We’re two thirds of the way through 2024.
Where are you in relation to the goals you set for this year?
Have you made progress, or not so much?
Are you somewhere in between where you started and want to be?
Did your goals change or are you focused on different priorities?
If you’re not where you want to be yet but you’ve made progress, or you have made no progress yet, don’t worry. This message is for you.
Four months is a lot of time get focused, get to work, gain traction, and finish 2024 strong.
First, take time to reflect where you’re at now.
Review the goals you started with at the beginning of the year. Recognize where you’ve grown and what you’ve achieved. Identify times you came up short.
Did challenges and obstacles get in your way?
Were there times you pivoted successfully and made progress?
Which strategies worked and which strategies did not?
This will provide clarity on your approach for the next four months.
Second, did you set S.M.A.R.T. Goals or are you haphazardly aiming for whatever is hot in the moment?
S.M.A.R.T. Goals are:
- specific and clearly define what you want to achieve.
- measurable and have certain criteria for tracking your progress.
- achievable and realistic based on your environment, resources, and lifestyle.
- relevant and aligns with who you want to be, is meaningful and represents what you want to accomplish.
- time-bound allowing you to set a deadline.
Third, what part of your lifestyle are you prioritizing the most / least?
If we’re reviewing your health and fitness goals, we’re assessing the skills, habits, and routines you want to develop.
That can include your nutrition and hydration, exercise and activity, sleep and recovery, well-being and mindset. These are our 4 pillars at ELEVATE.
Fourth, break your big goals down into mini-goals.
This goes back to the time-boundedness of S.M.A.R.T. Goals.
Can you break your goals into smaller pieces so that you have daily, weekly and monthly targets?
For example, if your goal is fat-loss, aiming for ½ to 1 pound of fat-loss per week is realistic and you most likely know what changes are needed to make that happen.
If your goal is to get 50 training session in between now and the end of the year to reinforce your habits, routine, and consistency, you’re looking at exercising three times a week or 12-13 times per month from now through December 31st.
Your daily actions could include things like getting 8,000 or more steps in daily, food and meal prepping, drinking less alcohol on the weekdays, and getting to bed at a time that helps you get 7-8 hours of sleep.
Daily actions are like consistency glue that help you get closer to your bigger goals over the weeks, months to the end of the year.
Lastly, have a coach or accountability partner there to support you.
If you can’t do it alone, get the support you need to stay on track and be accountable to someone other than yourself. These people will pick you up when you want to quit, get derailed, yet they’ll be there to celebrate your wins and milestones.
“I don’t think we set and achieve goals in an effort to become happy. We do it because we are happy and want to expand our happiness.” -Dan Sullivan