Goals for the week: Baby steps!
Posted In: Goals July 14th, 2014 divider No Comments »So now that I’m slowly getting back to reality, I thought it was good to get back in a routine that sets me up for success.
It also marked the time to look back at my goals for 2014 and track my progress. I also had to update them a bit and I’m happy to say I’m on track for a successful year.
Here are my somewhat modest goals for the week:
- Two workouts per day: One mostly aimed at cardio and one aimed at flexibility/recovery. It could be as simple as a run and a short yin yoga session. I just want to make sure I get back on the flexibility train as travel and sitting has taken its toll recently.
- Clean up my eating: I’m promising myself two servings of veggies with every meal. It’s usually not a problem but making it a bit of a rule will surely help me ingest more of the good stuff.
- Early rising: In the less busy times of the summer, I have sometimes abused my freedom and not been as productive. For me, some structure really goes a lot way.
- 30 minutes of reading per day: I try to feed my body right and I want to feed my brain right as well. I’m currently reading the biography of Jay Z, the rapper turned business mogul. Very interesting stuff!
- 7 hours of solid sleep: That’s usually something that gets overlooked in health. The good thing now that I have my Basis band, it gives me a nightly sleep score so I can monitor it.
I learned it’s best to have manageable first/next steps. This is often one of the overlooked success factors, as I talked about in my recent blog looking at Beckhart’s model for change.
You need some baby steps, mostly to build confidence and a pattern of success. That’s usually why drastic diets don’t work, they are too radical and not sustainable.
One of the major reasons I’m sharing these is not to brag, it’s simply to make myself accountable. So thank you for indulging me and helping me a long. I’ll need you more and more this summer as I tackle some more challenges!