Process and outcome goals
There are some changes that we desire to make in our lives are habit related, for example, to exercise "more", eat "healthy", go "less" on social media. These are mostly the kind of resolutions that we make.
We will refer to them as 'process goals' because these are permanent changes that we wish to implement in our lives. Things that we want to give up or new habits that we wish to adopt fall under this category.
Regular exercise is a great example of a process goal. This is something that ideally we would like to become part of our lifestyle.
There are other goals which are outcome related, such as "lose 20 lbs", "read 10 books", "make 1,000 sales" etc. Goals like these are accomplished when the target is reached.
Of course process and outcome goals can work really well together in many areas of our lives. In health for example, a process goal would be to exercise 6 times per week and an outcome goal might be to achieve a blood pressure reading of 120/80 or better. The outcome goal of a specific blood pressure reading or BMA gives us attainable milestones that keep us motivated while the process goals help reinforce lifelong changes.
Today quickly go through the list of your resolutions (you did write them down, did you not?) and identify each as a process or outcome goal.
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