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Name: Prasannata Batas

Date09/13/2021

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My SMART Behavior Change Goal: To set a monthly goal to push myself to read a minimum of four books a month

Short Terms Goals are:

i. Reading for 1 hour 5 days a week

ii. Reading for 1.5 hours 5 days a week

iii. Reading for a total of 2 hours 5 days a week.

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Three obstacles to my desired change (current behaviors or situations that could hamper my goal).

1. The first obstacle that I am bound to face is that of digital entertainment content like movies.

2. My busy schedule might also cause some difficulties along the way.

3. I also tend to get tired fast when I am reading a book especially if it is one that has not captivated or captured my attention.

Three strategies I will use to overcome the specific obstacles listed above:

1. I plan on setting up a timer on my entertainment devices in order to limit the amount of time I spend on them.

2. In order to maintain my attention, I believe it is best to ensure that I go over the abstract of a book in order to relate to it before purchasing it and also subscribing to a YouTube channel that recommends good reading material.

3. as much as my schedule tends to be very busy, I believe that it is best to allocate enough time to reading alone and setting up myself in a room where I will not be destructed.

Resources I will use to help me reach my behavior change goal.

a. Witness/Accountability Partner & Relationship: First and foremost, I will hold myself accountable by developing a target marker across my calendar as a means of collecting the info on the number of books/pages read per day. I also intend to use my roommate to hold me accountable as he already does so in our training and exercise program.

b. School-based resource: Since I prefer physical books, I will opt to visit the school library to attain any convenient reading material.

c. Community-based resource: For this, I believe the best option will be various local book stores.

d. A book or reputable website link: As much as I prefer hard copies, I will resign to reading a few soft copies that can be made available through Amazon since some hard copies might be too expensive or rare.

In order to make my goal more attainable, I have devised three short term goals.

Short Term Goal 1: Reading for a 1 hours 5 days a week.

Date Range: September 20th to October 3rd 2021

Reward upon Success: Take myself out for a treat at my favorite restaurant.

Short Term Goal 2: Reading for a 1.5 hours 5 days a week.

Date Range: October 4th to October 24th

Reward upon Success: Buy myself a pair of shoes

Short Term Goal 3: Reading for a total of two hours 5 days a week.

Date Range: October 25th to November 7th

Reward upon Success: Purchase an iPad Pro for reading softcopies and a pair of airpods to listen to audio books.

I intend to make a behavior change that will contribute to a healthy life. I will use the strategies and rewards I set to achieve my goals.

Signed: _______Prasannata Batas______________ Date: ______09/13/2021_______________________

Witness: ____Iceka Shrestha_____________________________ Date: _____09/13/2021________________________

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