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title: Goal Failure Demystified + 144 Studies Synopsized - Limitless Mindset
description: "\"Research has shown that the most effective behavior change from nutrition education interventions occurs when the interventions are behaviorally focused and th"
author: Jonathan Roseland
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# Goal Failure Demystified + 144 Studies Synopsized

| Ⓒ By Jonathan Roseland |  |
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Applied Neuroscience Strategist, K-Selected Biohacker, Tantric husband, Promethean peaceful parent, Adventuring philosopher, Raconteur & Author. He spent +14 years researching the intersection of human performance enhancement and advanced personal growth in his obsessive quest to find real-life "NZT-48."

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> *Research has shown that the most effective behavior change from nutrition education interventions occurs when the interventions are behaviorally focused and theory-driven.*

From [Goal Setting as a Strategy for Dietary and Physical Activity Behavior Change: A Review of the Literature](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15559708) 

How this is implemented practically...

## Lifehack: **Goal Rearticulation**

**1**. Look at your list of New Year's Resolutions
**2**. Take 10-15 minutes to change all outcome-based goals into measurable behaviors
**3**. Add those behaviors as habits to your Coach.me dashboard

*Examples:*
**Lose 50 pounds in 6 months**
Track what I eat in a food journal every day
Do pushups and pullups daily
Sign up for weekly personal training sessions
**Start a business - Reach $2000/monthly in passive income**
Spend 60 minutes every morning working on projects that will reward me with freedom
**Quit smoking**
On Monday-Friday whenever I feel like a cigarette I force myself to wait another hour
**Save my marriage**
Make love to my spouse three times a week
Tell my wife I love her once daily
**Start on my master's degree**
Network weekly with the professors in the programs I want to get into
**Learn to speak Spanish fluently**
Practice Spanish 10 minutes daily with Duolingo
10-15 minutes of conversation in that language
**Improve my memory**
Do brain training for 10 minutes daily
**Get a girlfriend**
Approach women, I find attractive twice a week
**Stop drinking so much**
Limit the times I hang out with my drinking buddies to once a week

In the past, measuring behaviors was an annoying daily task involving a calendar, pen, and pad. If you missed a day or lost your day planner, you were in trouble.

**My favorite tool for habit quantification, gamification, and application is Coach.me**

This is a free iPhone, Android, and web browser app that effectively tracks and motivates you to practice winning habits. So [**join Coach.me now**](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/apps-software/720-lift-app.html), it's free and takes maybe 2 minutes daily to manage. Add the habit [Hour 1: Empire Building](https://www.coach.me/plans/214758-hour-1-empire-building), described here...

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Also mentioned...

**Duolingo** - One of the best language-learning apps

**Dual N-Back Brain Training** - Enhance your working memory

**Personal Accountability Coaching** - Work with Jonathan

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[Please leave a comment](https://www.limitlessmindset.com/#disqus_thread) letting me know any examples of ways you managed to re-articulate an outcome-based goal into a measurable behavior.

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