1 week down...

So here we are, a week in to 2012 and I hope everyone is doing great and all your plans and goals are still on track!

Hopefully you are all tracking your progress and ticking off the mini goals that are stepping stones to achieving the major goals you have.

Breaking down those big goals you have set will do a number of positive things for you:

1. "Big" goals can appear daunting, they seem too large to possibly be achievable, you feel you are never gonna manage to do whatever that big task is so you lose confidence and ultimately give up.  breaking it down into bite size chunks gives you manageable "mini"-goals to tackle. Want to lose 40lbs of fat? Big goal, but if you aim to drop just over 3lbs per week, in 12 weeks job done!

2. Track all your progress, as you reach certain points along the way reward yourself. It might be treating yourself to a CD (download?), new clothes, or a Ferrari. By tracking your progress and rewarding positive outcomes (results) as well as positive behaviours, as you go, you will create positive attitudes to your new habits making them easier to continue with.

3. Put a date on the big goals and mini goals. Stick to them. It becomes surprisingly easy to let them slip into the gutter and quickly become forgotten about. Set yourself deadlines, tell someone about them who will keep you accountable. Make them hold you to it. Its easy to lie to yourself and say you'll catch up later, its much harder to justify that to someone who wants you to succeed.

Hopefully you are all still working hard on getting the results you want and deserve this year, I wish you all the success you deserve!

Stay healthy