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Today's tip is that getting started on pursuing a goal can be hard.

But once you have taken even a baby step, sticking with your goal pursuit may get easier.

So gently invite yourself to start and watch your goal get rolling from there.

Today's tip comes from psychology professor Johanna Peetz and the Character Lab newsletter.

As Pete explains, it's often harder to get started than to keep going on a task.

And the closer you get to achieving a goal, the easier it gets.

So you could argue that the hardest part of reaching a goal is getting started.

Given that, she advises making it easier to begin your goal pursuit by accepting even a small step as an adequate start. She suggests telling yourself,

Today is a good day for getting started. That phrase, today is a good day for getting started.

That phrase, today is a good day for getting started,

and the freedom to take a small step are very encouraging.

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