SUPER MUMMY
5 Keys to Making and Keeping Your New Year Resolutions
Yes yes, we now we are waaaay past the New Year and its
attendant resolution making waves but it’s never too late to help you ginger
your supermommy swagger and help you set (or reset) your resolutions fo the
year... So keep these tips in mind as you set goals for yourself.
1. Define the Win
Many people make mistakes of making very general goals
and never end up keeping them. It's one thing to say "I want to lose
weight", and entirely another thing to say, "I want to lose 50 pounds
by Thanksgiving."
Fifty pounds is a defined win. When you state "I
want to lose weight", you have defined a direction, but you haven't
defined a measurable goal line. How will you know when you have lost enough?
You can always make another goal later.
Here are some abstract goals that have been better
defined to understand a win.
I want to read more - I will read 12 books this year (1 book a month)
I want to eat better - I will eat a minimum of two vegetables a day
I want to exercise more - I will run 500 miles this year.
I want to be more generous - I will give away 15% of my income this year.
2. Make smaller goals along the way.
In football there are two lines that really matter. The
official goal-line where all the points are scored, and the first-down line
where a team advances ten yards and gets 4 more shots at the goal-line.
The smaller goal of the first-down marker is often what
really advances the ball and helps teams make it across the bigger goal-line
that counts.
Create smaller goals for yourself that you can achieve on
a weekly or monthly basis; these will help you achieve your bigger goal. If
your goal is to read twelve books a year, that translates into one book a
month. If you want to lose 50 pounds, that's roughly one pound a week. Make
smaller goals and celebrate when you've reached them.
Celebrating small successes along the way will give you
the momentum you need to reach your bigger goal.
3. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Your goal may be something huge like to quit smoking. Do
some research and consult some people or products that are geared to help you.
If you want to lose weight, don't be afraid to consult your doctor and even
sign up to meet a trainer at the gym. If you want to read more, ask someone you
know who reads a lot and ask them for strategy and tips.
4. Make the goal with a friend or group of friends.
If you are trying to lose weight, get your spouse on
board to exercise with you or to make a similar commitment to eat healthier. If
you are trying to read a book a month, start a book club. Have a friend meet
you at the gym 3 times a week. If you want to write more, start a blog and ask
your friends to follow.
5. Evaluate your results.
Set an end date and set aside time to evaluate how you
did throughout the year towards your goal. Every goal achieved and not achieved
is a chance to learn. Maybe you only read ten books instead of twelve (odds are
that's about nine more than you might have otherwise). Maybe you only lost 35
pounds (that's still 35 pounds!). Maybe you quit working out in February
because you got a cold and never went back. Figure out what went wrong and what
went right. Take the time to measure how far you have come and challenge
yourself with something new for the next year.
What kind of resolutions are you making this year?
~Pastor Jonathan Hill~
*Culled from the internet
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