lthood. Proving to myself that I can do this will make my birthday more meaningful to me and show me how I can make improvements toward proactivity during this next stage of my life.
             Identifying obstacles to overcome is the third step to goal setting. This will not be easy, being that I have a few obstacles I will have to overcome in the 6 weeks of the project. Motivation is going to be key to my mental ability to accomplish this goal. When everyone else is watching TV in the afternoons and evening and I still haven't gotten my run in for the day as I planned, I still have to go out and push myself to do it. Inclement weather is something I can not control. On days when it is rainy, cold or snowing, I will have to use my willpower to running inside at the gym, if I do not wish to run outside. I see myself as proactive, so these will not control me, but they are possible obstacles. Procrastination is also going to be an obstacle. I will have to manage my time in a way where I won't want to put it off, but do it during my first free time of my day. Therefore it is over for that day and I am not dreading go running throughout the day. Once I reali!
             ze it is something to look forward to, I have overcome the obstacle of myself.
             I will be in need of support and sometimes even a partner to go running with me on days that I need help pushing myself to accomplish my run. This fourth step in the goal setting process is basically my support group. My roommates have offered to go running with me and that will
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