Score a Goal!
I’m taking some time to publicly declare my personal goals for the year. I’ve also gone through the trouble to take a look at goals I’ve made in years gone by. So far, my track record is not great as far as actually reaching the goals that I’ve set for myself. Why is that? Sometimes the goals were unrealistic considering what was going on in my life at the time. More often than not I just did not take the time to keep the goal in the front of my mind and to track my progress. Instead it got tossed aside into the closet of Forgotten Dreams and ended up on the bottom of the junk pile. No one ever asks me about all of the forgotten dreams because I never told anyone about them! I totally missed the opportunity gain valuable supporters who could have cheered me on and encouraged me when I felt like giving up. Well, not this time. I have friends, family, my online communities, my clients and my clients-to-be. I believe in being totally authentic, in practicing what I preach. I’ve been taking small steps to total wellness over the last couple of years. This year, I am going to make a giant leap.
So, this year, the following things are on my agenda:
1.) Reduce my waist size by 5-8 inches by July 1, 2010.
2.) Run a 10K on May 8, 2010.
3.) Maintain a PCOS-friendly fertility diet that includes 4-6 servings of vegetables per day plus supplements to decrease my PCOS symptoms and improve my overall fertility.
4.) Begin IVF process in April, 2010 – before my 35th birthday, and be healthy enough to do it.
5.) Be able to buy clothes in ANY store I choose by July 1, 2010.
Those are my ultimate goals for the year. I’ve decided to break it up into smaller goals for each month, to make it easier to achieve the bigger ones. So for this month, I am going to maintain a regular schedule each week that includes regular times for exercise, work, and relaxation. I will get up each morning at 6 am in order to run before the day begins. I will do this 6X per week and allow myself one day off. I will go to bed at the same time each evening in order to promote better sleep. I will engage in strength training 3-4 days per week in the afternoon. I will eat 5 servings of vegetables per day and maintain a 1500 calorie per day diet and re-evaluate on February 1. I will write down what I eat each day and journal about my experience. My pants will be loose on February 1, 2010.
All of these goals are realistic. I want to lose fat and be as healthy as I can be. I want to work my way toward being “athletic”, something I have never been. Life is busy and hectic, and I am sure that I will not do things 100% perfectly. That’s OK. I am setting both my personal and professional goals high. Research shows that the higher you set your goals, the more you achieve. So, screw being 1 size smaller, losing 10 lbs, and running a 5K! Though I am keeping my personal and professional goals separate, they do intertwine. I want to be more comfortable on camera when doing my own videos and for when I make television appearances, so that involves continuing to lose fat and gain muscle. I want to experience fertility treatment along with my clients during my Fertile Attraction group, so I want to get healthy enough to have a running chance at IVF working. Basically, the healthier I am, the more I will be able to give my business. They are indeed connected.
So, if you have some things to accomplish this year, outline some clear, concise goals. Make them a stretch for you but keep them realistic. Make sure it is measurable – you must be able to track your progress. Take that first step by sharing your goals on this post – make them public! Let’s do this together! Please comment – let’s keep each other accountable!
