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"Body Transformation Requires That You Set Goals"

By Shondelle Solomon-Miles

Goal Setting in not an option if you are serous about transforming your body.I’m sure you’ve heard the saying: “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll never arrive at your destination.

Harvay Mackay so eloquently states:

"Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning, they are an incentive to keep going all day. Goals tend to tap the deeper resources and draw the best out of life".

Setting goals is crucial to transforming your body. Without setting goals, your actions are random and unfocused. Without a goal and a plan to attain it, you can only hope to one-day wake up looking and feeling the way you want to look and feel. Unfortunately, hope alone doesn’t work. You must be very clear with what you want and create a plan on how to accomplish it.

In order for you to GET what you want, you must KNOW what you want. Most people want to look better, lose weight, and get in shape, but they have NO CLUE what that means ? Is it being able to fit back into your skinny clothes? Is it being able to run a mile without stopping?

Is it having your spouse look at you again with that "lustful" eye? Is it being 30 pounds lighter on the scale? Perhaps it's just being able to play with your kids or grandkids without getting tired or injured. Maybe its all of the above. The point is: whatever your goals are you must CLEARLY identify them.

If I gave you an arrow and told you to pierce the target, hopefully the first question you would ask me is " where's the target"? Right? Right. IN ORDER TO HIT THE BULLS EYE YOU MUST FIRST KNOW WHERE THE BULLS EYE IS!

Most people are walking, running and jumping around aimlessly with a gazillion arrows and not a single target. Arrows without targets are useless, just as intentions without ACTION are useless. You could have all the good intentions in the world, but if you don't put some energy behind those intentions you get the same result-NOTHING!

Do you get my point? If you want to lose weight, the FIRST step is clarifying EXACTLY how much weight you want to lose. If you want to get in better shape, Determine EXACTLY what that means for you? If you want to look better, define EXACTLY what looking better means to you.

Then, once you know what your goals are, break them down into small "bite-sized" pieces and take action towards achieving them. So for example if your ultimate goal is to lose 60 pounds, don't focus on 60 pounds because that's intimidating and overwhelming.

Instead take the actions necessary to lose just one pound. When you've lost one pound, then focus on two pounds...then three. then four... you get my point. If you want to run a mile without stopping, take action on walking a mile without stopping, then jogging a mile....

Once you dissect your goals write them down ON PAPER & WITH A DEADLINE. Then, read them out loud several times a day. This is so important, because this habit forces your subconscious mind to take action on achieving these goals. Whether you are aware of it or not, your subconscious mind controls your actions 100% of the time.

I'm sure you've accomplished many goals in your life: the birth of a child, a promotion, a degree, getting to work on time, buying a new car, or house...the list goes on. I'm also sure you would agree there is nothing quite as satisfying as establishing a goal, working hard at attaining it, DESPITE the challenges, and finally achieving what you were seeking What a feeling!

In addition, you know what? It’s that feeling that gives you the motivation and willpower to accomplish your next goal. Think of each goal as a single domino in a line of dominoes. All you have to do is knock down that first domino and all the others will go tumbling down. That is the momentum you create by setting your goals and stopping at nothing to achieve them!

So if you have not done so already, don't waste another minute, take ten minutes, sit down quietly with no distractions, identify your goals, and your plan for achieving them. Good Luck and I'll see you "at the top".

About the Author:

Shondelle Solomon-Miles is the owner of Synergize Training Studios in Hollywood, FL. She is also the author of The Ultimate Fat Loss Guide. Her website is www.Synergizeweightloss.com