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What are your goals? This is a very common question that we hear in school, at work, and for our physical fitness routines. How important is it for you to set your goals? Well, you may think it’s not important at all but in fact it is the difference between success and failure. Therefore, you must decide whether it's important to you or not.


Since this is a fitness/health blog, we will focus on how to get your fitness goals established and accomplished. How to create a successful goal schedule that is manageable and gets you where you want to be. It does not have to be anything specific such as flat abs, or losing 10 pounds. It could be as general as increasing vitality and/or health, which, in my opinion is the best kind of goal to have.

The best way to begin is to write down your goal on a sheet of paper. Take a couple of minutes to do so now because it will help you become more focused on what it is you truly want. Writing down your goal is a constant reminder of where you are headed. Many people claim they have a goal but they keep them embedded in their heads without ever truly accomplishing them or putting them into action. We are going to go into depth about setting your goal and it is going to be difficult to have everything in your mind, so if you have not written down your goal yet, PLEASE do so now.

We will now go into detail about your goal. Take a moment to write down why accomplishing your goal is important to you. Think of as many reasons as possible and try to take into consideration the physical and emotional aspects of it. What happens if you do not accomplish what you are set out to do? Make sure you know what you lose by not getting what you want. For the example of fitness, if you do not reach your ideal health then the total opposite can occur: disease, sickness, stress, or depression. This can lead to big medical bills or emotional strain of not being able to enjoy your favorite past times. These are all sad but realistic examples of what may occur and they should motivate you to get up and get your goal accomplished. There are plenty other great questions that maybe added but these are a good start.
(Now you see why having your goal written down helps. So if you still have not got it on paper, make sure to do so now).

Now that we’ve got all that important information on paper, let's start setting the goal. The most efficient way to set a goal is to start small and then make them big. So have your daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and yearly goals set out. Break them down into as many small components as needed for your success. Be warned not to have an overall yearly goal because it's hard to reach something so far away without slowly working on a broken down set of goals. Once the small goals are complete, check them off and move on to the next. It is encouraging to do so with a highlighter so that once you open that paper or book and see all the highlighted items it will show you how much closer you are to your goal. Naturally, things may occur in our daily lives that may take us off track a bit and slow us down from where we are headed. Having all the goals complete highlighted may be encouraging enough to get you through that bumpy road.

The actual goal that you pick is not as important as the way you structure or plan to accomplishing your goal. So make sure to have a good plan set up.

If you reach your goal sooner than expected, don't worry you can always revise it and aim for more. Remember, there is always room for improvement.

NRW wishes you success on your journey of self improvement.
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