Own It Work It
So how exactly will setting goals help you take control of
your life? Well that is simple, setting
goals allows yourself to grow and learn as an individual. However, the best piece of advice I could
give anyone is to set realistic goals; easy enough goals that you know you will
be able to accomplish but hard enough to where you actually do have to put some
effort into to make a difference.
One of my goals is getting organized this year. Yes it seems like an easy goal, an attainable
goal, but I will have to put in work to make it happen. My mess is not going to organize itself. So even though it seems as if it’s a simple
goal, it is still a goal regardless of how simple or how easy it is to
attain!
Vision
Okay so I know I should set realistic goals, now what? Well for me I have to visualize what I
want. What is my vision? What is it that I want to accomplish? What would I like to do?
When setting goals, I recommend not putting a deadline on them. I say this only because if I
put a deadline on a goal and did not complete
it in time I feel as though I have failed although I did accomplish the
goal but at a later date. So for me,
putting deadlines on a goal discourages me, and makes me focus on the negative instead
of the positive. And plus, LIFE
HAPPENS and things don’t always work out as I have hoped or
planned. It just merely means I have to
adjust and rethink my strategy, not put another deadline on something!
Make a Strategy and
Plan
The next step for me in setting goals is to understand how I
am going to go about reaching my goals.
The easiest way for me to make a strategy is to use baby steps. I don’t rush straight into it, or take on a
big goal all at once. I gradually work
up to the goal. Yes, it may take me a
while to reach my goal, but ultimately in the end I will reach my goal no
matter how long it took me!
With that said, I know what baby steps I have to take so
next is making a plan to reach my goals.
For example, my goal at the moment is to lose at least 10% of my body
weight. I can’t lose 10% all at one
time, I have to make baby steps and the only way I can gradually make a
difference is to take one baby step at a time.
Therefore I have planned a weekly schedule of fitness routines to help me reach
that goal! So my baby steps right now
are: at least 30 minutes of physical activity 5 days a week until I reach my 10%!
Then I start with a new goal.
Motivation and
Determination
So with like everything else, I get restless after the same
old thing day after day. But I find it
very motivating to use my creative skills to help me stay on track. I make motivational boards to visually remind
me of what I am doing, and to keep going!
Determination, well that just takes full blown will
power!! At the very beginning of my
getting healthy journey, I didn’t tell myself “I will do this” but “I have to
do this!” Telling myself I have to do
something makes me accountable and determined and more out to prove to myself
that I will make it happen no matter what.
Losing my baby most definitely motivated me and keeps me determined to
get healthier!
But everyone who knows me knows they better not challenge me
because I will show them up! And when people say that I can’t do something, oh
they better watch out cause my inner bad bitch comes out and proves them wrong! So basically this is a challenge within me. My inner self is saying “Ha, ha your not
going to do it!”, and my determined bad ass bitch self is like “Oh, yeah just
watch me!”
So for me setting and sticking with goals takes will power,
will power that I thought I did not have!
And the fact that I am accountable for my own actions, well that’s
enough motivation for me to keep at it. I
can say yeah, I lost 10% of my body weight because I did it! No one else shed
the pounds. I had to work my ass off to
make it happen. So now what! So setting goals also makes me accountable
for my actions!
By envisioning what I want to accomplish, I stay on track
and keep planning ways to make my goals a reality! Then with tough determination and creative
motivation, I can keep my plan and goal into focus!
