Creative and enjoyable methods to work towards reaching your targets. Use these enjoyable purpose charts to observe your success. Learn alternative ways to observe progress and the way sharing targets with others might help you full your purpose!
Melanie has a BS in bodily science and is in grad college for analytics and modeling. She additionally runs a YouTube channel: The Curious Coder.
Gamify Your Life With a Goal-Tracking Puzzle
I’m naturally a purpose setter and have at all times liked making lists of issues to do. Now, really finishing the duty is a special ballgame!
As somebody who’s externally motivated, I’ve discovered that gamifying my very own targets considerably elevated the probability I’d full a process. It even typically makes finishing duties extra enjoyable.
In current years, gamification has turn out to be a preferred technique for reaching targets.
Using a Puzzle to Track Your Goals
A puzzle might be the proper approach to observe your progress. This is a really versatile approach to observe a purpose as it may be used for saving cash for one thing you need, paying off bank card debt, and even if you happen to’re attempting to reduce weight.
To make a purpose monitoring puzzle:
- Find a big picture of your purpose, so you’ll be able to visualize what you need.
- On the again of the picture, draw out puzzle items.
- Cut out every bit and depend them.
- Divide your purpose by the variety of puzzle items. For instance, if you happen to’re attempting to lose 20 kilos, divide the quantity 20 by the variety of puzzle items. If you’ve gotten 10 puzzle items, every bit could be price 2 kilos.
- Every time you full a phase of your purpose (like dropping 2 kilos), you’ll be able to add one piece to the puzzle.
- When the image is full, you’ve gotten accomplished your purpose!
This is an superior approach to not solely remind your self of your purpose however to really give you the chance to visualize your progress.
Sticker Charts Are AWESOME
Goal Tracking With a Sticker Chart
Sticker charts are a enjoyable approach to observe targets that relate extra to day to day exercise. These are excellent for targets that may’t actually be divided up into segments. Both optimistic and detrimental actions might be tracked utilizing a sticker chart.
Create a sticker chart by itemizing optimistic day by day actions, corresponding to brushing your tooth, exercising, consuming an apple, and by itemizing detrimental actions (behaviors you want to do away with) like ingesting pop or shopping for one thing you do not actually need. Put a sticker in your chart each time you full these actions.
Joe’s Goals is a web based sticker chart that you need to use to mark your achievements (and detrimental actions) as you full them.
Online Fundraiser Thermometers
A fundraiser thermometer may be very comparable to the puzzle thought however has one slight distinction: you need to meet a particular “segment” to give you the chance to add a chunk to the puzzle. With a fundraiser thermometer, you’ll be able to add extra to the thermometer every time you meet any a part of your purpose.
This thought isn’t solely helpful for money-related targets, however it may also be used for a weight reduction purpose, utilizing kilos or ounces as a substitute of {dollars}.
You might have seen these drawn out on poster board, however fortuitously, you need to use a web based fundraiser thermometer which you’ll disguise away in an unpublished weblog submit if you would like to preserve your purpose non-public.
What’s good about a web based thermometer is that the code for the thermometer provides all the colour for you, so there is no guesswork concerned in what number of colours you need to add in relation to how a lot of the purpose you’ve got accomplished. Also, there is no crimson marker throughout your fingers!
If you backtrack slightly, you may make a fast edit to mirror this.
The Fantastic World of Graphs
Graphs would possibly remind you of falling asleep in geometry, however they really can be enjoyable if you use them to preserve observe of spending, saving, or paying one thing off!
Bar and line graphs are the most effective sort of graphs for preserving observe of economic targets, particularly if you’re monitoring a long-term purpose, corresponding to paying off bank cards or a automotive mortgage! There is a big number of instruments you need to use to create graphs in your pc from Excel and Open Office Calc (free and superior) to web sites with free graphing apps (the National Center for Education and Statistics has some free, kid-friendly graph-making instruments)
Going Public: Share Your Goals With Others
Nothing is extra enjoyable than sharing your targets with others! Sharing your targets with others is a incredible approach to get motivated in addition to have a bit extra accountability than if you happen to go it alone. Here are some superior methods to get entangled with others:
- Share your targets in your private weblog. (You may even submit your thermometer there!)
- Get concerned in a discussion board the place others are working towards a purpose.
- Join a goal-setting group the place members checklist and share their targets with one another.
- Post your targets on Facebook and preserve your pals knowledgeable. Nobody actually is aware of how to cheer you on like your family and friends!
Remember when setting a purpose to be certain that it is one thing you really can obtain. Setting a purpose that’s impossibly troublesome is a good way to make you are feeling like giving up.
Break up your targets into smaller achievable segments, and keep in mind to have enjoyable with it!
This article is correct and true to the most effective of the writer’s data. Content is for informational or leisure functions solely and doesn’t substitute for private counsel or skilled recommendation in enterprise, monetary, authorized, or technical issues.
© 2012 Melanie Palen
Comments
Kyson Parks from San Diego, CA on April 07, 2020:
These are nice! I positively want to visualize my targets, so these are useful concepts. I feel I’ll strive the puzzle items someday. I exploit an excel sheet to observe financial savings/debt, and that’s actually useful.
Kristen Howe from Northeast Ohio on May 06, 2015:
Great concepts on how to obtain targets and time handle your duties. I just like the sticker chart thought, too. Voted up for helpful!
John Hollywood from Hollywood, CA on September 03, 2014:
Very significant hub and positively useful to me with purpose attainment. The sticker charts prime was significantly one!
Esther Strong from UK on February 06, 2013:
Most of those concepts are new to me – many thanks for sharing. Will actually preserve them in thoughts.
Megan Garcia from Florida on December 28, 2012:
I really like these concepts! I’m am going to strive the puzzle items for reducing weight!
Annette R. Smith from Ocala, Florida on December 28, 2012:
I’m glad this one crossed my feed in the present day (thanks for sharing it, jainismus). What enjoyable, visible methods to observe our targets in the brand new 12 months. You did job, Melanie. Voted up and throughout!
JP Carlos from Quezon CIty, Phlippines on October 28, 2012:
I like your puzzle thought. Nothing can encourage you as a lot as seeing your purpose accomplished.
Maree Michael Martin from Northwest Washington on an Island on June 01, 2012:
Yipee, Congratulations Mel! For successful hub of the day, you’re such an superior tutor. Great hub serving to us get these targets achieved. Thanks!
NetBlots from Melbourne on February 23, 2012:
I’ve seen that thermometer in my companions work place earlier than!! =)
iamaudraleigh on February 22, 2012:
Great concepts in your hub! I’m going to share this positively! Voted up!
Cloverleaf from Calgary, AB, Canada on February 21, 2012:
I really like setting targets, and I feel you are purpose monitoring puzzle is a very enjoyable software. Nicely executed 🙂
Joseph De Cross from New York on February 21, 2012:
This is a enjoyable learn. The targets might be achieved higher following the following tips! Voted up!
LORD
Shell Vera from Connecticut, USA on February 17, 2012:
These are nice and enjoyable concepts! I really like the graphs and puzzle concepts, in addition to your purpose of successful Starbucks for all times (can there be two winners?). I’m a goal-oriented particular person and suppose these would add some enjoyable to my targets of paying off pupil loans, reducing weight, and consuming higher.
I used to be considering a enjoyable spin on the puzzle purpose might be to have an actual puzzle that I would like to full, however can solely put collectively as many items as I drink glasses of water that day. That is, if I drink 8 glasses of water, then I can put collectively 8 items that day. This could be motivation to guarantee I drink the minimal required water every day AND I’d have a stupendous puzzle after a sure time!
Roberta Kyle from Central New Jersey on February 09, 2012:
Great suggestions and funky visuals and better of all, terrific recommendation:-)
Zulma Burgos-Dudgeon from United Kingdom on January 28, 2012:
Good hub. I significantly just like the puzzle purpose chart.
Laura Brown from Barrie, Ontario, Canada on January 24, 2012:
I’m engaged on not letting myself procrastinate or get distracted by smaller issues I do not actually need to do. I like your submit and can most likely learn it once more.
cr00059n on January 11, 2012:
Some piece and delight when reaching targets could be useful. Relaxing and taking it simple does take a lesser toll on the physique. This is a wholesome approach to progress in direction of the long run. Thanks for sharing.
Audrey Hunt from Pahrump NV on January 09, 2012:
You actually deserve a giant congratulations. This is a superb hub and I additionally just like the puzzle. I’m massive on setting targets so this can assist. Thanks a lot and voted a giant UP!
vocalcoach~
Rhonda Waterhouse on January 09, 2012:
Great suggestions! I’m going to strive a few of these! 🙂
Joana e Bruno from Algarve, Portugal on January 06, 2012:
Very attention-grabbing. Know precisely what you imply about placing your self underneath a whole lot of strain and simply liked the concepts. Very gentle and easy and amusing, whereas on the identical time motivational. Loved the puzzle.
Diane Ziomek from Alberta, Canada on January 06, 2012:
Great concepts for purpose setting…or ought to I say purpose reaching. I just like the thermometer thought; maybe I’ll draw one and add a level for each article I write this 12 months. Or maybe for my ebook targets? Voted up and helpful!
creativebutterfly from Florida USA on January 05, 2012:
Heard of the puzzle earlier than however forgot about it, thanks for the reminder. Good Hub loved studying.
hhunterr from Highway 24 on January 05, 2012:
Well written, private and motivational. Hadn’t heard of the puzzle. That’s sufficient to draw me in.
TerryHamel from Canada on January 05, 2012:
I loved the article and the humourus angles. I’m very aware of the graphing, charting and thermometer..however, I shoot from the hip.
epigramman on January 04, 2012:
…by no means considered setting targets in this manner – with the visualization method – fairly easy and efficient and sensible too identical to this primary class presentation which can discover its approach onto my FACEBOOK web page with a direct link again right here …..and thanks to your a lot appreciated go to to my humble little hubspace.
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Melanie Palen (writer) from Midwest, USA on January 04, 2012:
So many considerate feedback! I’m so glad you all just like the puzzle thought! It was one thing my sister and I’ve been doing since we had been young children… saving up for issues and dividing up the purpose with puzzles!
Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you guys not solely full all of your targets, however you’ve gotten a blast doing it! 😛
Victoria Lynn from Arkansas, USA on January 04, 2012:
Great information! Well-written hub. I really like all of the concepts, particularly the puzzle one. I could use that to lose some weight! 🙂 Happy New Year, and thanks for the nice recommendation. Congratulations on Hub of the Day!
FutureDrKate on January 04, 2012:
Agreed! The puzzle seems like it will work nice for youths too.
freecampingaussie from Southern Spain on January 04, 2012:
Congratulations on an excellent hub with some actually helpful concepts for everybody . considered one of my targets is to get to Europe this 12 months .
Cynthia B Turner from Georgia on January 04, 2012:
Congratulations on Hub of the Day. Your concepts are glorious and well timed. Voted up!
Liz Rayen from California on January 04, 2012:
Excellent Hub! Love the Puzzle thought for reducing weight. However, would want an awfully massive picture and about 300 puzzle items.. hehe..j/ok I’m going to strive that on a few targets I’ve set for myself! Voted up!
Blessings,
~Lisa
Emma Kisby from Berkshire, UK on January 04, 2012:
Haha, nice hub and congratulations! The sticker chart and graphs are a good suggestion and a great deal of enjoyable. I’d want a sticker chart for my wedding ceremony planning this 12 months 😉
Liz Elias from Oakley, CA on January 04, 2012:
Congrats on Hub of the Day! Well-deserved!
Puzzles! What a singular thought! Sticker charts are an excellent visible to assist youngsters with their targets. Graphs, charts and thermometers, oh my!
What a enjoyable hub! Voted up, attention-grabbing and helpful.
RTalloni on January 04, 2012:
These are certainly some enjoyable methods to use purpose monitoring instruments. Congrats in your Hub of the Day award that might assist many individuals in addition to be tailored for instructing kids about setting and reaching targets.
Marisa Hammond Olivares from Texas on January 04, 2012:
Congratulations on Hub of the Day!! Well deserved Mel.
Nice hub too! duh! I feel I can incorporate a couple of of those into my classroom.
Thank you for sharing!
ebookcoach on January 04, 2012:
Using exterior instruments is nice (photos, charts, and so on.)! One factor that makes them even higher is closing your eyes and internalizing them. Make the image and the imaginative and prescient you maintain come from inside you… make it a PART of you… this can enhance the velocity with which you obtain your targets. It’s an excellent step to see the purpose in entrance of you and to incorporate it into the fiber of your being could make that step much more efficient.
Veronica Roberts from Ohio, USA on January 04, 2012:
Great recommendation!
This is a fairly motivational hub… I can not say that for too many to date in 2012! Nice format & circulate to the hub; very well-written, as at all times!
Congrats on having the Hub of the Day! Well-deserved!
Madeleine Salin from Finland on January 04, 2012:
Congrats! This hub deserves to be Hub of the Day. I really like the concept with the puzzle and it is at all times good to present the outcomes to different individuals.
jacqui2011 from Norfolk, UK on January 04, 2012:
Congratulations on being chosen as “Hub of the Day”.
A terrific article filled with inspiration and motivation. Your concepts are incredible. I’m positively going to chart my progress. Great work. Thank you.
cr00059n on January 04, 2012:
This is a outstanding article which lays out the foundations for having fun with work. Never have I learn an article which remarkably articulates the topic working to obtain targets the enjoyable approach. You’ve actually impressed me to work laborious and obtain my targets. Thanks for the good content material web page. Voted Up Big Time. Trully an excellent author.
Zainnisar from Little Island, Heart. on January 04, 2012:
These are actually Fun approach to set targets, I really like the puzzle and Congrats Melbel for Hub of the day you deserved. I did some effort as nicely on 5 Professional Goals to set this Year and wrote about 2600 phrases however I suppose I actually need to work laborious to get any prominence and that cute little e on my avatar and guess what I have already got made my puzzle of e and reduce it in 6 components.Once once more congrats for an inspirational hub.
HubPages Elite right here I come.
Marissa from United States on January 04, 2012:
I really like the image puzzle thought! I’m going to use that for my youngsters and myself. My son would love seeing photos of issues he might earn if he meets his targets. Thanks for sharing, and congrats on the Hub-of-the-Day!!
Tammy from North Carolina on January 04, 2012:
Very inventive! Great instruments for any purpose setting exercise. Excellent!
Congratulations on having one more hub of the day! You are on fireplace!
style-of-life from Netherlands on January 04, 2012:
Hahaha. These are certainly enjoyable methods to observe and hint your targets. Voted up!
BRIAN SLATER on January 04, 2012:
Great recommendation Melanie, you’ve gotten give you some methods of reaching your goal in a enjoyable approach. Congrats on the HOTD award !
Shasta Matova from USA on January 04, 2012:
Congratulations on a nicely deserved Hub of the Day. I actually like utilizing charts and graphs, however hadn’t considered the stickers, puzzle or thermometer. Thanks for the hyperlinks as nicely. Voted up.
Deborah Neyens from Iowa on January 04, 2012:
What every week for you Melbel. First you get married and you then get Hub of the Day! Congratulations. Some actually neat concepts in right here, too. : )
Leah Lefler from Western New York on January 04, 2012:
I really like, love, LOVE the puzzle thought! What a enjoyable approach to observe progress towards a purpose (and that one would work nicely with my youngsters, too)! Seeing the image of the Disney cruise ship makes me consider setting targets for our future journeys – we might put collectively a puzzle as we save the cash for the journey. It would possibly assist the youngsters perceive why we’re not going out to eat, lol. Wonderful hub!
Prasanna Marlin from Sri lanka on January 04, 2012:
Excellent,I just like the Puzzle thought.different thought additionally Not to unhealthy
Anyway thanks for the superb hub.
My Congratulations on this being Hub of the Day 🙂
Kristin Trapp from Illinois on January 04, 2012:
Wow Melbel, that is terrific! I completely love the puzzle thought, however the graphs are terrific too. What I actually like is that each one the concepts present a way to visualize reaching our targets. I’m so glad to see this as hub of the day as a result of so many individuals will see it and profit from it. Congratulations.
H C Palting from East Coast on January 04, 2012:
I particularly just like the puzzle thought and had by no means heard of this one. Very helpful hub.
Mary Hyatt from Florida on January 04, 2012:
Congrats on Hub of the Day! You spent a whole lot of effort and time on this Hub, and you’ve got some fantastic concepts for all of us. I’ve bookmarked this Hub, and can come again to use a few of your concepts. They are all so good. Thanks for sharing. I voted this UP, and so on.
Eiddwen from Wales on January 04, 2012:
A terrific hub and a nicely deserved winner.
Congratulations.
Yvonne Spence from UK on January 04, 2012:
I really feel impressed to chart progress in direction of my targets. I generally is a tad unorganised about it, and was simply considering not too long ago about altering that, so this sensible recommendation was well timed for me.
Congratulations on this being Hub of the Day!
Brittany Kennedy from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on January 03, 2012:
WOW! I really like this hub and actually need it to get motivated. I really like the graphs you advised. I’m a really visible individual and sometimes really feel the necessity to create graphs and sticker charts. I’m positively going to make a puzzle for my husband and me to get on observe and actually have our targets in entrance of us. Thank you for sharing, voted up, and so on.
Simone Haruko Smith from San Francisco on January 03, 2012:
OMG! Graphs! Charts! Puzzles! Each considered one of this stuff appears like a lot enjoyable!! Hahaa, and I assumed that monitoring targets couldn’t be much more satisfying (I actually like setting targets). I can not wait to incorporate these into my processes!
Nyesha Pagnou MPH from USA on January 03, 2012:
These are superior and inspiring concepts. I particularly just like the monitoring puzzle thought for motivation. I can see myself using considered one of these concepts. Thanks.
Joseph De Cross from New York on January 03, 2012:
Not to unhealthy!! Once you set targets, you want to set your self to reminders and purpose achievers. We all are totally different and we’ve our ups and downs…Thanks for this Important reminders.
LORD
Rose Clearfield from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 02, 2012:
These concepts are all actually enjoyable! Thanks for sharing!
Kelly Umphenour from St. Louis, MO on January 02, 2012:
Great concepts Melbel! I really like the puzzle thought….I do like to watch my progress with some kind of reminder. If I’m occurring trip (I often at all times have one deliberate) I preserve a photograph of the place I’m going proper close to my pc display screen so when I’m working and get annoyed – I take a look on the picture and remind myself of the reward:).
And I observed your purpose checklist you’ve gotten meet a decent younger man – you’ve gotten solely been married a few days and you’re dishonest with respectable males?? Lol. Happy Nrw Year!
Kris Heeter from Indiana on January 02, 2012:
I really like the Puzzle thought – that is actually cool! I could have to give {that a} strive:)
Stephanie Marshall from Bend, Oregon on January 02, 2012:
I at all times like “playing games” to assist push myself towards my targets and you’ve got advised some nice concepts – love the puzzle piece one – to assist you to keep motivated in reaching private targets!
Glenn Stok from Long Island, NY on January 02, 2012:
These are very helpful concepts for reaching targets. I particularly suppose your Puzzle to Track Goals may be very inventive. It at all times helps when one can visually observe their success. It can be utilized for almost any purpose, not simply weight reduction.
Sunnyglitter from Cyberspace on January 02, 2012:
Voted up and bookmarked! Love it!
Carolee Samuda from Jamaica on January 02, 2012:
These are uncommon but thrilling methods to observe our targets. I just like the thermometer and the graphs.
Shelly Epperly from Vancouver,WA on January 02, 2012:
Love this hub… thanks for sharing your concepts with all of us. I’m a trainer of the regulation of attraction and making all issues enjoyable is what it’s all about. Enjoy your new 12 months.
Barry Rutherford from Queensland Australia on January 02, 2012:
This ticks all of the containers. So Did I. Well executed! Will be practising a few of your recommendations. Add a little bit of color to the targets…
Aarav from Mumbai on January 01, 2012:
Melanie some actually very nicely thought out practices to obtain targets. Especially the sticker charts.
I’ve used 43things however was not energetic on that so I did not had that a lot success. What higher time to get entangled in it.
Anyway thanks for the superb hub.
Cathy from Louisiana, Idaho, Kauai, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri on January 01, 2012:
Excellent hub to get us jumpstarted into 2012 to make purpose reaching enjoyable and rewarding. Thanks for this useful piece, and Happy New Year to you! Thumbs up. Really good concepts…I really like the puzzle thought.