Do you set fitness goals, but consistently avoid and don’t complete them? It could be due to MEANING-less goals.
Sometimes when setting goals, especially fitness goals, we forget to step back and look at how the goals we choose fit into our life, lifestyle, and relationships.
3 Reasons Why You Are Not Completing Your Goals
1. Congruency: Is the goal what you really want? Is it in alignment with what’s important to you? When your goals don’t agree with your deepest self, you usually find a way to sabotage yourself.
To test your goal (one at a time), ask yourself these questions:
a. On a scale of 1-10, how important is this fitness goal to you personally?
b. How does this fitness goal align with your values (what’s important to you)? If you don’t know what your values are, ask yourself, “Who do you want to be and why do you want to be that way?”
c. Picture yourself after you have accomplished your goals. What is it like? What are you wearing? What are you doing then that you feel you can’t do now? What would be different?
If you can’t answer any of these questions, or your answers are not favorable, then your goal may not be inspirational, meaningful, or important enough to you.
2. Consider unexpected personal and family challenges. What unexpected challenges, obstacles, might come from taking action toward your fitness goals? Do you have the time, energy, and commitment in your life for this goal right now?
a. What other areas of your life ( social, intimate, spiritual, recreation/fun, friendships, career) might be affected by this change?
b. Where does this fitness goal fit in with your priorities and lifestyle?
c. What is the price of making this change? Are you willing to pay the price?
d. What is good about your current situation? Are you life choices positive or negative for your health?
e. How can you keep the good aspects of your current situation while making the changes you desire?
3. Relationship impacts. How will working toward and achieving your fitness goals affect important others in your life?
a. Who else will be affected by your fitness goal? How does this affect how you feel about your goal?
b. What will others think about your goal? How will they react?
c. How might your life be better with this new fitness goal?
d. How might your life be worse by working towards your fitness goal?
In summary: We often underestimate the time, energy, and commitment necessary to reach life goals. When you test your goals, you increase your chances of gaining a successful life and body.
What are your New Year’s resolutions, and how do you plan on achieving them?
Feel free to leave your answer in the comments section below
Pamela Brown
