start early and start small  i found that having a lot of long term goals can be overwhelming and instead of getting started they get put off  having a small list of things to get done first thing in the morning has definitely helped because although tasks may feel small youll feel accomplished  feed the dogs water the plants take out the trash empty the dishwasher do the laundry tidy up a few things in a room stretchexercise read a few pages of a book youve been putting off etc