Setting Goals for Fast Results
As an ISSA and a
Parrillo Certified Personal Trainer, I often get asked by clients to help them
set goals. It's not enough to simply be on a nutrition and exercise program
there should always be a specific goal in order to achieve a specific result.
Goal setting involves more than writing down what it is that the you want. A
tremendous amount of detail must be put into a goal setting "workshop." Here
is what I have each of my clients do before we begin any type of exercise or
nutrition program. Follow these suggestions exactly as they are laid out and
see how focused you become and how much faster you progress towards your
desired goal.
Goal Setting 101
Workshop:
What allows people
do there best is when they have a specific goal that they are working to
achieve. Each workout, each meal, and each minute is spent striving to get
closer to that goal. It consumes all of their thoughts and excites them to get
up each morning and go for a walk, ride the bike, or lift weights. It guides
them toward having visions and images of the new person they will become once
have achieved what others, and themselves, once thought were impossible. It
determines what they will eat for their next meal, how they will get motivated
for their next workout, and enable them to wake up with a smile on their face,
knowing that you have come another step closer to your dreams.
Follow these
guidelines when setting goals and get ready to become FOCUSED:
1. Keep a daily
journal of your emotions, your progress, what you're learning, how you're
changing, etc.,
2. Writing down and
reviewing your goals daily has shown to be much more effective than simply
verbalizing your goals to yourself. You may want to show them to your spouse,
friend, or someone else in your life that will not let you forget what it is
your working towards. Just in case you're wonderingyes, you have to show them
to me also.
3. Setting specific
goals such as "I want to lose 30 pounds of fat" is much more affective than
general goals such as "I want to lose weight."
4. Write a
paragraph on why you want to achieve your goals. Read it aloud to yourself. If
it sounds superficial, then look for better reasons. The deeper your reason
for wanting the goal, the more you will do to achieve it. If your reason is to
look good for your high school reunion, then you probably won't get very far
before losing interest in exercise and stopping at MacDonald's for a Big Mac.
However, if your doctor said you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol,
and are at serious risk for a heart attack, then you have a reason that
hopefully will drive you to stick with a structured program.
5. Write a
paragraph on how your life will change once you've achieved your goals. How
will you look and feel about yourself? How will your relationships be
different? Will you be more productive at work? Will you be able to finally
get the job, or attract the mate you've always wanted? This part usually takes
some serious thought and may be somewhat emotional.
That's the ideaGET
EMOTIONAL! If you can't think of ways your life will change once you achieve
your goals, then I suggest writing in your daily journal how your life is
changing now that you've committed to the exercise and nutrition program
provided to you.
6. Write a
paragraph on how you will achieve these goals and what resources you will use
to help you get there. The people you will hire, the books you will read, the
etc. Put all of this together and review it daily. Be sure to change your
goals often. As you reach your current goals, new ones will need to be set.
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