Truly, our brain is geared towards a call of
“Abandon ship!” , whenever we come short
of our goals.
Don’t let this happen to you!
The best way to combat your brain from
signaling ‘Mission Abort!’ after you’ve missed
a short-term goal is to re-frame what just
happened.
Yes, you did fall short or maybe mess up this
time, but remember the progress that you’ve
made.
You could look at all
of the “good days” you’ve accumulated thus
far: even if you fell after only a few days of
starting your new plan , it’s still an
accomplishment to have started one and to
have set long-term goals for yourself.
Short-term lapses in your end-goal is not
like a bad apple spoiling the bunch: you have
gotten things accomplished so far and you
need to stay focused on the long term, not
become distraught by a single mishap.
Research tells us that this is the best
mindset to take for misfortune and failure in
general: your progress and achievements go
so much farther than that slip-up; don’t let
your brain convince you that all is lost!
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