G is for GOALS
I’m re-reading a great book right now. It’s PUSH: 30 Days to Turbocharged Habits, a
Bangin’ Body and the Life
Even though Chalene is best known for her fitness DVDs, her book PUSH is less about fitness
and more about setting—and achieving—goals. I re-read this book every few months or so to give myself that proverbial kick in the ass.
From Amazon: PUSH gives readers
“...the life-changing tools they need to change their habits with 30 days of
practical steps that include pinpointing goals, reverse engineering a course of
action to achieve them, and kicking the clutter—whether that means junk food,
draining exercise regimens, or toxic relationships. In one month, readers will
learn how to create layers of accountability and support so that success is
their only option.”
Chalene talks a lot about “eating that frog.” If you’ve ever
read a Brian Tracy book, you know what I’m referring to. If not, here’s the
skinny: I think it was Mark Twain who said once if you start your day by eating
a live frog, nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
I believe that.
So, Brian Tracy coined the term, Eat That Frog—pick the item
on your To Do list that you’re most likely to put off doing, then do it first.
Lots of organizational and motivational experts suggest completing a few
little, easy things on your To Do list first, so it’ll motivate and inspire you
and make you feel good. But Brian Tracy and Chalene Johnson believe just the
opposite. They believe if you focus every day on the biggest, most important
thing, and doing that thing first,
you’ll be far more productive.
Chalene is a huge proponents of To Do lists, and believes
that doing this right will change your life. She takes you step by step, day by
day, through goal-setting. First, you right down 10 things you want to
accomplish this year, 10 things, if you achieve them, will make you so happy
and proud of yourself. At least one of these will be a health goal. Then you
determine which one of those 10 goals is your PUSH goal. Your push goal is the
one that will help you achieve all the others.
She likens your PUSH goal to a line of dominoes. When you
gently PUSH the first one, all the others behind it will fall one by one.
She also strongly believes you should keep your To Do list
on your smart phone, because it’s with you all the time. I’m resisting this
(mainly because I don’t have a smart phone), but we’ll see if I change my mind
as I make my way through the program.
If you don’t want to buy the book, but want to try the
program for free, check out her 30-Day Challenge. http://www.chalenejohnson.com/30daychallenge/members/
Always found 10 Things To Do- a little too many. I like to have a couple of absolute goals and really go for them. This year started with losing some weight and running a half marathon again. By the end of March I'd lost two stone an run the Tavistock half in Devon UK- despite the mountain in the middle! Great motivational posts!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great (and exhausting) challenge.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the 2015 A to Z Challenge!
A to Z Co-Host S. L. Hennessy
http://pensuasion.blogspot.com
Julian, I understand. You're smart to whittle it down to just a couple of things. I like to have 10 things, but I usually focus on 1-2 at a time.
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