This really dates me but I loved that show – yeah, Agent 99 was hot.<\/p>\n
First things first! Couch to 5K begins this Saturday – 9:00 Applebee’s parking lot Brookwood Mall. In the event of inclement weather we’ll meet Monday 6 pm, same place. <\/em>The price is $49 and the goal race is the Regions Super Hero 5K. How does it work? Read on….<\/p>\n So you’ve set a goal of running a 5K and\/or losing weight or getting fit –\u00a0of these 3 goals or ‘resolutions’ the 5K will be the easiest to attain and here’s :<\/p>\n For running, or business, sales, organizing – whatever <\/em>the goals are they must be S.M.A.R.T. Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic and Timely. <\/em><\/p>\n Whether the goal is to run a 5K, Half Marathon, run faster, increase your sales or organize that closet – Make the goal SPECIFIC – ‘losing weight’ is way to general. If the goal is to lose 20, break it down into 5 pound increments and reward yourself for each successful increment. ‘Sell more’…same thing, break it down into percentages, monthly or quarterly; running too. Break it down in distance or time increments\u00a0then allow for improvement and rewards. Measurable – 1 mile, 2 miles, 3 miles or 5%, or 2:00 faster…whatever. Keep the goal measurable so that you’ll know <\/em>you’re improving and you can gauge the improvement.<\/p>\n Actionable – it has to be a goal you can take action <\/em>towards. ‘Losing weight’\u00a0or ‘making more money’ aren’t particularly actionable. ‘Running 4 days a week’ is actionable (and specific).<\/p>\n Realistic – yeah, I want to win the lottery too. It’s possible, but not probable or realistic. Losing 50 pounds by June is possible, but not realistic. Also for a goal to be realistic\u00a0there may need to be\u00a0a life style change (getting up earlier, planning time…)\u00a0– whether it’s a sales increase, weight loss or running; there’s a life style change. So keep the change and its increments realistic and therefore…do-able.<\/p>\n Timely…I keep saying ‘increments’ because as humans we can see down the road a week or even month but beyond that our ‘vision’ gets cloudy. The big picture may be 50 pounds or 25% increase or a Half Marathon. But for this month or better yet this week – \u00a0<\/em>it’s run 4 days a week, or make 5 more calls or no sweets except weekends. Keep it timely and in increments you can achieve.<\/p>\n The ‘terrible too’s are just as bad in goal setting as they are\u00a0in running – TOO <\/em>much, TOO <\/em>soon, TOO <\/em>fast….always a recipe for failure.<\/p>\n Make the goals and your Action Plan Specific, Measureable, Actionable, Realistic, and Timely and your opportunity for success will soar!<\/p>\n This is the basis for one of the talks I give to organizations and the very core of the Couch to 5K Program. We have a plan, we work the plan thereby\u00a0achievi short term success and celebrate it.<\/p>\n Whatever your goals and aspirations for 2015, make a plan and go for it. Celebrate even the small successes and ignore the naysayers and backbiters. They are ‘behind’ you for a reason. Here’s wishing you a successful 2015, whatever the goals!<\/p>\n A goal without a plan is just a wish.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This really dates me but I loved that show – yeah, Agent 99 was hot. First things first! Couch to 5K begins this Saturday – 9:00 Applebee’s parking lot Brookwood Mall. In the event of inclement weather we’ll meet Monday 6 pm, same place. The price is $49 and the goal race is the Regions…<\/p>\n