For this you need internal goals, ideally with honest self reflection and continual assessment. Everyone is different, and there are those people who truly get

For this you need internal goals, ideally with honest self reflection and continual assessment. Everyone is different, and there are those people who truly get the motivation by announcing intentions and then try to stick to their word. Research has shown that this isn't true for most, however: Most people sabotage their own success by announcing in advance. If you don't have the internal motivations, external motivations are unlikely to have any beneficial impact, but are likely to have a detrimental effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation_intention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implementation_intention