I Have A Confession | 5 Fool Proof Steps To Accomplish Your Goals

I have a confession, I never exercise. Maybe once a month, twice if I am lucky. Never enough though. I suffer from weak joints since pregnancy that I know I could strengthen with gentle exercise. I also get tired a lot. It is a real struggle some days to chase Zoey up and down the stairs and outside around the block. It is embarrassing for me to admit, but I am not in shape. I want that to change. I recently discovered a process that helps you accomplish your goals almost without fail, so today I am committing to apply that process to exercise.

A couple years ago I realized that I never keep my long list of New Years resolutions. I knew I needed to do something different so I came up with a method that helps you accomplish your goals much more effectively. With this method I have accomplished things I never thought possible. For example, I always wanted to do something with music, but it wasn’t till I applied this strategy that I actually felt successful. Within a year of pursuing music while following the process I will outline below I had 40K followers on my Instagram music page. To me this was HUGE.

I have used this approach for a lot of other goals and have found a lot of success, so this year I plan to apply it to my desire to be more active. That is why for the first time ever I bought myself a gym membership! YAY ME! I also bought myself a whole new wardrobe for the gym, because there is nothing more motivating than new workout clothes, right?!

I have been doing a mix of cardio and core workouts and also some racquetball practice. My husband plays racquetball with his buddies, so I thought it would be fun to get to his level so we could play together. I had no idea what a workout it would be and how much fun I would have! The yoga pants I got are designed to compress, which is fabulous for me since I have weaker hip and knee joints. They provide firmer support while I bounce around chasing the racquetball all over the room… Since it is winter I also bought a couple active sweaters. I don’t think I will be running outdoors a lot, but these will be great for when I am running errands after the gym and don’t have time to change.

How To Accomplish Your Goals & New Years Resolutions For Real

Now for those of you who want to join me in my goal making and/or getting in shape, here is the secret method to success. It is simple: choose ONLY ONE goal at a time, then follow these 5 steps. I have found this method to be almost fool proof for accomplishing goals.

1. Identify a goal (eg. get in shape)

2. Mentally set this goal as your top priority. Forget about your other goals for the time being.

3. Break it down into bite size pieces. (eg. sign up for a gym membership, buy new workout clothes, take advantage of the one free training session most gyms offer… etc.)

4. Be accountable to yourself every single day. Did you accomplish at least one thing that helps you on the path to your goal today?

5. Once you have achieved your milestone, pat yourself on the back and choose something else to work on.

Depending on the size of the goal this process could take two weeks or six months. Whatever it is I feel so much better about myself when I am able to totally slam dunk one goal, then when I have twenty resolutions half-baked. I would love some friends on my fitness journey so feel free to leave your exercise goals in the comments and we can both keep each other on track. Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Outfit One | Yoga Pants | Jacket | Tank Top | Sports Bra | Headband | Outfit Two | Yoga Pants | Jacket | Sports Bra | Headband

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