1. Set your goal: Your goal is the blueprint for your success.
The key to setting a fitness goal is to construct a short, simple sentence that states the outcome you desire: what you want and when you want it. Keep it simple and to the point. The goal has to be measurable. For example, you could say, "I run three miles by my birthday." You can measure that. But you can't say, "I'm strong and fit by my birthday." If you can't quantify "strong and fit, "you can't use these words in your goal. Also notice that you are constructing the goal sentence as if the outcome has already been achieved.
By stating a clear intention (as if the outcome has already been achieved), you set powerful wheels in motion. Before you start your first workout, your body, mind, and spirit are on the alert that things have changed in your life, not the least of which is your attitude how you see and feel about yourself.
No question about it, identity and intention are mystically, yet inarguably, intertwined.
2. When constructing your goal sentence, avoid using words that drain all the power and strength right out of your resolve: WILL - CAN - TRY
Remember the more you truly believe and perceive something it will truly become a reality.
3. Make a Contract with yourself.
Put it in writing. Place this new intention on your fridge, on your computer, on your car visor, on your phone.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND BE HEALTHY! YOU CAN DO IT!
The key to setting a fitness goal is to construct a short, simple sentence that states the outcome you desire: what you want and when you want it. Keep it simple and to the point. The goal has to be measurable. For example, you could say, "I run three miles by my birthday." You can measure that. But you can't say, "I'm strong and fit by my birthday." If you can't quantify "strong and fit, "you can't use these words in your goal. Also notice that you are constructing the goal sentence as if the outcome has already been achieved.
- I walk 5k by Feb 4th 2012.
- By Christmas, I swim for 20 minutes.
- My cholesterol level is below 200 before New Years Eve.
By stating a clear intention (as if the outcome has already been achieved), you set powerful wheels in motion. Before you start your first workout, your body, mind, and spirit are on the alert that things have changed in your life, not the least of which is your attitude how you see and feel about yourself.
No question about it, identity and intention are mystically, yet inarguably, intertwined.
2. When constructing your goal sentence, avoid using words that drain all the power and strength right out of your resolve: WILL - CAN - TRY
Remember the more you truly believe and perceive something it will truly become a reality.
3. Make a Contract with yourself.
Put it in writing. Place this new intention on your fridge, on your computer, on your car visor, on your phone.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND BE HEALTHY! YOU CAN DO IT!
