Anyone Can Do This!

It’s a well known fact that fitness centers sell way more memberships than they can accommodate. They bet on and hope that you, the consumer, will sign up and never show up! They do this because they know us. They know that when January roles around we’ll make a New Year’s resolution and then fail to make a realistic plan of action. They bet that we’ll DREAM BIG and then PLAN HORRIBLY!

Have you ever done this? I have. In fact, I’ve done this twice in my life. I had a yearly membership at two separate gyms and never went more than half a dozen times, total. All that money wasted! But why?? (Before I go there let me tell you that I’ve been a member of a gym for a year now and have been going at least 3 times a week. Ok, I feel better knowing that you know that!)

So, why do we do this to ourselves? We know why we set our goals (we want something better for our lives), but why do we fail to accomplish our goals? Speaking from my gym experiences I got excited about the possibilities of what tomorrow could be. What about you? Do you tell yourself that you’ll lose the weight, eat better, spend more time with your family, leave work earlier, go to church tomorrow and then fail to make it happen?

I won’t presume to know why it didn’t work for you, but I can tell you from my own experience that when it didn’t work for me it was because I failed to make a realistic plan of action. Before you set your goals ask yourself a few questions first:

• What has worked for me in the past?
• What can I do right now that will help me build momentum and build my self-confidence?
• Are my goals realistic?
• When will I start?
• Who can I share my goal with and ask to hold me accountable?

Now get out there and start accomplishing those dreams of yours. I know you can do it! Make your plan and get started today.