...it's not over yet!Spring has finally arrived and the cold winter chill is starting to subside, flowers are blooming and everything is becoming brighter again as we ease into the last few months of this year. This makes it the perfect time to evaluate how far we have come with the goals we set out to achieve in 2018. We started the year off with a discussion about goals and how to go about achieving them. Remember those FAST, Focused Accountable Structured and Timed, goals? (If not give yourself a reminder by reading the January/February 2018 blog). Take a moment to think about what you set out to accomplish this year and how far you have come. If you have done everything you set out to then this is the best time to push yourself harder and create new goals for yourself, and if you haven’t accomplished anything you intended to – don’t fret, there’s no time like the present! It is so easy for us to get lost in the mayhem of daily life and lose overall direction when it comes to our goals. We are all on the rollercoaster of life and learning how to navigate through it, and so sometimes we fall off our intended track and sometimes we underestimate our strength to make it through the journey. This is why we thought it was a great time to re-group and discuss how to get back on track to achieving our goals – or even growing into new ones! STEP ONE: LOOK BACK AND EVALUATE If you decided this year would be the year that you could split flat in all directions, the year you got distinctions in all your subjects or the year you dropped a pants size and changed your lifestyle to be healthier – take some time to evaluate the method (if there was one) used to achieve this. Was it effective? How could you make it better? Was this goal realistic and what can be changed to achieve it now? If you have achieved your goals, what is the next one you would like to conquer? STEP TWO: FORGIVE AND LET GO If we haven’t gotten as far as we would have liked to we can often enter a negative space filled with doubt and fuelled by overly critical thoughts. It is at this point that you need to force yourself out of that space by forgiving yourself. There is no good that comes from that place, if you use your negative thoughts as a means for beating yourself up about it you will be further back than when you started. The most important relationship in your life is the one you have with yourself. It is just as human to fail as it is to succeed, so leave the past behind and focus your mind on what you can change. STEP THREE: HOP ON THE TRAIN TO MOTIVATION STATION The next step is to find a way to motivate yourself again. Everyone is different and we all draw motivation and inspiration from different sources, but here are some ideas of how you can try to spark that fire again:
STEP FOUR: DEVELOP A NEW P.O.A Once you feel re-energized and motivated it is time to develop an action plan. Decide how you’re going to approach your goals or set some new ones. The FAST method we used at the start of the year can be helpful in creating this POA however it is definitely not the only way. Find what works for you! Some people find they work better by using an action reaction plan like the one below: GOAL: To live a healthier lifestyle by eating healthier and exercising more. TIME FRAME: 3 Months START DATE: 18 September 2018 ACTION: Didn’t eat breakfast today because you ran out of time in the morning REACTION: Make sure you pack breakfast ready for you the night before or get up earlier ACTION: Felt too tired to workout today REACTION: Make sure you push yourself in your workout tomorrow ACTION: Ate a big unhealthy meal out to lunch with some friends REACTION: Have a light and fresh dinner consisting of mainly veggies ACTION: Craving an unhealthy treat like:
Achieving your goals successfully can only be done when you are realistic with yourself. You cannot be 100% on track all the time but the key to making a change is to self-correct when you do fall off the wagon. This is why turning negative actions into positive reactions can be so helpful to people. If that doesn’t work for you another option could be to embrace your competitive nature and join a challenge with some friends or family. If you and some friends all decide you would like to get healthier together then you can build a support system centred on healthy eating and exercise. You can all sign up for park runs/workout together and make healthy food choices together. Sometimes we find the task of change too daunting to face alone so going on the journey with friends and family can make you feel less alone and more empowered to reach your goals. If you don't have a support system at the moment who are cheering you on to your successes, come join the El'Shebang family for one class to know what it will be like to be surrounded by a team of like-minded goal-setters! If you are already part of the El'Shebang family... make sure you partner up with a studio buddy, who sees you at least once a week, to check up on your progress! STEP FIVE: CELEBRATE AND ENJOY YOUR SUCCESS Give yourself and others around you the recognition they deserve for achieving their goals. Putting kindness back into the world through paying someone a compliment about the change they have made gives them the fuel to continue succeeding. Giving yourself recognition when you have achieved something you set out to do establishes a good relationship with yourself and a healthy mind set. Thinking positively comes easier when you spread positivity, so through expressing kindness and appreciation when someone else achieves something can often make it easier to do the same towards yourself. To give you a little nudge and do what we can from our side to take away the obstacles standing in your way from getting on track with these goals... we want to invite you to come try out a Pilates and/or a Barre Time class for only R20 for the month of October!
You give us 1 hour of your day, and we will give you the satisfaction of being able to tick of the first step in achieving a goal... STARTING!
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AuthorDanielle Gemeliaris has been dancing for half her life and has always been passionate about food, nutrition and the science behind them. The knowledge she gained through her studies, as a dancer and her experience as a health and wellness coach through Herbalife, has made her uniquely qualified to help dancers better understand nutrition and the role it plays in their lives. She hopes to offer the readers of this blog the opportunity to gain a basic working knowledge of nutrition, the role it plays for dancers and learn how to make better more informed food choices in the future. Archives
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