Today I want to spend sometime talking about active goals and their importance. What is a goal? A goal is defined as, " An object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result". Well that sounds great! Something we want and desire a result. However what happens all too often is that we make these long laundry lists of goal but fail to make them active goals. We do not put a plan in place to reach our goals. We do not follow it up with a timeline. We do not think of potential road blocks and come up with strategies to avoid them. And lastly we do not remember to repeat to ourselves our goals everyday.
Lets use me as an example:
"I want to achieve 16% body fat".
Okay, that is awesome, however, I need a plan. I need to make this an active goal. So lets fix that.
"I want to achieve 16% body fat. I will pack my meals a head of time so that I can follow my diet; which will consist of vegetables, fruits, lean proteins, complex carbs, and healthy fats. I will also work out 5 days a week strength training and doing cardio. I will set a bed time and stick to it every day so that I do not miss my early morning workout. I will make a list of foods I can order at restaurants when I decide to eat out. I will achieve my goal in 3 months. I will repeat my goals to myself daily, and post motivational pictures and sayings on my mirror".
Now that is a good active goal!
You can make your active goals too! Just remember.
Act on desires MAKE a GOAL
Come up with Plan
Timeline
Interventions
Visualize goals
Exercise daily repetitions of goals
Now that I have gone ahead and made my active goals, (and told you all about them) I have to follow through. For the next 3 months I will be following my active goals trying to lower my body fat to 16%. I am currently at 22%. I won't let you down.
I encourage you all to write some active goals. Post them on to the page! Together we can do this.
Keep healthy, and keep well
Xoxo, Carmen
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