Posts Tagged goal setting
Do Your Actions Support Your Intentions?
Posted by Scott Cofer in Goal Achievement, Personal Development on March 8, 2010
While discussing the topic of time management and goal achievement with a close friend of mine recently, he asked me a question that got me quite frustrated :
“Do your actions support your intentions?”
The reason this question frustrated me so much was that I had never asked it of myself before. It seems so obvious, doesn’t it?
So, I decided to review my ‘to do’ lists in my day planner from the previous month and determine for myself if, in fact, my actions were supporting my intentions. I was shocked at what I found.
Like many people, I am very adept at setting well-defined and meaningful goals. And I do a fairly good job of breaking those goals down to smaller pieces that I can schedule into my planner.
However …
The constant distractions of the digital age we are in frequently knock me off course throughout the day. Therefore, many of my actions each day were not directly supporting my intentions (goals).
It was time for a quick adjustment, and it has made a tremendous difference in my output, accomplishments – and sanity. 
I now have my 3 main goals for 2010 placed at the top of each day’s to-do list, and I make sure that I schedule and complete at least one action each day that directly applies to the accomplishment of each goal. Time permitting, I move on to other ‘I’d like to get to these’ tasks.
It is working well for me .. try it out and let me know if this strategy helps your goal achievement!
To Success,
- Scott
Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Actually Happen
Posted by Scott Cofer in Goal Achievement, Personal Development, Productivity on February 26, 2010
So, we are coming to the end of February …. how are your New Year’s Resolutions coming along? Are you making daily progress, or are you like the majority of folks that commit to a few important goals on January 1st and abandon them out of frustration by the end of the month?
Well, if you’re having trouble sticking to your commitments, I have a simple suggestion that may help you get back on track.
This simple little shift made all the difference for me. Instead of resolving to not do this or that, which is how many people frame their New Year’s Resolutions, commit instead to a new habit that will replace the old behavior. Or, put something in your way to make sure you follow through on a new behavior you’ve committed to.
For instance:
- Instead of quitting smoking and wandering the halls of your home or workplace trying not to think about cigarettes, replace the smoking habit with a healthy one like walking, running or biking. This will improve your health and help get your mind off the old negative habit.
- Instead of simply planning on running three times per week for the New Year, be sure and put your running shoes in front of your door so there is no way to miss them or ‘forget’ to run!
- If managing your time better is one of your New Year’s Resolutions, be sure to write out your 5-6 most important tasks for the day the night before and place the list with your keys or wallet/purse. This way you’ll be ready to go the next morning and know exactly what you’ll be doing to make it a productive day. (for more tips on this subject be sure to read my time management post)
By following these simple tips, you’ll be well on your way to getting on track and making your New Year’s Resolutions a reality.
All the best,
- Scott
Effective Daily Workout Routine
Posted by Scott Cofer in Goal Achievement, Improve Your Health on February 11, 2010
Recently I was searching far and wide for an effective daily workout routine to jump start my health improvement action plan for the new year.
There were SO many different routines to sort through. Talk about complicated and confusing!
So I decided to keep things simple and efficient. If you are a reader of this blog, you know that ’simple disciplines repeated over time’ is my formula for everything. Therefore, I had to determine what my ultimate goals were, then design an effective daily workout routine that would move me closer to those goals on a consistent basis.
After some thought, I decided that I’d like to eventually get down to a single digit body fat percentage … a nice lean muscular look.
I had dreams of being a professional bodybuilder back in my college days, but sub-par genetics combined with bad shoulders from constant heavy lifting put an end to that pretty quickly. But, I am still healthy enough to get lean and toned without too much discomfort, and I am thankful for that.
So now that the goal was in place – lean muscularity – I needed to decide what I should do on a daily basis to get there.
Here is what I came up with, which has been a very effective daily workout routine for me. You may be shocked by the simplicity of it, but it works well and that is all that matters, right?
Monday through Saturday
30-50 push-ups performed in the morning and/or evening, followed by 30-50 bicycle sit-ups.
Monday – Wednesday – Friday
30-minute combination of walking and running, with the ultimate goal of competing in a few 5k events this summer. I found an excellent 9-week program on the Cool Running web site.
That’s it!
Like I said, this workout produces great results for me. And since it takes me no more than 30 minutes to complete, it is certainly simple and efficient – just the way I like it!
To Health,
- Scott
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