't have fresh fruit or will be away from home, I will have a handful of nuts or bring pre-packaged trail mix during the usual time." Try, "if people are absent or we run out of time, set 30 minutes on the calendar that day to email people their assignments," or "if I have not sent out an agenda by the day before the meeting, I will delay the meeting by a few days and use the time to send out an agenda." 4. Find a community for identity, celebration, and accountability. 🎉 Your goals aren't separate from you; they ARE you. Success is about identity just as much as behavior, and creating that identity for yourself—whether it's an identity as "a healthy person," "an inclusive leader," "an effective manager," or "an athlete"—has an enormous influence on your success. Consider joining a community and surrounding yourself with people who already have the habits you're building, who can help hold you accountable to your goals, and discuss and celebrate your wins. Aim not just to achieve your goal, but to become "the kind of person" who achieves your goals again and again, in a supportive community.