Did you know that people set goals the day after the labor day and January 2 since these are the two of the biggest days of the year?
It's true.
Actually, around this time of year you're most likely going to start dwelling on how you want your life to be like when January comes around. You might get under way setting some goals. You may perhaps want to build bigger, more robust muscles lose weight or get stronger. Doesn't matter what you're goal is really
I'm going to share with you 3 simple steps to achieve all your goals (fitness and otherwise):
Step Number 1 -- A Definite Vision of Your Goal
This is basically visualizing what you want your life to be like as soon as you reach your goal. Create a vision of yourself reaching your goal and living it and make it as clear as possible in your mind. For a good book on how to get this done you have to look into Maxwell Maltz's New Psycho-Cybernetics.
After that you are to remain optimistic, no matter what it takes, and HAVE FAITH that you will accomplish your goal(s).
Here's a fast visualization tip. I'll make use of the example of wanting to become stronger and lifting extra weight for your next workout routine...
1. Take a deep breath, calm down and close your eyes
2. Imagine the last time you successfully lifted a weight
3. Pick up all sentiments - the happiness, the success, the contentment
4. When you're doing this right you will be smiling at your achievement
5. Visualize yourself performing your next lift with success and FEEL those same emotions
6. Go do your lift!
The athletic professionals picture this technique for success. Likewise you can make use of the similar process on almost any goal: growing stronger, going on a diet, giving up smoking, making money, whatsoever...
Step Number 2 -- A Plan To Make It
Once you have a clear picture of where you want to go, you need a plan to get there. Then it's as simple as keeping the objective in mind while following the plan. As George Foreman said about success it comes down to "Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan".
It was successful for Georgey and I believe it will be effective for you as well.
Step Number 3 -- Persons To Keep You In Charge
This is regularly a disregarded step. You surely need some people in your life to keep you in charge. I hear as far as diets go that Weight Watchers is most useful at getting people to go on a diet because every week you have to update a different person how much weight you've lost. And if you don't well you don't want to be the guy who didn't lose weight right?