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#1 Method For Reaching Goals? Make Your Progress Public

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Everyone knows that there are many different techniques you can use when working towards your goals. Though, a recent article by Patrick Allan in Lifehacker pointed out the best method for working towards your goal is to make your progress public.

A Scary Option?

I know what you are thinking. If you are trying to lose weight or break a habit, posting your progress publicly will seem extremely scary. It exposes you to showing your failures to the world in a very public way.


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The analysis, led by Dr. Benjamin Harkin, and published in Psychological Bulletin, found that monitoring and recording your progress was the most effective tool when it came to achieving goals like losing weight, quitting smoking, or changing diet. That may not seem terribly surprising, but in the 138 studies Harkin and his research team analyzed, they found that recording progress publicly was the most effective method of all.
The research Patrick Allan points to is quite amazing. I have previously gone in depth on the power of keeping lists and track of your progress when trying to reach a given goal. Though, making it public takes this to a new level and is in line with the research on the subject.

Where To Start?

 There are a number of questions that come up when trying to put this into practice:
  • Where should I post my progress?
  • Won't people make negative comments?
  • What if I fail to reach my goal?
All of these questions are reasonable. The key is that you can post your progress on your blog or even use your Facebook wall or Twitter account if you don't have anywhere else to post your progress.

People may leave negative comments. However, how much do you really wish to achieve your goal?

You may be afraid of failing to follow through with your plans. Though, this fear will push you all the more to stay on track.

In my book on this topic, I explore the Seinfeld method of not breaking the chain. This involves keeping a calendar and putting an X on each day that you make progress towards your goal. After several days in a row, you will see a chain emerge. This chain can be screen captured and posted to your social media sites. Having others see your chain is a great way to implement the findings of the research with your personal goals.

I have written in depth on tracking your progress towards reaching your goals.

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