Happy New Year!
A bright shiney new year! And a blanket of snow to go along with it.
To all my friends making resolutions, I challenge you all to turn those resolutions into SMART goals.
Summary of the major points from the above link are:
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Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
Specific - A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific goal you must answer the six "W" questions:
*Who: Who is involved?
*What: What do I want to accomplish?
*Where: Identify a location.
*When: Establish a time frame.
*Which: Identify requirements and constraints.
*Why: Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal.
EXAMPLE: A general goal would be, "Get in shape." But a specific goal would say, "Join a health club and workout 3 days a week."
Measurable - To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as......How much? How many? How will I know when it is accomplished?
Timely - A goal should be grounded within a time frame. With no time frame tied to it there's no sense of urgency. If you want to lose 10 lbs, when do you want to lose it by? "Someday" won't work. But if you anchor it within a timeframe, "by May 1st", then you've set your unconscious mind into motion to begin working on the goal.
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You should also write your goals down, in SMART fashion, and keep it somewhere you will see the list daily! Also, I tend to find the following websites quite motivational: www.43places.com and www.43things.com . The first one is more fun, the second one more motivational, to me.
I don't really have any resolutions this year. I have a couple goals, all pretty much fitness related: touch my toes by Anni, be able to do 50 push-ups by year's end, be able to run a 5K in under 30 minutes and possibly finally get down to a size six. Those last two aren't as pressing though.
To all my friends making resolutions, I challenge you all to turn those resolutions into SMART goals.
Summary of the major points from the above link are:
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Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely
Specific - A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. To set a specific goal you must answer the six "W" questions:
*Who: Who is involved?
*What: What do I want to accomplish?
*Where: Identify a location.
*When: Establish a time frame.
*Which: Identify requirements and constraints.
*Why: Specific reasons, purpose or benefits of accomplishing the goal.
EXAMPLE: A general goal would be, "Get in shape." But a specific goal would say, "Join a health club and workout 3 days a week."
Measurable - To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as......How much? How many? How will I know when it is accomplished?
Timely - A goal should be grounded within a time frame. With no time frame tied to it there's no sense of urgency. If you want to lose 10 lbs, when do you want to lose it by? "Someday" won't work. But if you anchor it within a timeframe, "by May 1st", then you've set your unconscious mind into motion to begin working on the goal.
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You should also write your goals down, in SMART fashion, and keep it somewhere you will see the list daily! Also, I tend to find the following websites quite motivational: www.43places.com and www.43things.com . The first one is more fun, the second one more motivational, to me.
I don't really have any resolutions this year. I have a couple goals, all pretty much fitness related: touch my toes by Anni, be able to do 50 push-ups by year's end, be able to run a 5K in under 30 minutes and possibly finally get down to a size six. Those last two aren't as pressing though.