IT'S BEEN A HOT MINUTE....

Long time, no post.

It’s been a while since I was able to write a post. Between the holidays, being sick, family being sick, and all the things, getting a post put together just wasn’t at the top of my list.

Now that things are settling back into a more normal routine for us, it’s giving me time to think and evaluate.

What do I want? What are my goals? What am I trying to accomplish?

These are the questions we seem to ask every new year.

But for me, these are more than just “resolution” questions. I gave up on the idea of New Years resolutions years ago, to be honest. I never accomplished them, forgot about them within a couple of months, and they were honestly the same things over and over anyway – lose weight, get organized, exercise more, eat better, etc.

But I still believe in setting goals. I still believe in checking in with myself on what I’m trying to accomplish. I still believe in action steps leading to reaching my goals.

I’m just working on how to go about doing that. When faced with a crazy year full of ups and downs, it can be hard to focus and reach your goals.

That’s a big reason why health coaching not only focuses on the physical aspects, but also the mental and emotional. You can’t set a goal, but not create a plan. You can’t create a plan, and then not check in on how that plan is working. You can’t check in, but not have action steps, work arounds for obstacles, support and accountability, and the mental and emotional help as well.

All of these factors will determine success or failure. Sheer grit and willpower only take you so far, but those eventually run out, and having a cohesive plan of action will take you so much further.

So, if I have a “resolution” for this year, it is to work on my health coaching plan to help me with my follow-thru, regardless of the ups and downs life will throw at me this year. And I fully believe there will be MANY ups and downs in this coming year.

Having my plan is the first step to reaching my goals.

What's your first step?

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