Beginning Anew While Pursuing 'Old' Goals

The third complete week of January has come to an end. Honestly, how did you do? Are your goals still on track? or Did you hit a few bumps in the road?

Me: Some good and some bad--

I have added something called roadwork to my daily routine in my journey to returning to competition. Roadwork is something used by the military, boxers, and the ancient Spartans, that requires a morning run/march for 45 to 90 minutes. Ideally, I would do roadwork above and beyond all training... but since, I am still a Spartan-in-training, I added roadwork to two of the days that I wasn't doing training. I will add little by little, leaving Sunday as my day of active recovery/rest-- anticipating yoga class/activity to stretch, relax, unwind. (yes, I do know that some yoga is very intense. that is not the intent of sundays). I want to use Sunday as a day for restoration.

Roadwork went well. I managed to run 50.31km this week. I matched the distance I had run up to the beginning of this week, in one week. ASTOUNDING!

But this accomplishment came with a small sacrifice. My push-ups and sit-ups protocol got tossed this week. It's OK... I can reintroduce these next week. In fact, I have re-tested myself on these skills so that I have the appropriate numbers I am to do.

Have you found yourself in a position that something happened to push training off a day or two? Have you found that you tossed something to the way-side momentarily, in the hopes of adding or changing different training protocols? or Did you find that some of life got in the way??

If so, DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP!!

It's OK. What did you learn from this about yourself and about your behaviors?

--Are your goals too far to reach??

Break the goal into bite-size pieces that you can chop off and chew.

Remember you can eat the elephant, one bite at a time.

--Are you losing your motivation?

Use a journal. Write down your goals daily in your journal, and how you will get

there. Post these on your mirror, your refrigerator. Use a motivational poster. Envision yourself what you will do when you achieve this goal. What will you feel? What will people say to you when you accomplish this goal?

SURROUND YOURSELF WITH PEOPLE WHO WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE YOU!

--Are you procrastinating?

In an amazing book, 'Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway,' Susan Jeffers, discusses that

procrastination is fear. Many times, we are fearful of the results of achieving goals.

What is holding you back?

--Are you still uncertain where to begin?

Sometimes, it is overwhelming to begin. Where? How? With what?

Begin with something. Just begin.

Your goal: FAT LOSS? -- begin with getting the junk out of your house.

Your goal: To Run a Marathon? -- begin with buying new running shoes.

You need to begin to be able to accomplish the goal.

January has one week remaining and there are eleven amazing months ahead of you. Pick yourself up and go forth and conquer your goals.

Have a great week.