Following through on our resolutions

Good night @N1ghtW1ng! Talk to you soon!

This is a bit nerdy, but we always use SMART goals at ReachOut, and I have kind of started using them in my own life too 😛 

SMART can stand for a few things, but they all kind of help you decide the best thing to aim for, @letitgo it seemed like your answer was leaning towards a SMART goal? 

S - specific, significant, stretching

M - measurable, meaningful, motivational

A - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, action-oriented

R - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented

T - time-based, time-bound, timely, tangible, trackable

yep, that's definitely where I was going @Ben-RO

Next question....

In the past, what do you think contributed to you following through/not following through on your resolutions?

In the past, what do you think contributed to you following through/not following through on your resolutions?

Most things that are worth doing in life take a while to do. It's not often that we can just walk into the shops and buy the solution to the things that really matter. Like that'd be nice, but unfortunately it's just not how it works. Unfortunately our brains aren't really set up to think like a month, or 6 months ahead, we kind of suck at thinking more than a week ahead a lot of the time 😛 

Sooooo for me at least, it's about breaking the solution into tiny chunks, making a habit out of doing those chunks, and setting some stakes i.e a reward or consequences (you MUST be kind to yourself!)  for doing those chunks. 

So for example, i decided I wanted to get a bit stronger, i realised the best "chunk" to help me towards that was to get into the habit of exercising every day. So I joined a fundraiser (for ReachOut actually 🙂 ) where i challenged myself to work out every day and post a video proving it. Knowing people were checking in on me was enough to get me exercising, and after a month i was in a routine and it felt weird NOT to exercise for a little bit every day. Now I'm still doing it 6 months down the track 😛 

Oh and a note on being kind to yourself, I reckon that means it's okay to stuff up when you're learning to form a healthy habit or replace or stop a bad habit. It's okay to stuff up, it's how we learn! 

So @Ben-RO if you've been getting stronger can you leg press more than me yet? And if you can my new resolution will be to run a marathon (me going to hide in case I don't like the answer hahaha)

Haha, i am not sure! I have been focussing on a thing called Gymnastic strength at the moment so i haven't even done a press for a little while. I will have to go find a thingy and have a go! I can almost lift my legs off the ground doing an L-sit though, which is surprisingly tricky if you're a n00b like me !

Oh now I don't feel so strong @Ben-RO................  I'm so going to hide, 42km is torture 😞

neeext questiooon

Do you think you have set resolutions in the past that are too difficult to achieve?

Do you think you have set resolutions in the past that are too difficult to achieve?

definite yes to this one. In regards to fitness, I went on the treadmill today. Only for 25 minutes but I was super proud of my self anyway!

But if I were to set myself a goal of, say, becoming a weightlifter, I'd be dreaming. I'm not built for that kind of thing, and that's okay.

Do you think you have set resolutions in the past that are too difficult to achieve?

Yep. I think I can speak for everyone where we plan to write an essay in small chunks but end up having an "all-nighter"

Sleep is beckoning to me, so I shall bid you all farewell for tonight. Thank you for a lovely conversation!

You've done long distance before right @loves netball i reckon you could do it! Maybe it's just a question of how much time, and the type of chunks you need to think about? 

Yeah sure @Ben-RO I'm only doubling the distance I can run 

If I'm doing this, then you have to keep me motivated every week till next October!!

Make a thread, break the goals into chunks and tell us what we can all do to support you @loves netball we will all cheer for you! 

I agree with @May_, 25 minutes on a treadmill is boring for me, @letitgo try outside, so much easier

Hey everyone! I'm back from my intermitent adventure! Sorry. Glad the discussions been going well! 

I'm lost with regard to the other questions so im just going to jump in here - hope that's okay! So i kind of alluded to it before but when i set resolutions they seem to be kind of vague instead of really specific. I have set specific goals for myself and they're usually something i work towards over a long period of time and it feels kickass when i achieve them.

With resolutions I don't think i take them seriously, they're always really simple and not very measurable so I can't actually say whether i've accomplished them or not. I think my answer is alaways "kinda" haha