Can you believe it? It's 2013!!! Take that Mayan calendar! But no, seriously, where does time go???? As I sit and marvel at the speed of life, I can't help but praise God for giving me the strength and idea to move forward with his plan for me because it allows me to savor my time with Lleyton and KC, not wish it hadn't passed already! That being said, I have to admit...while I absolutely love being home part-time, it's been a hard adjustment thus far! Starting a new contract position two days a week, trying to build out my business, and figure out how to work from home while keeping in mind my main role ("mommy") has been overwhelming to say the least! (And for those of you who know me personally, you know that I'm a perfectionist and always go, go, go...so I'm sure you can imagine my angst!) Regardless, it's helped me do what we all need to do at the first of the year: set smart, WHOLE, wellness goals! What do I mean by that? Let me explain:
Yes, it's important and also admirable to set smart (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, & time-focused) fitness, nutrition, stress, weight loss goals...but we all know there's more to life (especially our modern day, fast-paced, too-many-things-to-juggle lives) than just these! Am I right?! If we're employees, we have a job to do to get paid. If we're parents, we have kids to tend to before we tend to ourselves. If we're students, we have homework to do, papers to write, projects to meet deadlines...and most likely work on top of it all, too!
As a dear friend of mine kindly reminded me just last week, you have to keep in mind all the "buckets" of your life. For me, there's my 1) God bucket, 2) mommy & wife bucket, 3) ME bucket 4)contract work bucket, 5) FitKO Health bucket, 6) Beachbody bucket, 7) Wellcoaches bucket, 8)Wellness Ministry bucket and finally, 9) a social life bucket! Again, being the perfectionist that I am, I talk myself into believing I'm a "failure" if I don't fill every bucket every day...but that's just not reality, nor is it possible to do...unless I inherit Super Woman's powers...or just choose to be totally burnt out every waking moment (which would probably be 22 hours a day) for the rest of my life! So here's what I did, and I recommend you do, too...
1. Set an overall wellness vision that encompasses all of your buckets. Be detailed, be specific, write it down, and keep it somewhere that you will be reminded of your wellness vision for your life each and every day! Say your vision out loud a couple times to yourself or your support person. Think of all the strengths, values, and support systems you possess that will help you attain this vision.
2. Set smart three-month goals that will help you on your way to your wellness vision. Again, be detailed, be specific, write them down, and keep them somewhere so that they are just in your face!
3. Every week (pick a starting day...I always choose Monday because it's easiest for me to remember), schedule time for you to review your vision & three-month goals. Start your session by thinking about the BEST part of your week last week; all the positivity that was brought forth, all the strength you contributed, etc. Next, look at your three-month goals, then look at your upcoming schedule this week and assess your needs, wants, desires for your health and your wellness vision for that week alone. Which of your buckets does that need fall into (it can be more than one, but don't say "all of my buckets" because that will defeat the purpose)?
4. Set smart weekly goals (1 but no more than 3) that you feel you could confidently meet (confident= a 7 or higher on a scale of 10) to fill that bucket (or two)!!!! But to best determine confidence, you need to first assess what challenges you might face that coming week as you drive to meet your goal, and then strategize how you are going to overcome those challenges should they arise!
5. Remain positive! If you set a goal to exercise for 30 minutes during your lunch break on Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, but you only were able to do so two days of the three...FOCUS ON THE SUCCESS! You met your goal 2 days of the 3!!!! Then examine how you felt when you worked out those two days. What were the support systems in place, what was your mindset, how did you overcome challenges to make sure you met the goal those 2 days? FOCUS ON THE SUCCESS! And use it as a learning experience to best meet your goal the following week!!!!
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