Ready…Set…

This post is dedicated to my friend Pam who was a gifted writer and who loved to tell the story about the family in her building who insisted that she KEEP QUIET as they “were preparing to prepare to make dinner”.  This still gets a laugh from me and is timely as I prepare to prepare to start this 21 day journey. 

So it’s time to think about a goal.  Is there something you want to change?  Most goals seem to fall into the categories of More Of or Less Of. 

More peace; more laughter; more fun; more exercise, more healthy food, more time spent with spouse, kids, friends, more money

Less stress, less weight, less gossiping, less work, less negativity, less junk food.

There is some evidence to suggest that your brain responds more effectively to the MORE OF type goals.  So if your goal is to lose 10 lbs, you might expand it to include: have MORE energy; eat MORE fruits and veggies, move MORE.  We’ll talk about how to make your goal a SMART goal on day 1 of the challenge. 

Maybe you don’t have a goal yet but you feel like something needs to change.  This is the Contemplation stage.  You are preparing yourself to make a change. 

One way that we strengthen our ability to change is to plan ahead.  Choose a start date that works for you.   You can play along with me or you can choose your own start date.  Many of you have told me that you have nutrition or fitness goals which is one reason I decided to wait until after Halloween, why make it harder than it has to be right?

Let’s aim to begin on Tuesday November 11th, Remembrance Day.  I chose a Tuesday as employers believe it is the most productive day of the week, I also wanted to finish the challenge before the frenzie of the holiday season begins.  My number 1 goals is to publish one post per day which you can find here.  I may also set a fitness goal but I’m still in the contemplation stage on that one!  I’ll let you know. 

ACTION:  Over the next few days note what challenges you will face during your 21 day challenge.  Send them to me and I’ll make sure to address those challenges in the posts.  You can add a comment or send a confidential email, robin@lifeinspired.ca

Have a great weekend, see you Tuesday.