7 steps to your fitness goals

[faith*hope*love]

Let's take a look at seven simple steps you can take right now to move you rapidly along toward your fitness goals

I realize this may be boring to a lot of you. I can hear the groans and feel the rolling eyes but please hang in there. The following will do more for your training progress than any super secret eastern european periodization split ever could.

Think on paper: Only about 3 percent of adults have clear, written goals. These people accomplish five and ten times as much as people without written goals.

step 1
[ Decide Exactly What You Want. ]


This will allow you to prioritize so that you are spending the most time on high value tasks that move you closer to your goals.

step 2
[ Write It Down. ]


Again, think on paper. Written goals are a powerful thing. They have an energy behind them that helps you move toward them that unwritten goals just don't have.

In fact, you'd do even better by writing down your goals every day. Yes, every day. It will only take a few moments and will help you tremendously.

step 3
[ Set A Deadline On Your Goal. ]


Create a sense of urgency and positive pressure. Without a deadline you will procrastinate and do the little things that may damage your short term goals.

If you are having "after" pictures taken in three weeks then you are much less likely to swallow that bag of popcorn, than if you are just getting in shape... eventually.

This is why physique competitors get in such fantastic shape. When they enter a contest, they have a hard deadline looming in the future. They don't want to be embarrassed by showing up on stage out of shape.

Step 4
[ Make a list of everything you can think of that you will need to do to help you achieve your goal. ]


Leave nothing to chance. The more planning you do ahead of time, the more likely you will stick to the plan and achieve your goals. The more prepared you are, the more success you will experience.

Step 5
[ Organize the list into a plan. ]


Organize your list by priority and sequence.

Step 6
[ Take action on your plan immediately. ]


Do something. Get started. Start building positive reinforcement and momentum RIGHT NOW.

Step 7
[ Resolve to do something every single day that moves you toward your major goal. ] And with fitness, you have to, don't you? Whether it is your workout, eating five low carb meals, etc. you should always be doing something that moves your forward toward your goals.

Goal Setting & Motivation



If you continue to focus on and perform these 7 steps, you'll be amazed at the results you'll see with your fitness program.

[drosa75]

This should be a sticky...you def. deserve to be repped.

[boonie stomper]

Does a ROUND TUIT come with that?

(Just kidding!! If only I could apply this to getting my paperwork and house chores done!) This is definately the way you have to do it. But it is easier said than done... putting it all on paper, reorganizing & listing on paper...
I tend to skip that part but instead keep progress notes which collect as I go along into a messy pile, and they seem to help too. Would a voice recorder you can replay work as well?
Maybe this should go sticky!

[Ayria]

I'm a major procrastinator so maybe this will help me! I really need things to motivate me, I've never had a goal in my life, so learning to set them is a challenge for me. This post will help me a lot, I think! Thank you!

[choeve]

I don't even have the "round tuit" excuse anymore my friend that sits next to me at work made me one and taped it on my desk. haha

[faith*hope*love]

Writing down your goals , and reading them often daily, is much more effective then just saying them ,I have learned this from experience, not sure exactly why , but I know it works. I set small goals for every week and write down my goals then read them whenever I feel the temptation to cheat.

[iyamamaschke]

OH another good Point is start an Exercise Journal Put your goal for all to See that's what I did I am running my first half Marathon on May 21st this Goal ahs been long and I ahve been working towards it for a long time. I only got really serious when I had to write down every day my steps to get to that goal. Now it's reality 12 days AWAY OMGOSH!!!

Excellent POST

Sarah

[Kate113]

Thanks for posting. This really does help us accomplish our goals. I'm a writer, too.

[kkat55]

This was a great post!