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Encore: 10 Tips to Achieve Your Goals with Dr. Melanie Wilson

The Christian Habits Podcast

Release Date: 10/02/2025

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Do you ever set goals and fail to reach them? On today’s podcast, we’ll discuss ten tips to help you achieve your goals. I’ve asked my friend and fellow podcaster/author, Dr. Melanie Wilson, to help me with this episode as she is the master at completing goals!

I also share about my new course on how to overcome procrastination. You can find out more about that here: How to Stop Procrastinating Course

Tips to Help You Achieve Your Goals

  1. Develop a routine.
  2. Make it easy.
  3. Make a plan for dealing with obstacles.
  4. Find ways to make it fun
  5. Keep your why in front of you.
  6. Let go of perfectionism.
  7. Be a good coach to yourself.
  8. Renew your mind when necessary.
  9. Gain support.
  10. Conquer procrastination.

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