Goal Setting Challenge
Go right now and grab a piece of paper and pen. NOT your phone, or laptop. I want you to feel that hand writing down those words and have that mind body connection through the movement. Did you grab it? Good now lets get to work. Lets make 1 goal tonight right now. I want it to be a goal to reach by April. That means we have 4 weeks to get ourselves to achieve this goal. 1 month of actively pursuing it, chasing it, breathing it to life. Are you ready for this? Because this is the whirlwind bootcamp of habit forming.
1. I want you to write down the end goal! This will be something realistic. Think about it in terms of time and in terms of your own mentality. It’s best if you don’t lie to yourself, or shoot for something to high that is impossible, especially if you haven’t been following your goal setting before. My goal is to lose 10 lbs by April 8th, because I got a trip I’m taking to Chicago and I would like to appreciate this vessel that’s carrying me around instead of hating on it.
2. Now I want you to write down 1 thing that will help you every single day to reach this goal. What could you actively do every single day for yourself that would bring you closer to reaching that 4 week goal. For me I am going to include more leafy greens every day into my meals.
I don’t want you to confuse this daily goal with the end goal. What I mean is this, that end goal will be reached because it’s a priority. The daily goal will just assist you in forming the healthy habits you are trying to create. By forming healthy daily habits you establish a more sustainable routine. That is why it has to be something you can do every single day! Going to the gym everyday is not something I can sustain everyday. I need downtime or recovery day. That is the difference between being realistic and doing something because you think it’s what you need in order to get to the goal.
3. Once you have a daily goal down now I want you to have a weekly goal. Now here goes the part where you can have things that assist you in the week. Like during this goal for me I want to work out 2-3 times a week and I would also like to read 20 pages a night of a book before bed instead of tv. Working out the mind just as much as the body helps you maintain a more rigorous routine because you connect your mentality to meet that of your physical body. I just bought 2 books to help me reach this goal.
4. Now I want you to have a calendar, or a foam board or anything that you can track yourself on. NOT TECHNOLOGY! Technology doesn’t make the connection that paper does. During this time I want you to have something to write on. Whether it be a planner, calendar, foam board with 31 days on it (We starting March 1st BTW) it doesn’t matter, you need to be able to write something down everyday or draw or get stickers.
5. Set a time frame for when it needs to be done by. It allows you to plan your day better and set that time for achieving daily or weekly goals. For instance with this blog I typically write it between 7-9 pm. Occasionally I will have a late night but I want to have it done before 10pm. That means around 8pm I start writing if I’m not working. I use to have my blog be the first thing I did when I woke up but it wasn’t a sustainable approach for me because I tend to want to think about what I am writing about later. Brainstorming. So I changed it to fit my schedule by writing it later in the evening. Once you have a time frame test it out. Does it feel right at that time each day? If it causes to much stress then change it to either earlier or later. It’s okay for it to not stick right away, the point is to re-assess it daily to see what works for you.
6. Stick to your time frames. If you have in your schedule workout at 7am then make sure you get enough sleep and set an alarm the night before. If you keep pushing the snooze or not going then it’s time to switch the schedule. Sleep is my #1 priority. If I a not getting enough sleep then my day, no matter how hard I try gets shot.
7. Now start doing it. Everyday check off your daily goal. Every week check off your weekly goal. Don’t let a day go by without you being dedicated or making it a priority to yourself. Remember this is something you want to do or create for yourself. Find why you want it this bad and then let your anger run the race. Use all the emotions you got to push you to reach that goal because you want it. You have to have a hunger for it, to truly be open to receive it, and want for the change to come. It’s not time to just use words anymore, now is the time to put up or shut up. Do you want it bad enough? Cause if you do then I just gave you the keys, now all you have to do is use them. Life is really this simple. We just over complicate it with all that inner story bullshit. You know the one, Oh I can’t do this because of this excuse or that excuse or this one. Oh I (pushes blame on someone else) can’t because I have to help this person. Just stop with the stories already. Either you want it or you don’t. It is that simple. If you do then go and get it.
Today was a 8.