Your lifestyle determines so much about who you are as a person, the kind of goals you tend to make, and ultimately the kind of habits that exist behind these goals. For a really long time I believed that achieving anything in life was simply a matter of determination, perseverance, and of course motivation.
Turns out it takes a lot more than that!
Have you ever found yourself setting the intention to achieve something, but as soon as you get a good rhythm going you just stop? For example, maybe you create an exercise routine that works best for you and a daily schedule of when to exercise, you stay at it for about a week or two, and then you just stop. Was it lack of motivation? Were you not determined enough to reach that goal? Did you not have the willpower to just power through until you got to the end?
Was it all of this or maybe none of it?
The answer is yes, it was all of this. You lost motivation, your determination decreased, and with each passing day you essentially “gave up” on reaching that goal your perseverance slowly disappeared. But was that all that it was? No. What else was missing? The habits behind maintaining it all.
We like the idea of just diving into something and being able to do what it is we came to do. However, the reality is no matter how determined or motivated you are to achieve something, if that spirit is not backed by healthy habits to keep you going when times get tough, you’re ultimately going to fail.
The good news is that it’s never too late to start putting in place those healthy habits to stay on track with all your goals. Here’s how you can start creating those healthy habits today! [Read more…]
Do you understand the importance of taking care of yourself? The reason why in order for us to give our best to those we love we must ensure we are doing the same for ourselves? Do you know what it means to take care of yourself?
Let’s face it. We all set goals with the intention of achieving them. We do so well when we’re by ourselves and its only US working on our goals. We have no one to question why we’re doing what we’re doing, if it’s really working, why we felt now was the time to make these changes, etc…
Do you track your habits? Both the good and bad. Are you aware of the many different ways our habits may be impacting us? Not just with our goals but also through our mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health as well.
Are you the type of person who sets a goal and then work hard towards it until you’ve achieved it? Or maybe you set a goal, works towards it, but when you don’t see the results you desire you completely abandoned ship? Or maybe you’re neither? Maybe you just sort of say out loud all the things that you want for yourself but you can’t seem to back it all up with action?