When your long term goals feel a bit daunting, it is of great benefit to set short term targets to focus on; some of which might be related to Non Scale Victories, some directly related to the scale.
Many of you might be familiar with the concept of SMART goals because of your career or business aspirations. This concept can easily be applied in the area of health and wellness. The SMART framework is an effective strategy for creating and focusing on more specific and attainable goals. Additionally it provides benchmarks against which you can measure your progress — if you have a larger, more daunting goal, smaller steps can help you remain motivated. SMART goals are important to set as they:
When you make goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely, you're increasing your odds for success by verifying that the goal is achievable, identifying the metrics that define success, and creating a roadmap to reach those metrics. If your goals are abstract, if you don't know what it will take to achieve success, or if you don't give yourself a deadline to complete steps, you may lose focus and fall short of what you want to accomplish. For example, perhaps you have a long term goal of losing 65lbs, completing your first marathon, breaking your 5x per week beer habit and getting off the blood pressure meds you’ve been on for 10 years. That’s a life transformation for sure and will require a lot of determination, patience and a tenacious drive. Sadly, many would set out towards this all encompassing long term goal through diet & exercise and lose steam very quickly as it’s too much of an undertaking. Perhaps your first SMART goal is to walk 7,000 steps per day. Ask yourself:
Map it out by answering the questions shown on the meme next to each letter of the acronym, and off you go towards your first SMART goal! When you achieve it, set your next SMART goal and off you go again. As you are focusing on your SMART goal, you will be working on the big picture as well. You might be following a diet, a training plan, transitioning to a bit of a different social life, trying new activities; we can do many things at once. But it’s the SMART goals that help us to not feel overwhelmed by the long game. If you are working with a PLT Nutrition coach, talk to them about setting a target, about what your next SMART goal should be. A 5min read
Communities play an important role in every aspect of our lives. We have communities in our friends, our families, our jobs, our neighborhoods, and in so many other places. Having a sense of community unites us; it can make us feel as though we are a part of something greater than ourselves. It can give us opportunities to connect with people, to reach for our goals, and makes us feel safe and secure. Our PLT Community, is especially warm, inviting and nurturing and that is because of each and every one of them; their presence is everything to us Life trips up each and every one of us sometimes, and when that happens we need people to remind us of our true potential, what we are capable of. We each have a gift that we’re meant to share and finding people to remind us of that makes life a little easier. Encouragement is something I see in the PLT Community daily and it’s beautiful to me. Life happens, the good, the bad, and the unthinkable. It’s important to have people around to help carry you through all of the emotions. A community should challenge you to become a better person. Whether you need a new outlook on life, or a support team to help you rise from a difficult, challenging place. Sometimes we need tough love and raw honesty to show us that the biggest obstacle in life might just be ourselves. Sometimes we simply need to know we are not alone. Perhaps the biggest benefit of a community is the opportunity for you to give back. The self-fulfillment you feel when you give more than you receive is priceless. Helping and supporting others feeds your soul in a way that nothing else can. A community gives you reasons to celebrate the small things in life and people to be thankful for. And we all know we can never have too much gratitude in our lives. Our community of like-minded people is growing daily and the more it grows the more diverse it becomes and support is available. No matter if you’re an introvert or an extrovert, no matter if you share or simply observe, you will benefit from being there and we welcome you with open arms. Have a beautiful Sunday everyone and thank you💛 tks Patti To further benefit all our PLT Nutrition & Fitness clients, PLT are now including with all our Nutrition Coaching plans A FREE 20 recipe eBook Since creating PLT, I have always believed in giving as much away for FREE as we possibly can I don’t believe the materials we share with you, our clients, are intellectual property and we have always been open to sharing and making them publicly available. Many clients purchase Nutrition coaching and ask about tasty recipes that can meet their goals and add variety to their weeks. The eBook is something many of you have requested. With Coach Patti we have a true food guru, who can create food masterpieces low in calories & adaptable to suit everyones goals. We hope you utilize this eBook and we encourage you to share it in Facebook groups, with friends & colleagues. The more people that can benefit from this FREE eBook the happier PLT becomes. Tks Paul Continuous Effort 💛
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