Make Your Dreams A Reality By Setting A Better Goal

Is it hard for you to accomplish your dreams? Have you been meaning to get healthy, increase your fitness level workout regularly? Perphaps you’ve been wanting to lose weight, but it seems like that goal is always out of reach? Let’s take a moment and figure out why you may be having trouble achieving your goals. We’ll also discuss the steps you can take to clarify your dreams so that they become a reality! Most people tend to have a difficult time reaching their goals because they’re fuzzy and unclear. It can cause you a lot of discouragement if your goals are vague and unmeasurable. What do you mean when you say you want to “lose weight”? How much weight do you want to lose? What’s your timeframe? Answering these questions can really help you achieve your goal because then you are crystal clear about what you’re trying to do. There’s a great e-book over at TwoTri.com: How To Set And Achieve Any Goal. We recommend you check that out, but we’re going to share with you a few steps from the e-book that will help you set and attain your triathlon for weight loss goal. There are a few vital elements to writing a good goal. The most important thing is to have a very unambiguous goal. What does that mean? Well, it needs to be clear and defined. What does it mean for you to “get healthy”? Does it mean to lose 40 pounds? Does it mean to be able to play tag with your kids without getting winded? Does it mean you’ll transform your eating habits? Does it mean that you’ll complete a triathlon? Become familiar with exactly what you want and list out each detail from what you want to look like to how you want to feel. Another key component is to have a reason WHY you’re setting this goal. If you want to complete a sprint triathlon and lose 20 lbs, then you need to explore why that’s important to you. Maybe you want to meet new people or gain confidence or challenge yourself. Maybe you want to lower your cholesterol and have fewer medical problems. Whatever your reason, make sure it resonates and is important to you. Having a WHY will help you perservere and you will have more success reaching your goal if it is meaningful and important to you. Along the way, you may be tempted to quit, but if your “why” is strong enough, then it can help pull you through the rough patch and inspire you to keep going. Are you curious what the next step is after you set your goal? The next article in our Triathlon For Weight Loss Series will give you tips on how to find the best first triathlon and elaborate on what you should look for when signing up for a race.