Everyone has goals. What are yours? Are you frustrated due to feeling like you keep coming up short when it comes to realizing your health and wellness? Maybe it is time to try a different approach. Clear goals will help you stay focused and will motivate you to achieve your desired results. Below are 3 tips to assist you in setting your goals and achieving them.
Be Ready
When setting a goal, take in consideration whether you are ready or not to achieve that goal or your feelings at the risk of becoming frustrated if you do not accomplish it. Goal setting is the first and most critical step in the planning process. When setting goals that are specific, ask:
What am I going to do?
Why is it important to do this?
Who is going to be involved?
When do I want this to be completed?
How am I going to do this?
Be Realistic
A goal is realistic if you stand reasonably good odds of accomplishing it, given enough time and effort.
You cannot lose 60 pounds in two weeks, or even a month. Set an achievable objective, such as 1 to 2 pounds a week; by the end of the year, you will have lost the 60 pounds.
You cannot jump up from the sofa to run a marathon without proper preparation. If you are a couch potato champion perhaps start with a simple walk around your neighborhood or select a parking space furthest away from the store entrance. Increase your activity slowly and as your body tolerates.
Be Committed
"Goals that get reached are those that are firm, well-defined, and to which the individual is truly and completely committed," says Susan Schachterle, director of the Denver–based Ahimsa Group, which provides consulting and coaching services to individuals and organizations worldwide. "Without that commitment, trying to reach goals is like grabbing Jell-O —you think maybe you have it, but there's really nothing to hang onto."
Most important strive for balance
Set goals across different areas of your life: health, finance, family, relations, learning, experience, career, etc. For instance, do not set ten career goals but then neglect your health, friends, and family.
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Tips compiled by: Luz Rivera, Exercise Physiologist
Sources: http://www.mygoals.com - http://www.donotgiveup.net
[This article appears in the January 2012, Florida Emergency Physicians, Quarterly Newsletter]
