Posts tagged goals
Introducing the NEW Accompl.sh!
I’ve been locked away for these last few weeks (months?) giving Accompl.sh a MAJOR overhaul and it’s ready to be unleashed to the world!
Ready?
Here goes:
Bye, bye locking! The idea of locking your list was a remnant from when I first built the site as a tool for my own new years resolutions. It’s a great exercise, but as time went on I realized it was preventing us from reaching our goals over the course of the year instead of giving us the tools we need to be more awesome. I’m relieved to say, locking is gone and you can start working on your goals the second you add them!
Lists for the super-organized: Now that locking is gone, lists kind of became unnecessary. So they’re gone too! Well, not completely gone… if you’re a little OCD about your goals (I know I am!), you can still organize them into lists with a PLUS account. If you had multiple lists from Accompl.sh Credits, you’ll be grandfathered into the new system.
Goals for all! All goals on Accompl.sh have been public by default from the very beginning. Sharing your goals and getting them out into the world is proven to increase your chances of achieving them. With that in mind, I’ve made the option to make your goals private into a PLUS feature. Again, if you had private goals before, you’re grandfathered in.
PLUS is even better! With all of these new changes, PLUS got a major facelift. PLUS members can have private goals, organize your goals into lists, and set shorter deadlines for your goals, and more! Go on and upgrade!
The list goes on and on… I could keep going, but I won’t! You’ll just have to dive in and try it for yourself!
As you can tell, the main objective in this overhaul is to remove the barriers and fluff between you and reaching your goals. As always, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts / feedback. If there are bugs, you can report them on our GetSatisfaction page.
To being more awesome, one goal at a time!
-Jenn
Pin Your Favorite Goals!
With everyone raving about and obsessing over Pinterest (myself included!), it felt like Accompl.sh was being left out of all the fun!
Not anymore!
Starting RIGHT NOW you can pin your favorite goals to Pinterest! Just click the “Pin It” button on any public goal on the site (You’ll find the button on the goal page where you add comments, etc.):
That’ll let you share your favorite goals with your friends on Pinterest (and Facebook and Twitter if that’s your style!)
And because every goal on the site is its own unique little snowflake, so are the goals that you share to Pinterest: the colors will change to make your boards nice and bright!
As always, private goals are safe from being shared.
Since this is just an experiment I put together in a few hours, if you guys like it, I’ll spend more time allowing you to customize the appearance of your goals when they’re shared!
So go forth and Pin! And let me know what you think in the comments below!
(P.S. - need a Pinterest invite? Email jenn {at} accompl.sh and I’ll try to get one sent out to you ASAP!)
(Source: accompl.sh)
Hearts Abound!
In honor of Valentine’s week, we’ve sprinkled some hearts around the Explore page, making it easier for you to show your support for other Accompl.sh members! Yay for spreading the love!
And speaking of love! There’s a new Challenge just in time for Valentine’s Day! 52 Love Notes sounds like a great way to win over the hearts of your loved ones, don’t you think?
Have a lovely week!
Awesome Challenges for 2012
2012 is just a day away! Here are some great year-long Challenges that will keep you on track!
- 101in365 - add 101 goals you want to achieve in 2012!
- 365 Pages of Life - write a page about your day everyday for a year.
- A Year of Meatless Mondays - cut meat out of your diet every Monday this year.
- Smoke-Free 365 - kick your smoking habit once and for all!
- Project Literacy 52 - read a book a week for the whole year.
- Post a YouTube Video Every Week For A Year - just what the title says!
- Photo 365 - take a photo every day for 365 days.
- 2012 laps for 2012 - in honor of the London 2012 Olympics, run or walk around a track 2012 times this year!
Can’t find a Challenge you like? Create one yourself!
5 Goal-Setting Tips from a 2-year Lister
Note from Jenn: The following is a guest post from Caitlin Johnson, an Accompl.sh lister since July 2010. She blogs at http://cupcait.com and tweets @cupcait. Find her lists at http://accompl.sh/caitlin.
A year ago this past summer I locked my very first 101in365 list. While I didn’t make it through all 101 goals that I set out to complete in the last year, I did learn a lot about myself, about what I want from my life, and even about making goals for the coming year. The thing that stood out to me the most at the end of the year wasn’t my list of completed goals, but the ones that I didn’t get to. Some of them taught me a few things about the sorts of goals I should strive for in the following year. Others encouraged me to work harder on certain things this year. And more than anything, my uncompleted items gave me a snapshot of who I was last year and how I have changed over the last year.
A few tips for making your own goals:
- Avoid long term, repetitive goals: “Work out 3 times a week”, “Save more money”. These are great things to strive for, but they are hard to check off of a list - at what point are they “complete”? What if you fall off the wagon after checking it off? Try quantifying them a little more, based on what you hope to get out of the goals: “Drop a jeans size”, “Attend 5 yoga classes”, “Put $2000 in my savings account”. By the time you check the goals off, you may even be in the habit and can continue for the rest of the year.
- Take some time to make your list. The requirement for Accompl.sh used to be 101 goals for the year before you could lock in your list, and I still try to stick to that in order to keep myself busy. It can be reallyhard to come up with 10 meaningful goals, let alone 101 goals. Give it some time. I usually add the ones I’ve had on my mind for a while and then spend a week living my normal life and adding more as they come to me. If you give it time and keep your list in the back of your mind, it’ll get easier to come up with things you want to accomplish. Also, take advantage of what Accompl.sh has to offer! Explore other people’s goals, ask your friends to suggest some for you, and browse the Challenges.
- Don’t commit to too many one-off things. Things come up. Maybe that street fair sounds great right now but your friend’s birthday party will be that same day, and then you have a dead item on your list, something that you have no hope of completing. I learned that I’d rather fill my list with things I can fit into my schedule, rather than things I have to plan my life around.
- Add some fun stuff. If your list is full of annoying chores, you’ll be more likely to ignore it. Fill the space between those uber-productive to-dos with some fun things you’ve been putting off because you’re “too busy”. When you find yourself with a free evening or weekend, find something awesome to check off!
- Don’t stress! If you get stuck when your list is up to 75 or 50 (or 10) goals and nothing more comes to you, just roll with it! You can make more than one list, so go with what feels right and lock it before filling your list becomes a daunting chore. Have fun with your list, and make it whatever you want it to be. Then enjoy checking your goals off, and feel proud of yourself for whatever you do and don’t accomplish. At the end of the year, use your unfinished goals to learn about your priorities in life or to encourage yourself to work harder on some next year.
And more than anything, my uncompleted items gave me a snapshot of who I was last year and how I have changed over the last year.- Caitlin Johnson
Have a few ideas? Go start your own list, find a few new friends to follow, and get going in time for the new year!
