Ready, Step, Goal
Thought I'd share a new perspective on how to reach your next fitness and health goal since it's a hot topic as we head into the fall.
Whenever someone is embarking on a new workout or nutrition program the first question they are typically asked by the health or fitness professional is this:
“What are your goals?”
While I think this is a question important to any transformation process, I don’t agree with this being the most important place to start.
This approach tends to lead people down a path of big swings between success and disappointment. Setting a goal is important, but chasing that goal without knowing your true starting point can lead to continuous yoyo-ing or jumping from one program to the next all while not making the desired progress.
It places the cart before the horse.
I have another suggestion. Why not ask yourself this question first:
“Where am I in life, right now?”
The problem with setting goals before taking into consideration where you are right now is people end up setting goals based on the capacity that they think they have instead of the capacity they actually have.
The answer to the suggested question will give you more information on what you can actually achieve given the current resources, time, and capacity you have. Knowing this answer leads to more actionable steps.
Rather than trying to set a fitness and nutrition goal that will lead you down a cycle of lost time, money, and disappointment, ask yourself where you are in life in terms of the time and energy you can now commit to strive towards your goal.
If you honor what you need right now, you will catapult yourself into another realm later. ALL of your goals will be accomplished.
The added "icing on the cake" benefits to this approach:
It relieves the guilt and pressure associated with slip ups along the way.
Reaching your goals becomes much less of a struggle and a lot less torturous. (You may even reach them faster than you originally thought because you started with a more realistic assessment of your capabilities.)
Try this approach and see if achieving your goals actually becomes easier.
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