Goals

Last night, I had the opportunity to go to Greenwich to speak to the staff at lululemon about goal setting. It was such a cool experience to speak to a group of people, working for a company that values that type of dialogue.

Each of you, by participating in The Challenge, has set a goal for yourself of completing 40 workouts in 30 days. That's great BUT let's take it a step further (you know me, I'm always asking for more!). Take some time over the next day or two to identify another more specific goal you have for yourself in the next 27 days. Remember, YOUR goals should be S.M.A.R.T...

Specific: Is your goal very targeted? For example, don't just say that you want to get stronger, say I want to be able to bench press 100 lbs.!

Measurable: Can you easily quantify whether or not you've met your goal? If you say you want to lose some inches from your waist, make sure your put a number to it! I want to lose 3 inches or I want to drop one pant or dress size.

Achievable: Your goal needs to be reachable and approachable. In other words, don't set an unrealistic goal.....aiming to lose 50 lbs in 30 days is just not realistic! A more achievable goal would be saying that you'd like to lose 10 lbs in the next 45 days.

Realistic: Is your goal realistic? If you have a goal of running your first marathon next month but have not started training for the race, you may need to push your time horizon out for achieving the goal.

Time Framed: Your goals MUST have a time frame!

Lastly, remember, YOU must have an emotional connection to your goal in order to make a physical commitment to achieving it. Keep it real and personal. The journey to create goals and achieve them is intensely personal so open yourself up to that thought process and have fun with it!

Have great workout today!