If you’re like me, new year’s resolutions are exciting and motivating… for a little while. The beginning is always easy, but motivation and perseverance quickly lose their luster as the year moves past the first few weeks. For me, the secret is keeping my goal in front of my face. You’ve heard the the carrot and the horse analogy.
Keep a carrot dangling in front of your horse, and he’ll keep on walking.
So you’re the horse (sorry… no offense) and you’ve got your favorite carrot all picked out on January 1 (your resolution)… but how to keep that delicious orange vegetable hanging in front of you for the rest of the year? Enter: Google Calendar.
If you don’t already have a Google account, I suggest you go get one right now. It’s a quick, 30 second process. Once you’ve got your account all set, check out the different tools it offers besides just an email account. You’ve got a calendar, documents (online word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, etc). We’ll use the calendar to create a repeating event “reminder” that will give us a little nudge in the side, keeping us accountable to the goal. Plus, you’ll learn a few things along the way.
The rest of this post will be in video format since it’s easier to just show you what I mean.