Lent began nearly a week ago now. Lots of people give up seemingly simple things for Lent - food, alcohol, TV. I decided to give up procrastination in order to make progress on my goals for the year.
My goals are also seemingly simple. Lose 20 pounds. Blog more consistently. Put together and publish a book or books based on my blog posts from 2012-2017.
And there are times I blaze along on these goals. Other times, I seem to fall off the path and wander about lost in the haze of other temptations, mainly binge-watching TV or being caught in the trap of scrolling an internet feed.
So, I am recommitting to giving up procrastination for progress.
One of today's goals is writing and posting this blog post. Another one is clearing a space to do yoga and pilates. A third is to actually do either yoga, pilates, or Qi Gong (all of which I have videos for - and equipment).
What are you giving up to make progress on your goals? Or should I ask what are you willing to give up to make that progress?
Until next time, Namaste!
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Sunday, February 4, 2018
MaXIMIze - Intentions and Goals
In our office safety meeting last month, I gave a presentation that included the following information:
Recognizing your sphere of control, your sphere of influence, and those things outside of both that you can do nothing about. Once you realize the only person you can truly control is yourself - and that is where you should put your energy, and you can make the distinctions of control and influence, you can let go of that which you can't control and focus on that which you can.
This will help with setting intentions and being able to achieve your goals.
Another thing that helps with doing this is being able to set realistic goals. Realistic goals follow the SMART model:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Results-Focused
Time-Bound
Examples I gave included losing weight, saving money, posting to this blog, and publishing a book or several books based on the my posts from 2012 to 2017. Each of those is broad enough to be considered an intention, until you apply the SMART model to it. We'll use losing weight as an example:
Intention: Lose Weight
Specific - how much weight? 20 pounds
Measurable - Did you meet your goal at the end? Are there milestones you can set/track?
Achievable - is this achievable during the timeframe set?
Results-Focused - Are you making progress toward your goal in the timeframe set? If not, what do you need to do to get back on track and move forward? Or, do you need to readjust your target?
Time-Bound - By when? December 2018
Once you've laid out your intention, and turned it into a goal (or goals, depending), then you can focus on the actions you need to take in order to work toward the desired result. Those are the concrete, measurable steps you can take and track in order to meet your goals. One foot in front of the other, as the saying goes!
Also, in order to reach your goals, you want to focus on reward, not punishment. You want to recognize your milestones along the way, and celebrate those successes. And, if you fall behind, you want to simply start again by getting back up and taking it one day at a time. If need be, reassess your goals and adjust them.
I will close this post with something I found on Twitter today, posted by Mindfulness Wellness (@HealingMB):
S - see your goal
U - understand the obstacles
C - create a positive mental picture
C - clear your mind of self-doubt
E - embrace all challenges
S - sacrifice free time
S - show the world you can do it
F - feed your focus
U - utilize all opportunities
L - learn from all failures
Coming up in future posts, we will talk about Manifesting Your Vision!
Until next time, Namaste!
Recognizing your sphere of control, your sphere of influence, and those things outside of both that you can do nothing about. Once you realize the only person you can truly control is yourself - and that is where you should put your energy, and you can make the distinctions of control and influence, you can let go of that which you can't control and focus on that which you can.
This will help with setting intentions and being able to achieve your goals.
Another thing that helps with doing this is being able to set realistic goals. Realistic goals follow the SMART model:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Results-Focused
Time-Bound
Examples I gave included losing weight, saving money, posting to this blog, and publishing a book or several books based on the my posts from 2012 to 2017. Each of those is broad enough to be considered an intention, until you apply the SMART model to it. We'll use losing weight as an example:
Intention: Lose Weight
Specific - how much weight? 20 pounds
Measurable - Did you meet your goal at the end? Are there milestones you can set/track?
Achievable - is this achievable during the timeframe set?
Results-Focused - Are you making progress toward your goal in the timeframe set? If not, what do you need to do to get back on track and move forward? Or, do you need to readjust your target?
Time-Bound - By when? December 2018
Once you've laid out your intention, and turned it into a goal (or goals, depending), then you can focus on the actions you need to take in order to work toward the desired result. Those are the concrete, measurable steps you can take and track in order to meet your goals. One foot in front of the other, as the saying goes!
Also, in order to reach your goals, you want to focus on reward, not punishment. You want to recognize your milestones along the way, and celebrate those successes. And, if you fall behind, you want to simply start again by getting back up and taking it one day at a time. If need be, reassess your goals and adjust them.
I will close this post with something I found on Twitter today, posted by Mindfulness Wellness (@HealingMB):
S - see your goal
U - understand the obstacles
C - create a positive mental picture
C - clear your mind of self-doubt
E - embrace all challenges
S - sacrifice free time
S - show the world you can do it
F - feed your focus
U - utilize all opportunities
L - learn from all failures
Coming up in future posts, we will talk about Manifesting Your Vision!
Until next time, Namaste!
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