How do you turn your goals into reality?

​Habit Building

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​Now that you have taken the time to understand your purpose, priorities, and values, I hope you have a clearer picture of which goals are the most meaningful to you!

How do you turn your goals into reality? You build robust habits that align with your goals!

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Continuing with the theme of consistency, our daily habits are the main drivers for both positive and negative changes in our lives.

A habit is a behavior that is consistent and unconscious. This is important to note because often our negative behaviors are unconscious, and the only way to change them is to first gain awareness of the behavior. With this conscious awareness, we then have to consistently make a different positive choice or choose to abstain from the negative behavior.

Become aware. Make conscious, consistent behavior choices. Allow time for the behavior to become unconscious.

Once you have mastered this process with one habit, you can then add an additional habit to build or change!

Keep in mind that there are many habits you will be aware of; however, you may not have the capacity to change them yet. That is okay; go after the ones that are most meaningful.

​This is a long-term game, and as long as you continue to engage in the process, you will be amazed at how many things you can accomplish over the next year!

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Example Goal: I will improve my body composition by decreasing my body fat by 5% and maintain or increase my muscle mass over the next 6 months.

​What habits will align with this goal?

• Eat whole foods at each meal
• Focus each meal around 30-50 grams of protein
• Intentionally exercise 3 days a week
  

While there are endless habits that could align with the goal above, these are a few that could have a big impact for many.

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Reflection Questions for each of your Goals:

• What is your goal?
• How ready are you to accomplish this goal (1 least -10 most)?
• How will you be held accountable?
• Do you have the resources to accomplish this goal?​
  

For each of the goals you have listed, answer the questions above.
If you are not at an 8+/10 for the goal, then this is likely not a current priority.

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Think of ways to keep yourself accountable. Do you have a friend, family member, or coach whom you have expressed these goals to? Are they someone who can be supportive of your goal?

Ensure that you have any resources you need to accomplish your goal. If you want to intentionally exercise 3 times per week, ask yourself: Do you have a place to train? Do you have a program to follow?

Take your goals and break them into meaningful action steps (behavior changes), focus on being aware, consistency, and surrounding yourself with supportive, helpful humans!

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Andrew Cataldo, CSCS OPEX CCP
Director - Performance Division 
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