My Magic Hundred Update
07.10.08I got started on my latest magic hundred a few weeks ago today is day 16 so how have i been getting on.
Well some days good, some days not so good. BUT the important part is I am ticking off some of the smaller goals and making steps forward with the larger ones too. Here are a few examples.
A couple of the goals related to the Elimination Diet that you will have seen some posts about this last week or so, so I am already 15 days through zero coffee for 30 days (one goal), zero bread for 30 days (two goals) and zero alcohol for 30 days (three goals).
Another goal was to do my shooting training (archery) 50 times in the next 100 days, I have so far shot 6 times. I need to up the regularity of this a little so I have scheduled specific slots in my weekly calendar to get this in.
I also have a goal to attract 100,000 people to a Facebook group related to my training beliefs. Yesterday I created a group called “Lets Ban Crunches From Exercise Programs” which has already got 18 members. If you want to join the group go here
I am also trying to sell my Toyota Celica GT4 (if you are an enthusiast you’ll understand :o), it has been a great car to own but I really want to move on to something different now. Drop me an email if you are interested.
Another goal that has not gone anywhere yet is the Find a Mountain bike race to compete in early next year. I think it is one that I’ll hit next :o)
The secret to achieving the 100 goals is really in the daily power questions and finding three of the goals that you are going to pursue that day. It keeps me focussed on doing activities that take me forward, not just “fire-fighting” all day.
If you want to start your Magic Hundred I would suggest you do so really soon, I got an email from Dax earlier telling me he is going to raise the price of this program really soon. So get in now to buy it at the lower rate.
The alternative Goal Setting
02.05.08We sound like broken records sometimes. All these trainers, coaches and fitness professionals spouting the benefits of effective goal setting. We have read so much about goals, our reaction is often “Yeah heard that one before” and we pretty much ignore the sound advice BECAUSE we have heard it so often.
One such example of this is making a goal measureable, you know “I want to lose 10kg my the end of June!”, you are currently at weight X and you want to be weight Y by the end of next month. You can jump on the scales each Monday to see how you are getting on.
Sound advice! But hey haven’t we heard this sooooo many times before, it is now a case of this goal setting thing is kinda boring so lets not bother.
And what happens if/when you reach the target weight, what happens then? We could dance a merry jig, pat yourself on the back and say well done :o) In my experience I have seen people reach a target weight and still not be happy with their body shape. It is no wonder goal setting gets a bad reputation!
One of the key aspects of our Goal Achievement Strategy is to do with getting excited by your goal, getting excited in the sense of being a kid all over again, that it keeps us awake at night with excitement. Here is a goal I have just thought of which I am sure most people would get excited/interested in.
“I want at least 5 people to tell me, completely unprovoked, how great I am looking, by the end of June. Not only will this make all my efforts feel worthwhile, but it will make the process of getting a body worth commenting on much more enjoyable.”
Everyone loves a bit of this kinda compliment, it is certainly a lot more rewarding than the numbers on the scales…
