"Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” Pablo Picasso. Boy do I love this quote!
Good Monday Morning! Second week into the new year. How are you all feeling? How are things? For those of you with kids, how is it going trying to balance work and the kids schedule? What is one thing that you can today to just take a few minutes for yourself?
My kids are certainly back into the routine as I am back into crazy work schedule. Another hectic week at work, but I know that I will get through it. There is no other option. I am grateful though for still having a job. I know a lot of you out there are probably not having a great day or start of the year, or maybe are feeling really down today. I am sending you my thoughts and love and know that no matter where you are, you are not alone. Hang in there.
Pablo's quote above really got me thinking about what the vehicle of a plan and how important it is not just believe but act. We must act to achieve our goals. Time is going by and I don't know about you, but I feel a sense of urgency with my goals and intentions. I must act now.
How are you doing with your goals? Its so hard to practice what your preach and I too have my own struggles but I know that now is the not the time to slack or give up. Now is the time to keep the foot on the gas peddle and keep moving forward. Today is another new day and start of the week. If you have not quite kept up with your goals from last year, well don't dwell on it. Last week is over and start new today.
I read an article about sticking to habits from James Clear. He is the fabulous author of the book "Atomic Habits" an absolute must read. So in the article, James wrote that "people who explicit state when and where their new behaviors are going to happen are much more likely to stick to their goals. You can apply this strategy to almost any goal you can think of, and certainly to most health goals. For example, if you want to start a daily meditation habit this month, then you’ll be more likely to stick to your goal if you plan out when and where you’ll meditate each day".
How true is that. As I was reading it, I thought well if you want to reach your resolutions and goals, then writing it down will ensure greater success then just saying it out loud or even thinking it. It gives you a sense of self accountability. You are responsible to reach your goals and the way to achieve it or get you to actually stick to it and make it a habit is to write down when and where.
For example, for my workout this morning, I made a reservation at the gym for the 5:00am time slot. That way I know that I have a reservation and it will help me hold myself accountable to get to the gym. I also went and made the reservation for the rest of this week at 5:00am. Knowing my when and where, I have committed to sticking to my workout and that is my vehicle for my plan to get on the path of living a healthy life.
Another example, would be for me to set a timer or an alarm every night at 8:00pm to get to bed. By setting the timer, I ensure I go to bed early in order to wake up at 4:00am to get to the gym. Plus, I get my 8 hours of sleep. Once again my when is at 8:00pm and my where is get to bed.
Set up an appointment and commit to it. Know what your goals are and today starting with just one goal, lay out a plan as to when and where will you be doing it. Maybe its a reservation, a note on your calendar and when the time comes, actually act on it. This is the vehicle of the plan, knowing your when and where. Commit to doing this by acting on one goal and them continue to build.
I hope that you find these tips to be helpful. My goal, at least for this month, is to keep cheering you on with either tips, motivation or things to think about as you strive to reach your resolutions or goals.
May you find peace and happiness from my heart to yours!
Peace,
Monita
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