The Tuesday Ten
1. Write down your goals so you read them daily, or sometimes even
weekly. If you read your goal over and over, you are more likely to
achieve them! Trust me. I write mine on my bathroom mirror and every
time I see them it reminds me that it was something that I Really
wanted for myself.
2. Make your goal achievable and positive. Don’t just say something
like “Exercise” be specific and say something Achievable (remember)
like lose 10lbs by thanksgiving. It isn’t a big step in a short amount
of time. Remember most changes take TIME, eating healthy again, don’t
say cut out ALL sweets, do something like cut out 1 type of sweets a
week, or month, ect.
3. Share your goals with friends and family. The more support you have
the more likely you are to have help to keep them. Some will want to
help you by watching your kids while you go to the gym, or helping you
make healthy eating choices when you go out to lunch. Get a group of
people to try the same thing. The more support you have the better the
outcome.
4. Don’t expect Perfection. You will mess up, there will be set backs.
Its ok. As long as you are moving in the same direction as your goal
you can succeed in keeping your resolution. Remember, every resolution
is like a hill, you have to go down before you can be on the up and
up. Slip ups are normal and part of life. They don’t mean failure.
Don’t wait for tomorrow, or the start of next week. Start getting back
on Track RIGHT NOW.
5. REWARD YOURSELF! That’s easy right? Make milestones and as you
reach them, plan something fun, whether it’s a lunch date, a new
shirt, a new book, a date night, or an activity that you have wanted
to do for a while. Rewarding yourself reminds you that you want to
keep going.
6. Make yourself a priority. You do enough for family, friends, kids,
and co-workers. Give yourself the care, knowledge, and attention that
you need to reach your goals. Take time to make a plan, research how
to achieve it, and visualize what it’s going to be when you do reach
it.
7. Remember that everything is a choice. It is your choice to make a
resolution, it is your choice to eat a burger instead of a salad, it
is your choice to sit on the couch instead of go for a walk. And every
choice has a counter. Ask yourself before everything if this
‘solution’ will really help you in the long run.
8. Keep a journal, write daily or weekly, but reflect back on it.
Keeping track of your accomplishments help realize you are making the
change you want to, and that each day you are moving forward.
9. Believe in yourself. You are your worst critic. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
10. And lastly have fun. If you have something your working on and
make it a chore rather than something fun in life, you are going to
get sick and tired of it very fast and give up. Change it up, think of
ways to spice things up, live your life each day with Passion for that
goal you are trying to achieve. And take time to breathe. Step back
and ponder on the progress you are making!
How to keep a New
Year’s Resolution longer than a month!
I think that the beginning of every year people everywhere are
honestly wanting to become healthier, better themselves, and come up
with ideas to see a big change in their lives for the next year. I
know I have honestly made resolutions each year that I swore I was
going to keep, and I did good for a while and as soon as I had a
setback I completely lost hope or figured I had already bombed it and
gave up completely. Have you done that? Well think about these ways to
keep resolutions and either make new ones, or tweak yours so they fit
in these categories.
Year’s Resolution longer than a month!
I think that the beginning of every year people everywhere are
honestly wanting to become healthier, better themselves, and come up
with ideas to see a big change in their lives for the next year. I
know I have honestly made resolutions each year that I swore I was
going to keep, and I did good for a while and as soon as I had a
setback I completely lost hope or figured I had already bombed it and
gave up completely. Have you done that? Well think about these ways to
keep resolutions and either make new ones, or tweak yours so they fit
in these categories.
1. Write down your goals so you read them daily, or sometimes even
weekly. If you read your goal over and over, you are more likely to
achieve them! Trust me. I write mine on my bathroom mirror and every
time I see them it reminds me that it was something that I Really
wanted for myself.
2. Make your goal achievable and positive. Don’t just say something
like “Exercise” be specific and say something Achievable (remember)
like lose 10lbs by thanksgiving. It isn’t a big step in a short amount
of time. Remember most changes take TIME, eating healthy again, don’t
say cut out ALL sweets, do something like cut out 1 type of sweets a
week, or month, ect.
3. Share your goals with friends and family. The more support you have
the more likely you are to have help to keep them. Some will want to
help you by watching your kids while you go to the gym, or helping you
make healthy eating choices when you go out to lunch. Get a group of
people to try the same thing. The more support you have the better the
outcome.
4. Don’t expect Perfection. You will mess up, there will be set backs.
Its ok. As long as you are moving in the same direction as your goal
you can succeed in keeping your resolution. Remember, every resolution
is like a hill, you have to go down before you can be on the up and
up. Slip ups are normal and part of life. They don’t mean failure.
Don’t wait for tomorrow, or the start of next week. Start getting back
on Track RIGHT NOW.
5. REWARD YOURSELF! That’s easy right? Make milestones and as you
reach them, plan something fun, whether it’s a lunch date, a new
shirt, a new book, a date night, or an activity that you have wanted
to do for a while. Rewarding yourself reminds you that you want to
keep going.
6. Make yourself a priority. You do enough for family, friends, kids,
and co-workers. Give yourself the care, knowledge, and attention that
you need to reach your goals. Take time to make a plan, research how
to achieve it, and visualize what it’s going to be when you do reach
it.
7. Remember that everything is a choice. It is your choice to make a
resolution, it is your choice to eat a burger instead of a salad, it
is your choice to sit on the couch instead of go for a walk. And every
choice has a counter. Ask yourself before everything if this
‘solution’ will really help you in the long run.
8. Keep a journal, write daily or weekly, but reflect back on it.
Keeping track of your accomplishments help realize you are making the
change you want to, and that each day you are moving forward.
9. Believe in yourself. You are your worst critic. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
10. And lastly have fun. If you have something your working on and
make it a chore rather than something fun in life, you are going to
get sick and tired of it very fast and give up. Change it up, think of
ways to spice things up, live your life each day with Passion for that
goal you are trying to achieve. And take time to breathe. Step back
and ponder on the progress you are making!
Guest Post by Shayna Larson
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