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My new year’s resolution was to stop making them,What’s yours?If you are anything like me you’ve probably had it up to here with New Years Resolution tips. January diets and all the hype about setting your goals. (Especially if you’ve been reading all the women’s magazines.) I don’t want to read another article about setting goals! Everyone knows how to set goals. What I want is instant gratification! How can I get that? How do we actually achieve those goals?Almost every one I talk to has goals, short term and long term, big goals and little goals, and at Real we spend a lot of time working through goals with our clients .What I want to talk about today is the big gap between setting those goals and actually achieving them. Yeah, that’s the biggie, how many goals have you set, and then never achieved?
How many people do you know who are wanting for more, more money, more time, a better body, better relationships. How many people do you know who are completely unsatisfied?
If you can begin by removing some of the barriers, you‘re gonna get to that goal sooner, and so today lets go through some of those barriers. Time"I don’t have enough time."Think about this, we all have the same amount of time. Time is a fixed asset, there is no way possible to increase the length of our day by 1-5 hours. I’ve been to many time management seminars and not one seminar has taught me how to increase the hours in my day.
A helpful tip might be to change our whole misconception on time, and understand that when it comes to time management, all we really have to do is manage ourselves. Maybe make a log of all the tasks you do in a week, and find out where you are wasting time, look at your goal and realistically determine how much time you need to spend a week to make it happen.
For example if your goal was to be fit, then you would need to realistically spend about 3-4 hours a week or 30 minutes a day working on that goal. Tip : a good way to find extra time is to put a time limit on sitting in front of a screen. How much time is spent on the internet, email or TV, per week? If you don’t start taking note, it will take over your life. How much time do you spend on repetitive tasks, do you delegate in the family? Do you set boundaries on being a taxi driver to your teenagers? (My kids have to give me 3 days notice if they need me to taxi them, unless it’s an emergency) this teaches them to plan ahead, and stops me from feeling resentful.
Energy"I don’t have the energy!"Get this - most people think sitting still preserves energy! The truth is this is usually when you feel the most tired. The human nervous system needs to move to have energy and to a certain extent moving gives you a greater sense of energy.
Imagine what your life could be like with more vitality every day!How would you feel? What could you achieve?What can you do to cultivate vitality? Exercise, nutrition yes! Here are some other not so obvious areas to improve on to increase vitality.
Money"I can’t afford it"Take a look at what you can afford? Usually we just need to change some programming we have, and to revisit our priorities. Let’s look at some everyday costs and comparisons. 1 latte per day at work $ 20 per week or Gym membership $20 per week Muffin and Flat white $ 8 or protein bar and apple $4.50 Dinner out and movie $ 60 -$100 or-. Save for 15 weeks and buy treadmill Drinks on Saturday night $ 100 over the bar or see your nutritionist every 2 weeks and still save $50 per week... No matter what we earn, we always spend it. So make sure every dollar is an investment, in either your health or your wealth. Don’t wait to earn more, because you’ll still spend it. So there you go, 3 big barriersUnder each sub-heading Time, Energy, and Money, write a ‘stop doing list’ and write down all the things you need to stop doing to achieve your goal…. Now you should have the time, energy and money to get started. You may want to pass this on to someone you know, to show you care.Better still come and see a Real Nutrition Coach. We will help you succeed. |
 Life Changing I now see my nutritionist every Wednesday and she is one of the most important people in my life. She teaches me and mentors me on my long journey to losing 40 kilos of fat. She makes me feel very comfortable, like I am part of the Real Nutrition family. She fine tunes my healthy eating plan every week and tops up my nutritional supplements. She supported me to move to another gym and get a personal trainer to undergo regular resistance training and cardio sessions.To date I have lost 14 kilos of fat. I feel so healthy, strong and in control.I haven't been sick for months, and my doctor wants to take me off my blood pressure and cholesterol medication at my next 3 monthly visit. Nikki - Auckland Real Nutrition is life changing I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, after seeing a Real Nutrition Coach, my doctor can't believe the great shape I am in. My life has changed. Barry Souter |
