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Work Toward Your Goals The Smart WayWhether setting goals as New Years Resolutions, or as part of a quest for an improved life, many people sabotage themselves from the beginning by expecting too much and setting themselves up to fail. For example, many people expect themselves to immediate change their habits out of sheer willpower; any slip-ups are experienced as failures, and too often contribute to an abandonment of the goal and feelings of defeat. If youre trying to make positive changes in your life, its important to set yourself up to succeed:
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