1. Set realistic and achievable goals. These should be something that appeal to you as it’s hard to go after another person’s goals.
2. Think of meaningful ways to reward your progress.
3. Expect to have set-backs and to encounter obstacles. When that happens, focus your mind and renew your determination. Refuse to give up.
4. Decide to be a positive thinker. Refuse to stop believing in yourself. When you feel discouraged, decide that you’ll fight on.
5. Share your goals with others, and seek encouragement when you’re finding it hard to keep going on your own.
6. Practice saying no to other options and distractions that may seem appealing – but distract you from achieving your goal.
7. Post inspirational quotes in places you can see to encourage you to work to achieve your goal.
8. Practice self care so you don’t burn out. You need to pace yourself if you are going to reach your goal.
Josephine Baker in Harlem, New York, 1950. Photo by Eve Arnold
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“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”— Roald Dahl
A top view of a man in a boat. Makasutu Village, Gambia. ©Christina Nwabugo
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girl threading a flower in her hair, by bashir mirza
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Black is art
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Barkley L. Hendricks (American, 1945-2017), Sir Charles, Alias Willie Harris, 1972. Oil on canvas, 213.7 x 182.9 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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