DO dream big. What do you want feel like in 2010? What do you want look like? What do you want your healthy and fit body to do this year?
Have fun when you’re setting your 2010 intentions. Do you want to compete in an ironman? Do you want to climb a 4000 footer? Anything and everything is possible when you have a dream, believe in that dream, and do what is necessary for it to come true.
DON’T expect to be perfect. Give yourself the best opportunity for success by committing to excellence and not perfection.
2010 will bring you many achievements and great success when you focus on your effort. After all, effort is the only thing you can control.
Things will happen to cause you to skip a training session or eat a delicious meal that is not the healthiest. So what? You can enjoy it all when you understand that your desire to be healthy and fit does not mean you have to be perfect 100% of the time.
DO add variety to your nutrition and fitness. One of the top reasons for dropping out of fitness is boredom. Start 2010 off right by mixing things up. With nutrition, continue to eat foods you like but start to experiment with new healthy foods. With fitness, add a variety of training techniques to keep things interesting and fun.
DON’T set your 2010 intentions in stone. Leave room for change. Twelve months is a long time with plenty of room for adjustments. As the year progresses, you may choose to modify your intentions.
Remind yourself that the reason for New Year resolutions is to grow and be happy. At the end of the year, if you can honestly say that you have grown as a person and are happy, your New Year resolution has been a success.
DO challenge yourself. It’s wonderful to dream big. However, the only way to make your dreams come true is to set daily/weekly intentions that are challenging, yet realistic.
If your current level of ability is a 7/10, set an intention to improve that to an 8/10 where you are challenged to exert more effort but it is still realistic to achieve.
As you continue to improve with these short-term realistic challenges, you will get closer to the big dream.
Believe and Achieve,
*Haley Perlus, Ph.D.*
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