完不成目标和计划的5种人:你是哪一种?

Given up already on your New Year’s Goals? Or maybe you didn’t bother this year? What is it that makes goal-setting work for some and not others?
已经放弃你的新年目标了吗？还是说今年你已经不再设定目标了？为什么设定目标对有些人有用而对有些人则没有呢？

There are many reasons why people fail to achieve their goals, but look below and you might be amazed to find there is a solution to your personal goal-setting failure.
人们没有达成目标有许多原因，不过往下读，你会惊奇地发现，个人目标设定失败是有解决办法的。

Type A: Non-Committal Attitude
A类：态度不坚定

In my experience, the number one reason for failure is that you haven’t really committed to the change in the first place. The age old New Year’s Resolution: “This year I’m going to get fit” will be heard far and wide, but if you really commit to the goal you need to ask yourself how you are going to do it.
根据我的经验，目标失败的首要原因是，从一开始你就并没有真的下决心去改变。“今年我要减肥” 这条新年决心年年处处都能听到，但是如果你真的决定实现这个目标，你需要问问自己该如何去做。

Solution: Clarity is needed to encourage commitment. If you really want to get fit, think it through—decide on the type of exercise you plan to do, and decide what days of the week and at what time you will do it. Having this all decided in advance makes it more difficult to make excuses. Tell people who support you what you intend to do, and even consider finding yourself an accountability buddy who will check up on you and encourage you to keep going.
解决办法：清晰地制定目标，来激励自己完成任务。如果你真的想减肥，仔细想想：确定一种你打算去做的锻炼项目，然后确定一周中的哪几天、几点钟去锻炼。提前确定这些会让你更难为自己找借口。告诉那些支持你的人你的计划，甚至可以考虑找一个值得信赖的朋友督促并鼓励你继续执行下去。

Type B: Aversion to Planning
B类：不愿做计划

Many people don’t like to be seen as planners. They see planners as being stifled and boring, and assume that routines and schedules are not for them. I know this because for many years I fought against routine: I was too young and too cool to plan anything; spontaneity was my best friend. What I found many years later was that by planning, I could achieve more—by planning, I could get things done and leave time to be more creative and spontaneous.
许多人不喜欢做计划。在他们看来，有计划的人无趣，而且让人透不过气来。他们认为惯例和时间表和自己无关。我很清楚这一点，因为多年来我也在和惯例作斗争：我这么年轻这么酷，不用计划任何东西；自发性是我最好的朋友。然而许多年之后我才发现，通过制定计划，我可以实现更多——通过制定计划，我可以把事情做完，而且留出时间，让自己更有创意做更多想做的事。

Solution: Set a goal and plan out how you are going to achieve it. Start small: if you want to write a book, plan and schedule the first chapter. When you achieve this first milestone, you will see how easy it was to do so and then plan the next chapter. Plan regular small steps in your calendar and you will be amazed at how much more you will achieve in life.
解决办法：设定一个目标，并计划该如何实现它。从小事开始：如果你想写一本书，先为第一章做好计划和时间安排。当你完成第一阶段时，你会发现是如此简单，然后继续为下一章做计划。在你的日程表上为小的步骤做好规律的计划，你会惊讶地发现在你的生活中可以实现更多目标。