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Goal setting is an art. Most people have goals and most people have no idea how to achieve them. Some believe that simply having a positive mind will make all of their dreams come true. While achieving great results requires a certain level of belief, positive thoughts without an action plan are just that - positive thoughts. Research has shown, over and over again, that human brain needs some sort of a written plan with clear expectations and deadlines to be able to stay focused.
Simply writing down what you wish would come true isn’t enough either. First, you need to define your goals. But when you do this, be SMART. Have you heard of SMART goal setting before? If you have, great! If not, you’re in for a treat. This is a proven method to help define goals that are reasonable.
Keep reading to discover an easy and fun way to stay on track to meet your goals. Then, shop our full selection of fitness apparel and motivational workout clothes so you can look great while working towards the new you!
Writing “lose weight” on your list isn’t going to cut it. It’s a good start, but you need to be clearer. How are you going to do it? How much weight do you need to lose? When do you want to hit this number, what is the deadline? Who is going to be involved? What will it take for you to overcome the roadblocks that will inevitably try to sabotage your plans? Hiring a coach? Cooking more dinners at home? Be very specific.
So let’s say you decided you want to lose 20 pounds in 10 weeks and for that you will hire a coach. You’ve determined you’re going to start cooking at home instead of going out to eat everyday. So how can you measure this? Perhaps it is an extra 5000 calories a week that you’ve been packing on from going out to eat every day. Make sure you find a way to measure your progress to be able to define what success should look like.
Twenty pounds in 10 weeks is a hefty goal. A goal like this will take sacrifice and smart decision making, but it is possible. When setting your goal, make sure it is attainable. If you set a goal too high, it can cause additional stress and lack of motivation. You shouldn’t feel overwhelmed—setting goals and accomplishing them needs to be a freeing, successful feeling. If losing 2 pounds per week is too much, try to lose 1 pound instead. Celebrate even the smallest milestones by doing something you love, like going to a movie or shopping for ladies fitness apparel here at Dissident!
Make sure your goals are helping you move forward and make sense. If you are currently experiencing stress in some other areas of your life, it may be worth paying attention to those matters first and then focus on weight loss.
Nothing gets people working like a good, old-fashioned deadline. Give yourself a time limit. In the example of weight loss, make sure your deadline is 10 weeks from the day you started. You will be more productive and know exactly where you need to be on what day.
Now that your goals are set and defined, it is time to put in the work!
Even when your goal is set, you may still find yourself feeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to do in order to achieve your dreams. Instead of panicking and procrastinating, break your goal into small and achievable steps. To begin...
Get out a pen and paper, and start writing down small steps you need to take every day or every week to get where you want to be by your deadline. You may want to ensure you buy the food for cooking you dinners, hit the gym regularly, have clean and stylish workout clothes, and keep an open communication with your coach. Write these things down; this is a contract you create with yourself.
Your mind controls a lot of your success. If you believe you can achieve something, you can. Stick to your daily or weekly mini goals, record your progress and before you know it you will be at your deadline celebrating your success.
It’s going to be a struggle cutting out calories… it’s a lifestyle change. For a while, it’s what you have to do to accomplish this or any other fitness goals.
Time passes by every second. Is what you are doing today pushing your forward to achieve your dreams and demolish your goals?
Do you trust yourself? Most of us don't ask that question too often as we naturally tend to think that we all do. What many of us don't realize is that your level of self-trust can be different about different things. You may trust your instincts and yourself in some things, like driving your car or caring for pets, for example. But what about when it comes to making big commitments or decisions? Do you trust your intuition and reasoning to make decisions that are actually yours and makeYOU happy and not someone else?
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No matter how you handled yesterday, there is nothing you can do about it now. Whatever tomorrow has to offer has yet to be unveiled – and you have no control over it. The only time you can control is NOW – so bring your A-GAME and make the best of it. You may think you can just do it tomorrow – but tomorrow is a myth because there is always a tomorrow. If you are not going to do it now, then you may never actually get around to doing it. Make the best of the now and get right to what you planned to do. |
