{"id":5127,"date":"2017-12-27T21:37:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T20:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerstinpur.de\/?p=5127"},"modified":"2025-02-04T10:25:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:25:03","slug":"make-good-plans-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/en\/gute-vorsaetze-erfolgreich-fassen\/","title":{"rendered":"Good intentions - how do you make them successfully?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"At New Year, it is a tradition to make New Year's resolutions. Good intentions are better than their reputation. I've forgotten the statistics, but many are actually kept. At least if they are fairly specific.<\/p>\n

A while ago, I explained how to make good resolutions in a way that maximises your chances of success in the Article Setting good goals<\/a> described.<\/p>\n

You can find a whole range of additional tips and tricks here. And the clear answer to the question of whether I make good resolutions for myself: definitely no.<\/p>\n

Instead of good intentions for a year - projects for a limited time<\/h3>\n

A whole year is quite a long time. Even if New Year is a good turning point, 365 days or even 366 is a phase that requires quite a lot of staying power.<\/p>\n

I plan my professional goals for a whole year and break them down into individual projects. I'm usually a little too ambitious, but I still achieve a lot of them. For example, I did that again at the Review of 2017<\/a> established .<\/p>\n

Most of my personal good intentions tend to be shorter - in September, for example, I resolved to free my ship of 2000 items by the end of the year. I'm currently at 1613 - so there's still a bit to do before the end of the year. Oh. I forgot the 40 plates I gave away the other day. So 1653, phew.<\/p>\n

Such projects are often more motivating than good intentions that you \u201ehave\u201c to keep for a whole year. Of course, you can also break down a big resolution into several small projects. This is often quite helpful for projects such as decluttering, sorting out files, etc.<\/p>\n

Good habits instead of good intentions<\/h3>\n

Many of the things I resolve to do are more like practising new habits than classic good intentions. Coach Jon Butcher has said that a good habit, when practised over time, becomes a character. I think that's pretty cool to have a very practical way to shape my character.<\/p>\n

Inspired by this, for example, I practised for a while consciously raising my head and looking at the person when they enter the room. Every now and then I forget, but overall I have become a slightly more attentive person by practising.<\/p>\n

I am currently working on always asking myself questions after reading texts. I hope to become a more focussed and attentive person this week. And also to get more out of what I read.<\/p>\n

Making good intentions easy<\/h3>\n

When it comes to sport, I often find that there is a certain discrepancy between my intentions and my motivation. As a coach, I know that you can't directly influence motivation. That's also common sense. You can't get anyone off the sofa with sentences like \u201enow be a bit motivated\u201c.<\/p>\n

However, you can influence motivation indirectly by turning the three adjusting screws that together result in motivation - and thus make it as easy as possible for you to realise your good intentions.<\/p>\n