New Years Resolutions: Setting Appropriate Goals!
Setting New Year’s resolutions are easy, establishing and maintaining them is hard. Here at the Bragg Creek Chiropractic Clinic we have put our minds together and come up with a more efficient way of setting those resolutions. Setting goals can be more of a task than we might think. Goals should be S.M.A.R.T, Motivational, and suit your lifestyle.
S.M.A.R.T stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time sensitive. Setting a goal to simply get into shape during the 2020 year doesn’t follow any of the basic steps. Being specific means setting a goal that is clear and well defined not vague or generalized. Measurable goals are concise and easiest with you setting a number and having a way to measure whether you are improving or not. Make sure you goal is attainable and realistic for you specifically so there is no loss of motivation to continue. Relevant goals are as simple as they sound, keep it relevant to the direction you want your life to head in. Lastly is time sensitive, meaning some goals should have a measurable timeframe and not necessarily “in the year 2020”. You can substitute this for a shorter time frame so that you create a sense of urgency and once the goal is completed that achievement is much more rewarding.
Everyone is motivated by different specific elements, creating New Years resolutions around things that truly motivate you rather than what seems desired will help make those resolutions more attainable.
Without setting too many goals, some helpful tips to setting multiple resolutions can include setting different types of goals all together. Keeping the S.M.A.R.T. acronym in mind, set a goal that is longer term, set a short term goal, and lastly, set a stepping stone goal. The stepping stone goals can lead into the short or long-term resolutions, however should be measurable and attainable in its own way. An example of a stepping stone goal into a short-term goal can be described like this; I plan on losing ten pounds in three months (short term) and will do this by eating a salad as one of my main meals of the day for four out of seven days (stepping stone goal). Focusing on specific small goals of eating certain healthy meals, or exercising x amount of times per week, or eating out at most twice per month are great stepping stone goals to the short-term goal of losing ten pounds in three months.
Set goals that are motivating, and ones that follow the ever so popular S.M.A.R.T acronym when you are setting your New Years resolutions this coming year and you will be much more successful and accomplished.
If you would like any help in attaining your goals this coming year, stop by the clinic and we would love to help.
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy New year!
By Dr. Ryan Derochie
Bragg Creek Chiropractic Clinic
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