 June 25th 2008
 Updates
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Last week I discussed several techniques to help you keep promises to yourself, whether it be with sticking to your decision to work on a project or as a motivational tool in your efforts to build new habits. One of those techniques was to treat your promises almost like a business/legal contract. We don’t readily look to break those sorts of contracts so it makes sense to apply the same principle to your own personal work and growth. Shanel Yang commented on that post, using her legal background to leave a great, authentic example contract. This gave me a great idea to take that example and turn it into a contract template for everyone to use.
You can view the results here. Give it a try by printing it out and filling in the blanks. Add your name and then the specifics of your designated goals. Then to complete the deal, be sure to sign and date it for added authenticity. Below I’ve included some examples of how you can fill in the contract so you have a better idea of what format it should take. Make sure the target you want to achieve is small and actionable and has a time period attached to it.
- For my goal of writing the project analysis and review, I will spend thirty minutes each day working on it during the period of July 2008.
- For my goal of improving my fitness with exercise and healthy eating, I will go to the gym twice during the period of 25th June to 29th June 2008.
- For my goal of smoking and drinking less, I will drink two less units of alcohol during the period of the week beginning 30th June 2008.
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Very cool! Thanks for mentioning me, but the credit goes to you for your great idea to make such a contract in the first place. I just helped out a bit with the words.
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Thanks Shanel, though I really wouldn’t have had a clue how to phrase the contract without your example.
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