Now that you’ve put in the necessary work to develop a healthy mindset, you are ready to move forward. How you move forward will depend on what feels right to you. It is a process that requires time, commitment, and a game plan, which identifies your goal.
A good game plan will help you decide if the expectations for reaching your goal are reasonable and obtainable. Decide how long it will take to reach your goal. Remember that when coupled with other responsibilities, game plans with too short of a time scale can make you feel stressed. Game plans with too long of a time scale can make you lose interest.
It is fair to mention that life is a work in progress and never comes without challenges. Some days you may feel like conquering the world, and other days, you may feel like crawling underneath your bed. If you find yourself getting off course, refer to your game plan. You can determine how far you’ve wandered off course based on how far you are from reaching your goal. Go back to the place where you shifted in the opposite direction. Make the necessary adjustments, and try again.
If your goal can be reached by following a different course that is still productive and beneficial to you, take some time to explore those options. A good game plan is only a guideline that can be modified if it helps you reach the same objective.