What are goals?
Goals should give you direction, long term vision and short term motivation. If you know precisely what you want to achieve that makes it easier to focus and achieve those goals. If we achieve goals it helps to boost our self-esteem.
Tips for goal setting
- Be specific
- Be able to gauge
- Always make it achievable
- Be realistic
- Set time limit to goals
Specific
Write goals down in a positive manner: “ I can run 10 km in 1hour 20 minutes.”
Measurable
You must be able to plot progress.
Achievable
“Aim for the sky and you might hit a tree top.” Set them just out your grasp.
Realistic
I want to run the 10 km in 45 min. Is a bit out of reach if one has never run 10 km.
I want to run 10 km without stopping to walk is better and achievable.
Time frame
Set a specific date, i.e. a race or birthday, and work your goal from that day backwards to where you are today.
“Talent is cheap, dedication is costly.” – (Lodi Cronje, personal trainer at Zone)
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