HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Well, 2014 is gone and we are ready to start fresh with 2015.  Before we move on I want you to take a few minutes and write down a few positive things that happened in 2014.  What goals did you reach?  What habits did you master or bad habits broken?  What were you able to accomplish that was positive?!!!  Give yourself a pat on the back!  Sometimes we dwell on the goals not reached when we really have made good progress.  Find the positive.  Find the good.  Let this energy fuel you for 2015.  We did great things in 2014 what can we do to build on that in 2015.  Where can we work a little harder?  I know we have already talked about goal but let’s do a refresher.  We should have long term goals and mid goals and short term goals.  When we think long term think 5 years.. 10 years.. 20 years.  Where do you want to be at each of those times?  These goals should be building on each other.   Sometimes these goals change a bit as we go but without a goal to shoot for in the present we tend to wonder aimlessly.   I want you to think of all aspects of your life.  This blog focuses on health but there are many things we can think of when making life changes and goals for.  So often our other goals depend on our health and the ability to function at our physical best. 

Now while thinking about these long term goals let’s make some goals for this year.  What do you want to accomplish?  Where would you like to be mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually?  How can you get there?  I often see people make a goal such as “I want to run a 5k” When in fact they hate running and really just want to lose weight.  If you don’t really want to run a 5k don’t make that your goal.  You might do that to reach the weight loss goal but those are 2 different goals.  You can train for a 5 k without losing a pound and you can lose weight without running a 5k.  So decide what your REAL goals are.  If you love to run or race make that a goal but if not what is your real goal?  As we decide what our real goals are we can make smaller goals each month or 2 to reach them.  If a race is what you want to do, how do you get there? If being able to play with your kids is a goal, how do you get there?  If being the best “you” is your goal what does that look like and how can you get there?  I’m here to help you with the question of “how do I get there?”, but I need to know your real goals.  This might take some intense thinking time.  Take that time, brainstorm, talk it out and write things down.  Don’t just write down something because everyone else is doing it.  What do YOU want?  It has to be what you want if you truly are going to be successful at reaching the goal.  If your husband really wishes you would run a 5 k with him…..ok, but what do you want?  What are YOU willing to work HARD for?  Where are YOUR desires?  Take time and make your goals this year real.