Losing weight is a big challenge today because most of the food we eat comes from fast food (aka junk), TV dinners, and delivered by a pizza boy. We are all living a busy schedule and this leaves no time to go to the gym or take care of our self and body. The sedentary lifestyle has become a nasty habit and technology has stolen every bit of physical activity from our life; emails instead of personally talking to a friend, cars instead of walking two blocks to the mall, and elevators instead of going up the stairs.
Yes, you can lose a couple of pounds by doing workouts and eating low-calorie foods for a week, but how long will you stay this way? How long you think you can beat the system and live a healthy life? Unfortunately not for long. This is why you need to have a strategy, a proper mindset and a plan if you want to lose weight once and for good.
1. Make a list
Start by making a list of what you like and what you don’t like about yourself. You may write on your “Don’t like” section things like: “I don’t like that I weigh 150 pounds” and you can write in your “Like” section: “I like that I am a happy person.” You can keep updating this list as you progress and read it as you work towards your ultimate goal. This will encourage you to continue your fitness regimen so you won’t be listing anything on your “Don’t like” list.
You certainly have a reason why you decided to lose weight. This could be due to appearance or health. A nice little strategy that can help you actually achieve your target is to set a SMART goal: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Bounded. For example “I want to lose 5 pounds in a month because I want to look good” is a goal that meets the above criteria.
3. Commitment and Consistency
Since losing weight is not easy, you must be committed on what you are doing. Say for example, a nutritionist gave you a low-calorie menu for a week and a fitness expert gave you a workout program for a week; this may sound like a tough challenge but if you commit into it, you will certainly lose weight. And if you continue doing this, it will help you maintain that desired physique permanently.
The problem I have seen on many people is their commitment to live a healthy life. They work very hard with their trainers and professionals to achieve a normal weight, but when they are on their own, they go back to their unhealthy lifestyle thus they gain weight again. Losing weight permanently is all about commitment and consistency.
4. Discipline
There are many temptations evolving around us that can have a negative impact on our weight loss efforts. You need a lot of willpower and self-discipline to stay unaffected. For example alcohol contains more calories than carbohydrates, this means that even if you work out several hours in the gym and eat less than what you usually do, drinking can cause “beer belly” and weight gain. A boys’ night out is definitely unavoidable; go out with your friends but remember to be disciplined enough to drink just an ample amount. And if you are thinking of taking drugs (diet pills) as a way to weight loss, consider it as signing a contract with failure. A healthy and permanent weight loss is definitely possible if you are only disciplined enough to live a healthy life.
5. Patience is a virtue
They say that “Patience is a virtue” and this is especially true when you want to lose weight. Getting positive results may take some time since there are a lot of factors that affect your progress and thus it is very important to have the required patience to make it until the end. There will be obstacles on your way but if you take it one step at a time there is no reason to justify failure.
6. Visualize your success
One of the secrets of successful people is that they can visualize their success. They are optimistic and positive thinkers and this gives them enough power to meet their goals. This technique can also be applied in weight loss; Think positive and visualize your new self after you lose weight. Imagine how would you feel and how different your life can be and try to keep this image in your head during the process.
7. Keep yourself motivated
Remember the “List” that was mentioned earlier? This list will motivate you to continue eating a balanced diet and exercise regularly. You can now crash out the “I don’t like that I weigh 150 pounds” on your “Don’t like” section and replace it with “I like that I only weigh a hundred pounds” and instead of “I like that I am a happy person” on your “Like” part, you can replace it with “I like that I feel happier now”.
The key to permanent weight loss is by conditioning your mind to withstand the pressures of maintaining the physique that you worked hard for; condition your mind that you are a beautiful person inside and out and that you deserve to live a longer and happier life.
Guest post by Alex Chris. Alex writes about weight loss topics for many years now. His main moto is that in order to learn how to lose weight you need to have self-discipline and willpower. Anyone can come up with a great weight loss plan or diet, the difficult part is to find the courage to actually implement it.
Goals should be SMART – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Oriented or Time-Sensitive.
They have definite tangible outcomes.
What are goals?
Goals are visions, outcomes, objectives or expectations. There are big goals and small goals. Say you have a goal like ‘I will save $100,000 or (a specific figure in any currency) in the next ten years.’ Sure, it is possible. To reach that goal, you need to find out how much you need to save in a year for the next ten years, how much in a month and how much everyday. You need to make sure that you have the income and the expenses that support your daily goal. If not, extend your time frame or try to increase your income, or reduce your expenses to meet your daily goal.
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”…I read somewhere.
In a business, the executives develop the goals and communicated downwards. Involving all levels of organization enhances communication and increases commitment, dedication, involvement and motivation.
Write it down: It is very important that when you have a goal in your mind, INK it. If it is not written, it is not a goal. It is a dream, a wish and you assume no accountability to make it happen. Only when it is in the written form, it is a commitment, your mind will stay focused, and direct yourself towards the qualities of persistence, commitment and consistency to reach that goal.
Define/Specific: The goal should be specific. It is not, ‘I want to have lot of money in ten years”. What is ‘lot?’ Be specific, so you can divide further to reach daily goal. Goals must be concrete. Vague and ambiguous goals cannot be reached. Years ago, I wanted to buy a home and I was very specific – the price should not exceed $100,000, must have 3 bedrooms, and should not be more than ten miles from my work. After six months of intense search I found a condo fulfilling these conditions. When you’re specific you can narrow it down to exactly what you want, avoid all other distractions and proceed to accomplish it. Goals are specific measurable targets that are designed to clarify expectations, destinations.
Short term goals: Think of them as means to an end. When you have a short term goal aiming towards the long term goal, you see that you’re moving forward everyday. Short term goals eventually culminate to your long term goal because they are measurable. You can monitor the progress. What gets measured gets done. I remember my father had a budget goal and every night before he laid his head on the pillow, he would account for his daily expenses. He monitored it religiously. Goal setting also creates a discipline in you.
One step at a time the baby starts to walk. He doesn’t plan for a mile! Joggers and walkers start slow and go on increasing 15 min every two weeks. Slow and steady wins the race. We all know the story of’ the Hare and the Tortoise’. Keep at it. Don’t quit. “Inch by inch, it’s a Cinch’, said Loe Lionni, the famous children’s book author and a painter from Italy.
Realistic & Attainable: Goals must be realistic and believable. If you don’t believe you can achieve a goal, you won’t pay the price for it. Only when you believe you’ll choose to stay focused and do what you need to do to get it. When I was little, my brother would say, save a penny on the first day and double it daily and in a month you’ll be a millionaire, in fact you’ll have more than five million in 30 days.. This is mathematically fine but is not a realistic goal for a middle class person. First day a penny, second day 2 pennies, third day 4 pennies, fourth day 16 pennies, fifth day 32 pennies, sixth day 64 pennies, seventh day 128 pennies…do you get it? I could have tried for two weeks and repeated again for couple of times…
Goal should encompass are areas of life. Remember to set financial, academic, professional, physical, spiritual and relationship goals. Neither can you do one after the other nor can you get away without growth in another area.. All areas are interdependent. It will create a domino effect. In your life If you pursue higher studies when you’re working full time, make sure you spend few minutes a day with family members to avoid friction in relationship area. I would say balancing all areas of life an art of living. You should be able to achieve little bit of everything everyday.
In 2003, I made sure that I spent couple of hours a week with my old mother every week. It was important for me to spent quality time with her when she was old so that I don’t regret later. I was working long hours, going to school and still I inked an appointment with her every Friday evening and I remember she would look forward to that meeting. Now she is not in this world and I have no regrets. All areas need equal priorities. One is not more important than another. Do not compromise something for another. No goal is impossible.
Time or deadline: Define your goal and decide by when you want it. Deadline is important. We are inherently designed to set and achieve goals. Think about, when you wake up you have your own set of actions that you do like brush your teeth, wash your face, comb your hair, read newspaper or use computer, get to school or work and so on and so forth. You can call them chores, tasks, routine but these are daily goals, have become a habit and over the course of years they are on auto pilot.
On a holiday or weekends, you’ll not do as routinely as work days. Why? Because your brain is programmed to take it easy on holidays and there are no set deadlines. You wake up late, lethargic, may not do the routine things. Basically you slack, another word is relax, (it is ok to do it though) and then at the end of the day, you say ‘Time flies. Didn’t have time to do anything!!” is that true? But you had same number of hours on all days…
On the contrary if you need to attend a wedding or gathering on holidays, things get done and move on to the next goal, which is attend the wedding. This is a simple example.
Same applies to everything. When you have a deadline, you accomplish it. Definitely set up a time limit for your goal.. “Work expands with time” – said Cyril Northcote Parkinson.
Dream big, set goals, INK it and act on it with a definite deadline. You can achieve whatever you want. Nothing is stopping you from reaching your destination except the shackles that you put around you. Remember,
Goal + Timely Action = Desired Results
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Most times you find yourself in situations where you have to choose weather to pursue a goal or back off; you have tried other ways to achieve the goal but it all turned a failure. The fact that you failed in a game does not mean that you have been defeated; you only lost the game because you failed to feel some loop holes, which means you need to work a little harder to win next time. This is the same thing with setting and achieving a goal. This article has provided some tips to help you achieve your goal.
1. Name and Define the Goal
The reason why most people fail in their goals is because they tend to have and achieve so many things at a time. Goal-setting is not a random thing; it’s a slow and gradual process which when properly defined and followed up, gives you the result you seek. The first thing you should do when ever you want to set a goal is to name and define it, that way you will focus on the necessary means of achieving it.
2. Pray it Over
Weather you are a Christian or not, always remember that there is someone watching over you and your plans. Take it to him in prayers before you set out to enquire from people.
3. Take a little Tour
Do not make the mistake of acting on your own immediately you have named your goal; always make plans to visit some friends or relatives who already possess or have what you are aspiring to achieve. When you visit them try to ask them some questions about what they know of the goal and how they achieved it; also seek advice from them before you proceed. Make sure the people you will visit are people you can trust with your goal, if you don’t trust them give it a break and look elsewhere there must be somebody you can trust!
4. You and yourself
By this time, you must have known some good and bad associated with the goal, what you do next is to examine yourself by critically asking yourself if the goal is worth planning for, using yourself as a point of contact not the people you gained knowledge from. Use the knowledge you got from friends or relatives to view the worthiness of the goal from your own part; when your heart approves of it you can then proceed to the next step.
5. Draw up a Plan for Your Actions
This is where you design the way you want the goal to be achieved. If the goal ordinarily is a one-year minimum achievable goal and two years plus maximum, you can draw your plan to fit the one year plan depending on your target and available resources; otherwise be patient to work on it gradually for more than one year; goals of this kind are usually long-term goals with much expected result. Why it’s advisable to draw such plans is to be able to master your decision and stay more focused and devoted to it.
6. Dream and Keep a visual mindset on the goal
While you work on the plans to achieve the goal, dream it and always try to keep a visual mindset on it. You can do this by visualizing the things you stand to benefit from the goal when it becomes a reality; this will act as a motivation for you to keep up!
7. Keep it Simple
When you get to this level, learn to keep your actions and plan to yourself; you don’t really need to be broadcasting or telling everybody about your plans and actions until it becomes a reality. Learn to focus and not to be distracted by anything be it friends or family.
8. Have an Expectant Spirit
Keep an expectant spirit always, and keep your self in the loop by reading articles and publications to get yourself more informed on any change in trend.
The goal you specifically singled and worked on can never be a failure, so go on and name that goal and start using the above tips to see it come to pass!
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Short- term goals can be reached in days or weeks. Long-term goals usually take months or years. But there is a third type of goal setting called enabling goals. Enabling goals support and make possible the long-term goals. Enabling goals are stepping stones toward the long- term goal. They enable us to fulfill our vision for the future. Out of each enabling goals comes a set of short-term goals.
Suppose your long-term goal in your homeschool is to educate your child to the eighth grade at home and you want your child to have the best level of education possible. That’s a big long-term goal.
Long-term goals are often the most important to us and grow out of our deeply held values. The difficulty is these goals are usually far into the future. As a result, we have trouble staying focused and maintaining a positive attitude toward reaching these goals. This is why it is helpful to set up enabling goals. Enabling goals are mid-term goals, written to help achieve a long- term one.
An Example
If your long-term goal is to prepare your child for college, you can set up enabling goals for yourself and your child that support this. These might include:
- Attending workshops at conference
- Participating in discussion groups
- Arranging mentoring opportunities
- Increasing the amount of personal responsibility for learning
- Researching online for available college guidelines for homeschool educated students
The short-term goals come in when you take one of the enabling goals and prepare to bring it about. In the example above each of the enabling goals would have its own short-term tasks to fulfill it.
The Five Steps
1. Write out a long-term goal as a simple statement, as if it has already happened. For example, imagine what you would like for your homeschool in the next year? Read more living books could be your long-term goal. Write out a description of exactly what that looks like when you are doing that with your children.
2. Describe four enabling goals needed to achieve the long-term goal. Keep it to four. It forces you to keep the big picture in mind. Remember to ask yourself, ‘What will enable me to accomplish this goal? If you chose to read more living books as your long-term goal, what then are the four things that would enable you to accomplish this? Leave the laundry to Saturday? Have the older children read to the younger?
3. Take the four enabling goals and write out enabling goals for each of them. This is the key to making this approach work. How do you accomplish the sub-goals.
4. Establish a realistic time table for the four major goals and sub-goals. Very important!
5.These sub-goals become your assignments to accomplish. Add them to your calendar or lesson planner and do it!
Using enabling goals together with short and long-term goals will produce far better success in accomplishing your vision for your homeschool.
By: Sheila Carroll
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Have you heard the phrase before that you are the creator of your reality? When I first heard that, I thought it was a fascinating idea, but I never understood how the process actually works in reality until I came across the idea of setting intentions for myself. Everyday this process amazes me and the results are so exciting.
I’ve shared this insight with several of my clients and came across the same question. What is the difference between setting an intention and setting a goal? There is a subtle distinction between these two that makes a huge difference in the outcome and in the experience.
When we’re setting a goal, we think realistically. We analyze our current situation and plan out steps on how to reach our goal. Setting goals is based on reasoning and creating a plan. Setting a goal is very cognitive process of analyzing, planning and reasoning. We are in control of the plan and of all the steps how to get there. But as you know life comes between you and your goals sometimes. Something happens and you can’t do what you had scheduled. It is hard to stay on track because there are so many distractions. Can you identify with this?
There is another way of getting to where you want to be. Setting an intention is a similar process like setting a goal, but the difference is that you don’t plan out the way how to get there. You just intend the outcome and surrender the process to the universe. It is like making a wish. One requirement that the intention has is that it comes from your heart. It has to be something you really want. It does not come from the reasonable you but from the alive you. It is not created out of fear but our of love. If you’re aware of the battle inside of you between the heart and the mind you know that many times what the heart wishes for the mind destroys with many reasons.
Setting an intention is like setting the reasons on the side for a while and just intending with your heart the outcome of certain situations that would be exciting and inspiring for you. Try it out with little things first.
- Think of the day/week/trip ahead of you. What are some of the situations you will be facing?
- How would you like the outcome of these situations to be for them to be exciting and inspiring for you? Don’t worry if you don’t know how it could happen. Just think of what’s the most exciting outcome.
- Intend it, write it down, put it in safe place and then let it go. Release it in your heart to the universe and don’t worry about how it will happen. Just know that the process will be successful. Then you can go about your life having fun and not stressing about every step.
Seems so easy right? It is that easy, but some of the challenges that come up for people with setting intentions are really knowing what it is they want and letting go of the control over the process of reaching the outcome.
What is it that you really want? We have so many thoughts and reasons in our heads, influenced by the constant influx of information, people’s opinions, self-judgment and other factors. Sometimes it can be hard to know if we want something because we want it or because someone else said we should want it. So how do you know the difference between the two?
There is a simple tool to figure out what is your real desire and what is your “I should.” What you want and desire is exciting and inspiring. It comes right out of your being. What you “should” causes stress, anxiety and even depression. It comes from a judgment of how things should be rather than your creative self. So if you are setting an intention or a goal stop and really listen to your emotions. Your emotions and your heart, not your mind, is your guide to know what is right. If something feels right you’ll know right away.
Another challenge is letting go of control. We are so used to thinking that we are in control of our lives. We fear the unknown and create safety nets around us preventing us from falling down. These safety nets become so tight that pretty soon we feel like we’re stuck in the reality we created. But we are afraid of letting go because even though they choke us to death we know they are safe. Does that sound familiar? We want to be in control of every step on our way to our goals and this creates a lot of stress if things don’t go as planned. Letting go of control is about trusting that the universe will fulfill your intentions.
In the beginning it can be very hard, especially with our skeptical mind and all the reasons that it creates. But as you try this process more and more your trust in the goodness of the universe will grow. You won’t be feeling like you’re taking risks by letting go of your safety nets and you will understand that life is a great adventure and fun. Letting go of control creates space in your life where the magic happens. Then there is no more stress, no more worry. There is only peace and lots of love.
So get out there and start creating your life! Set some extraordinary intentions for yourself and enjoy the ride!
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If you know where you’re going then there’s a chance that with the right conditions you can get there. It doesn’t matter how intelligent, how dedicated, how inspired you are, you can’t get where you want to be in terms of BEING, DOING and HAVING what you want, unless you have goals that keep in you on track.
Why is that?
It’s because in the world you live in today, there is so much stuff trying to get your attention, that if you’re not careful and aware of it, it can easily take you in a direction you never would have chosen. For example, the television is a great invention, but does it control you, do you always watch what you want, or do you succumb to watching anything sometimes?
The television like other tools in life can be used to pull you into buying, spending time and believing all sorts of things. The price you pay is that one day you realise time’s passed you by and you haven’t achieved what you wanted, and you’re not even sure how it happened.
Goals are what you use to keep you going where you want to go, doing what you want to do. Like the most important things in life, there is an art and science to setting and achieving goals, by avoiding these top 5 mistakes you can ensure you reach your goals:
1. Thinking You Can Reach Your Goals With Enough Willpower.
Don’t wear yourself out, willpower alone won’t get you where you want to go, being the person who you were meant to be. Reaching your goals means taking small steps, knowing your priorities and taking daily action. It’s the accumulation of the steps and daily action that gets you where you want to go. And yes, you also need to be disciplined, determined and believe in yourself, to ensure you make that daily action towards your goals a high priority.
2. Not Knowing Why You Want It.
If you don’t know why you want your goals, you’ll get pushed and pulled off course by circumstances. Your goals represent your life plan, they’re a part of who you are. Make sure you know what you want and why you want it. You may say you want a certain car and have a goal plan to work towards buying one, but why do you want one? Explore the feeling of having the car. Human beings do stuff because of the “feeling”. What’s the feeling you’ll get from achieving your goal?
3. Unrealistic Goals.
Make sure you’re being honest about what’s achievable where you are in your life now. Otherwise you’re setting yourself up to fail. Be your best friend or Coach, if your goal is a big one, break it up into smaller goals. The more small goals you achieve the bigger your belief in reaching the end goal will be. Small incremental goals equals massive change and results in your life.
4. Don’t Confuse Activity With Achievement.
Reaching your goal is going to take “right action” activities. Figuring out the “right action” to take is what you learn to do when you’re moving daily towards your goal. Listen to your intuition and gut feeling and decide what is the most important activity now. Remember to be flexible, to review daily what you’ve achieved and decide what’s necessary for the following day. A goal plan must be flexible in nature so you can take notice of feedback and achievements along the way.
5. Doing It In Your Own.
The best performers, athletes and entrepreneurs’ in our world have achieved their success through the support of coaches, managers and people who believed in them. Goal setting is a process that can be learnt. Reaching your goals may mean you have to overcome limiting beliefs that are holding you back, this doesn’t have to stop you achieving whatever success means to you. There are people who can help you. Just ask, model people who inspire you, learn what they know, and then do it your way!
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1. Notice Quickly.
The sooner you notice that you’re off course, the easier and faster it is to make a correction.
This can be done by being super clear about what you want and constantly monitoring where you are in relation to it. Good metrics and feedback mechanisms can make a substantial difference and result in small corrections rather than lengthy and expensive ones.
2. Correction Without Invalidation.
Most people expend far too much energy making themselves wrong for being off-course. Winners spend little to no time being upset for not being further along or having made mistakes. They notice, they learn and they move on.
3. Get Back to Your Goals.
Many times we simply lose sight of our goals. That’s why it’s so important to be clear on them and to keep them in front of you. Write them down and post them where you will see them-often.
I recommend having your top three goals specifically defined, measurable, action-oriented (you have to do something to get there), realistic (at least to you) and timely (a deadline).
4. Revisit Your Why.
The reason you want to achieve a goal is critical. Reasons come first, answers come second. If you have a big enough why, the way to achieve your goal will become clear. And your desire will go a long way toward keeping you on track.
When you HAVE to have something, it’s a lot harder to get off track-at least for very long.
5. Set Your Priorities.
Knowing your core values helps you make better decisions. It enables you to become better at establishing your priorities (see our popular Core Values Course).
And when your priorities are clear, you’ll spend far less time agonizing about what you should do next.
6. Get an Accountability Partner.
Most of us are used to being directed by a boss or we work with a team of people who help us stay on track and be more accountable.
If this isn’t the case, team up with someone else and work on your goals together. It’s more fun, you’ll be better at keeping your promises and you’ll make greater progress. When you get off track, you’ll refocus more quickly.
7. Join a Mastermind Team.
Even better than an accountability partner is having a team of people who support each other in getting clear, staying focused and taking consistent, productive action.
We call our Diamond Club members an organized benevolent group of butt-kickers. Benjamin Franklin had his junto, companies have boards of directors; you should have your own mastermind team. They just work. To find out more about Diamond Club, go here…
8. Minimize Distractions.
Many entrepreneurs suffer from BSO syndrome (Bright and Shiny Objects). And we all get distracted by things that interest us and things we’re obligated to take care of.
But the more we can minimize them, notice quickly when they occur and then refocus, the faster and easier we will achieve our objectives.
A great acrostic for Focus is Focus on One Course Until Successful.
9. Make it Fun and Interesting.
The more fun we can make things, the easier they are to do. And the less chance we will be distracted by other interesting things.
Take a lesson from Tom Sawyer and make the whitewashing of your fence seem fun. A lot of times, it’s how we look at things that determines whether it’s work or play. Make a game of it. Enroll some other people. CHOOSE to have fun with it.
10. Become Confident in Your Plans of Actions.
Let’s face it, if we knew for sure that following a course of action would lead to achieving our goal, we would do it, right? It would be a lot harder to fall off the path.
One of the reasons why we don’t stick to something is that it’s not guaranteed that we will win. Most people have jobs because they know they’ll get paid at the end of the week-although even that isn’t so certain any more.
But if you knew for certain that if you took these particular steps in a certain order and in a certain fashion you would prevail, you would stay on track a lot better.
By researching, testing and studying successful practices, we can increase our confidence in our plans and activities. And the more confident we are that we will succeed, the more likely it is that we will stay on course.
Review these tips from time to time to help you stay on track-or get back on track quickly.
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In January, gyms and fitness centers were filled to the brim with eager “resoulutioners” ready to get started on a new year of being physically fit. Now, in March, you can hear the crickets chirp as the few remaining hangers-on work out in an almost empty gym. Have you fallen off your promises to yourself to be fit in 2010? Here are a few tips to help you get motivated and stay motivated:
Schedule Time To Workout
Make an appointment that goes into your calendar to work out. Don’t simply decide that you will work out at the end of the day if you have time… make an appointment with yourself and treat it like you would any other meeting. Your health is too important to skip. Consider working out at the beginning of the day, since our days tend to get more and more hectic as the day goes on.
Find Something You Like to Do
Hate the treadmill? Try the elliptical machine. Hate to run? Try swimming. Studies show that people doing exercises that they enjoy are much more likely to continue their exercise routine
Put your Money where your Motivation Needs It
Hire a trainer! When we spend money, we are more likely to meet our commitments. Knowing that you are going to loose money if you don’t show will likely cause you to make all of your workouts. Also, there’s nothing like a trainer to help you push your limits.
Join In
Having trouble with motivation to “show up?” Join a class, or join a sports team where people are going to count on you.
Take Advantage of “Unofficial” Workouts
Play tag with your kids. You’ll both sleep better tonight.
Park as far from the door of the store as possible and walk. The extra steps really add up.
Take the stairs. This is a no brainer.
Do your own yard work and house cleaning. Help an older friend or relative with this and feel even better.
Volunteer somewhere like Habitat for Humanity where the work is manual labor. Fitness and service are a great combination.
At work, deliver all of your things instead of using the interoffice mail system. You will get some valuable face time with your co-workers and burn some calories.
Whenever you need time to “think”… do it standing up, pacing, or by taking a walk.
Never sit to talk on the phone. Move around and get some quick cleaning or other small task completed. You’ll get something done, complete you phone call, and get some exercise.
By Adam T Jones. He also runs a website about Princess House Fanasia where you can purchase Princess House Fantasia kitchen ware.?
Did you know that most people don’t make goals – but those that do swear by them?
Guess which ones feel more in charge of their life?
If you have been struggling, like I did for years, with the concept of making goals… how to find a balance between going with the flow and feeling on purpose… and then how to stay feeling positive despite outcomes that seem to be contradictory you may find a few clues here….
1. START WITH LITTLE GOALS AND BUILD UP -
If you feel a bit funny about trying goals try little ones first.
One of my first goal’s list included a new pair of jeans that looked good. That may sound funny but when I got them and the other stuff on that little wish list my confidence grew enough to try something a bit bigger till now, where I draw whole written pictures of how I would like my life to be. And my life often re-aligns itself to that picture very quickly!
2. WRITE THEM DOWN -
90% of people don’t write down their goals, but if you ask ANY of those who do they will tell you that writing them down is the key to achieving them.
Once they are written down they just seem to happen of their own volition. Intention is a powerful things and once we write down something we start to really mean it! I think the Team takes notice!
3. KEEP THEM CLEAR -
Spend some time getting really clear about what you want. What does it look like, feel like and how would life be different with it.
It’s good to make a time frame for it and to take time to think how it would contribute to the world – rather than just making your life better.
And as for goaling to win Gold Lotto, it doesn’t really work – what you want has to be achievable by you, not by Lady Luck!
4. IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT THEN GO FOR THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU DON’T WANT -
Lots of people don’t do anything because they are not sure about what they really want. But they usually know what they don’t…. So, get clear about what is not working in your life.
For example; if you don’t like your job then figure out what you would like in a job; if you don’t like not being able to pay the bills then goal to pay the bills easily and on time; if you don’t like being alone make an intention to have a great companion.
You do need to be as clear as you can be. If you just ask for a great companion you may find a wonderful dog rocks up into your life. But then again, maybe that is perfect for right now!
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Successful people have always had clear, focused goals that guide them to greatness.
It took Thomas Edison thousands of attempts and thousands of failures over many years to invent the electric light bulb, but he new exactly what he wanted, and his goal kept him going until he achieved it The rest, as they say, is history.
Michelle Kwan had a goal to be the best skater in the world. Oprah Winfrey was an abused child who determined to make a better life for herself.
Successful people always have clear goals. Great musicians, great athletes, successful salespeople and inspiring leaders know what they want in life, and they go after it. Great parents work at it. No one becomes an astronaut by accident!
And yet the great bulk of people continue to drift through life with no goals at all, or with only vague dreams, hopes and wishes. No wonder we achieve so much less than we could!
For those who have not yet experienced the joy of setting and achieving magnificent goals, here is a powerful set of principles that have worked for thousands of my clients. They will work for you, too. I call them The 4 Steps to Successful Goal-Setting:
1. Decide what you want. Decide if you would rather have money in the bank, or that new car. Choose the life you prefer! You can’t have everything in life; but you can have anything you choose, if you will focus, pay the price, and pursue it with all your heart.
2. Clarify your values. Too often, people choose goals that are inconsistent with their priorities and daily behaviors. Do you value health, or comfort? Is financial independence a priority, or merely a wish? In a clash between your values and your wishes, your values will win every time. Be certain your goals are consistent with your most important values.
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