Saturday, January 01, 2022
It’s the last weekend of 2021/first weekend of 2022 and I am getting a feeling that I will be hearing numerous new year resolutions in the next few weeks.
Here are some of my predictions based on experience, and why MOST people never follow through on their “New Year Resolutions”
You set your sights too high and expect things to happen too fast / You set unrealistic goals and expectations.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTPeople want to lose 30 pounds but want to do it in a month (It doesn’t work that way, and when it doesn’t happen, people get discouraged and quit.)
I am not saying to avoid setting goals, just be realistic about how you will achieve them.
Instead of thinking about the total goal, break it down into attainable goals in sensible time frames. Reverse engineer and create bite sized tasks to accomplish weekly.
I like to encourage my members to focus on 1-lbs. per week and celebrate the small victories. Get to the gym 3x weekly, drink your water and get to sleep on time, are small steps that net you big returns.
Now you have an incentive to keep pushing forward and won’t get discouraged and quit when it takes too long to achieve the big victory. Results build momentum!!
Not only do you need to be realistic about how you will achieve them, but you also need a plan to be successful.
This is another reason why resolutions hardly ever stick.
You do not make a plan.
“I’m going to join a gym after the first”. You may have heard, or even said yourself, but then what?
Do you know what to do?
How to lift properly?
What kind of nutrition plan did you come up with?
How many times you need to go to the gym per week?
Are you going to hire a trainer?
Ya see, unless you are a member, or plan on becoming a member of Providence Fit Body Boot Camp you need to have all that figured out, or you will not succeed.
We are a done-for-you program, and all our members get coached on everything from mindset to training & nutrition, so all they do is show up, and all the guesswork is removed.
Getting fit requires a plan and execution to make it happen, and I see many people with great intentions fail because they didn’t have a plan.
Everybody wants to be healthy.
Just like everybody wants to be rich and worry-free.
It’s a better way to live.
But if it was easy, everyone would be a millionaire with six pack abs.
This is another reason why people don’t follow through with their resolutions.
It’s difficult, and if you don’t carry enough pain, don’t want it bad enough, or are the slightest bit lazy, it won’t happen.
Think about it.
To be successful at anything you must want it and want it bad. You also need to be willing to take the action steps needed. If you are comfortable or content with your income, and your health, you will unlikely try to push harder.
When you are in enough pain, you will work even harder to overcome and succeed.
Being broke financially, and broken physically will limit your options, and require you to work hard and follow through or suffer more severe consequences, but if you aren’t in this position and have other options you may not have the incentive to follow through.
Laziness is also another culprit in the demise of New Year’s resolutions.
We all have some level in us, and like I said earlier sometimes it takes a little pain to overcome hitting that snooze button or missing a workout.
Again, if you want something bad enough you will find a way, if not you will find an excuse.
So, instead of making big unattainable resolutions, aim for smaller targets and take smaller steps.
1. Focus on creating lots of good habits that will lead you to your ultimate goals and put plans into action to make things happen.
2. Celebrate the small victories and focus on the next steps.
3. Break down larger goals into smaller more manageable steps.
I tell people that setting goals is like climbing a big set of stairs. When you look at the top from the bottom it looks intimidating, but if you look at two steps at a time until you reach the top then look back at how far you have come, you will feel the satisfaction!
Committed to your success,
Matt
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