Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote – Joanne Bonomi – Goal Setting

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Goal Setting, Joanne Bonomi, journaling, Making it Public, Mental, Physical, Social, Spiritual

Today’s Quote:

“Goal Setting is the core of existence that defines life.” – Joanne Bonomi

There’s another quote that addresses this issue (author unknown). “You are either moving forward or moving backward.” Goals keep us engaged. Goals stretch our capabilities. Goals guide our days.

There are a lot of people who do not have any goals. There are others who are goal oriented. What is best? Personally, I think goal setting is a good practice. I only choose 3 things to pursue during a 13-week period. I started this practice when I picked up the BestSelf company’s journal.

I would like to pursue 4 goals the next time around because I am a firm believer in a balanced life. My articles on the mental, spiritual, physical, and social domains are part of my belief system. Subsequently, this next 13 weeks will focus on all four areas.

Mentally, I like reading to learn and be entertained. I will read at least 3 books during the next 13 weeks. Spiritually I enjoy meditation and will goal myself to meditate twice a day (morning and evening). My physical goal is to lose 11% body fat. I’m currently at 26% and would like to reduce down to 15%. Finally, I would like to pursue 100 more readers on this blog (Social). Wish me luck!!

These will be my goals starting in November, once I finish my current journal. I just received my new journal and will begin setting it up in the last week of October. I enjoy setting goals and achieving them. There is always a rush when a goal is checked off!

It is also recommended to make your goals public. They are above! To make this even more interesting (for me), I’ll begin tracking these goals and be updating my results with you on a weekly basis (Saturday when I post my weekly favorite Ted Talk).

Well, that’s it for today folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote – Lou Holtz

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Daily Actions, Focus, Goal Setting, Lou Holtz, motivation

Today’s Quote:

“If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals. ” – Lou Holtz

One of my goals is to continue to improve my body through exercise, proper supplementation, diet, and sleep. I am driven by this goal. The first thing I do each day is drinking my pre-workout, looking at my workout routine for the day, and heading to the gym, without fail. This is what Lou Holtz is talking about.

I try to keep myself balanced by only working on three goals at a time. Too many goals spread me out too much and I lose the necessary focus. I also try to keep my daily priority tasks to three things as well and complete them without fail.

If you’ve read some of my other postings, I tend to focus on four areas: Mental, Physical, Social, and Spiritual. These areas keep me focused on what is most important to me and helps me continue to improve each of these areas one step at a time.

One thing I measure is my interest level in a particular goal. Sometimes I need to shift my priorities. If I feel like I’m pulling teeth to do something, I put a hold on that goal and replace it with something else. This way, I focus on the things I really want to do at the moment and stick with them for around 12-13 weeks. I measure my progress weekly and continually measure my interest level. I don’t erase the goal mind you but put it on hold.

Life is too short to force myself to do things I just don’t want to do. Enjoy your life. Set goals you want to achieve and have no issue working on daily. You’ll find you are more productive and you’ll also enjoy your day more.

Well, that’s it for today folks.

As always, thank you for visiting and reading my postings. I wish you well in the pursuit of your goals and hope you have a great Thursday!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote

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concentration, Focus, Goal Setting, Nathan W. Morris, three things

Today’s Quote:

“It’s not always that we need to do more but rather that we need to focus on less.” – Nathan W. Morris

I am so bad at this! I’m always over-scheduling what I can get done in a day and realize my mistake when it’s too late. Have you ever done this?

I’ve read quite a few books on planning, managing our time, minimizing our actions when forging new habits, and journaling. The one theme that continues across this spectrum of books is this: focus on less to get more done.

Makes sense right? If you have three really important goals you want to accomplish in the next quarter, we should probably focus on the three things that push us toward accomplishing these goals on a daily basis. This is the choice we have to make and for me, it has always been difficult. I guess I do not like to commit, but perhaps it is more than that. I’ve always been driven to win, to succeed, to compete. Why can’t I do 10 things today? Because it spreads us too thin.

So, I focus on the three goals I have currently. Increasing strength by 20%, finish reading three books and complete the rough draft of my recruiting book by October. This is really easy to do because I’ve already completed two of these goals way in advance (strength and reading). Now it’s the rough draft.

Try this for yourself. Set three things you want to accomplish in the next 90 days. Focus on doing one thing each day that gets you closer to accomplishing them. You’ll be amazed at the results.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote

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Execution, Goal Setting, Planning, Scott Reed

Today’s Quote:

“This one step—choosing a goal and sticking to it – changes everything.” – Scott Reed

Setting goals cause us to focus. It causes us to make choices. It causes us to create mechanisms to measure what we are doing and our progress toward the goals we set.

Example:

I want to increase strength by 20% by the end of a 13-week period.

Plan:

• Follow routines created by Jim Stoppani that concentrate on strength and muscle growth.
• Exercise 6 days a week working with weights, cardio, or both.
• Check progress each month
• Follow Jim Stoppani’s nutrition advice, focusing on protein and fats and adjusting carb intake to achieve goals.

This is as simple as can be. A lot of my success will be determined by my focus on this goal daily and not stopping my efforts until I hit the finish line.

Stick to one thing at a time or maximally three things. I wouldn’t try to pursue anything more than three things at once. Set up your plan to achieve these goals and execute.

I hope each of you had a great week.

Happy Friday!!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote

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Direction, Goal Setting, Planning, Progress

Today’s quote:

“Progress has little to do with speed, but much to do with direction.” – Author Unknown

This quote is really important because many times if we are moving too quickly without a plan of action we end up making a lot of mistakes, building out a product or deliverable of low quality, or end up in a position that we really weren’t looking to be in. How do we avoid this mistake? We plan.

Planning is the way we bring an idea into fruition. We say I want to read so many books by this date. We look at the time we are allotting ourselves and then we determine how many pages we have to read per day to achieve our goal. Let’s say we have to read 10 pages to achieve our goal. That means you have to schedule time each day to read 10 pages. Simple right?

This is the same process we can use for anything. My example is pretty simple. Some other goals or projects may be more complicated. The key is to really brainstorm and document where you are now and where you want to be. Set a realistic time frame to accomplish your goal and be flexible. You may find after a few days, for example, that the book you’re reading just isn’t interesting. Drop the book and pick up another one. Readjust the plan a bit to accommodate your new requirements and continue moving forward.

Hope everyone is having a terrific Saturday!!

Until next time…

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote

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Achievement, Action, Goal Setting, Planning, Quotes

Today’s Quote:

“Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.” – Anonymous

This is a great quote and so apropos, considering the last few quotes I’ve posted. This is about truly committing to doing something and going for it. This applies to everything.

Sure, you can wait for the right person to come into your life, but why wait? If you are interested in finding a guy or gal, start going after it. You can use dating apps, visit places the people you would like to meet frequent, or even just reach out to your network and notify those closest to you to keep an eye out for someone who might be looking as well.

The same thing goes for anything else. You won’t achieve what you want or get what you want by waiting for it. Decide what you want, set a plan of action, and execute. You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish if you put your mind to it and avoid over thinking it.

Happy Tuesday all!

See you tomorrow…

Daily Ramblings – Daily Quote

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Amelia Earhart, Goal Setting, Planning, Quote, Visualization

Today’s Quote

“The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” – Amelia Earhart

So many people have dreams. They dream about a great body, a robust bank account, a nice home, and a perfect mate. They dream about being a success.

Why do so many people fail?

The key to pursuing your goals and dreams is simply to just go do it. Sometimes we have to rethink our goals and dreams. When you review what you want, sometimes we discover that some of our goals and dreams really aren’t our goals and dreams, but the goals and dreams of others.

When you really know what you want, start with baby steps. Do something/anything to get moving towards your goals. Once you start establishing these actions as habits, the dream will be achieved–it is merely a matter of time. Be patient and keep chipping away. You’ll get there.

Simple process for achieving what you want:

1. Visualize what you want, feeling how it will be to have what you are aspiring to.
2. Put together a plan.
3. Start small and monitor your progress.

I hope each of you is having a terrific Tuesday!

See you tomorrow…

Daily Ramblings – Workout Log

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Documentation, Goal Setting, healthy living, Life, Random Events, Unexpected Situations, workout

Living Your Life

Folks, as you’ve probably noticed, I’ve not been working out this week. I’m afraid my Mother’s issue last week, through my schedule out of whack. Since she’s come home, I have to help with cooking, run more errands, and help my Dad out with some of his appointments (he no longer drives a car).

I know some folks when they begin a workout routine do not want to let anything disrupt their routine, but frankly, this is not realistic. Life happens and you will be disrupted by it because that’s just the way life is. Life is one big dice roll and it is better to ride the wave than fight it.

I’ve decided to kick in my routine again tomorrow, now that my Dad’s appointments are knocked out. This leads me to my next topic–documentation.

Documenting your Workout

I cannot tell you how important it is to document what you do (or don’t do) in the gym. This should be done while you’re there, so you don’t miss any weights you are using, or any special things you learned that day. Your body is a terrific teacher. It will tell you when it is stronger, weaker, or just plain tired. It will tell you that it’s ready to go and will also tell you to take one more minute of rest.

The only way to truly hold yourself accountable is to document what you do. You pretty much track the things you eat and the weights you use for each exercise, along with the number of reps you complete. If you do this, it will be very easy to pick up right where you left off.

Setting Goals

Realize the body will do what the body will do. You need to be careful when setting goals because if you push yourself too hard, you will burn out and stop going to the gym. On the other hand, you don’t want to set your goals too low either. This will only result in you doing what I call as “sandbagging”. Sandbagging is doing less weight that you need to be doing. Don’t let yourself fall into this trap.

The only way you gain muscle mass is by increasing the loads you work with or the number of reps or a combination of both. If you are not pushing your limits each time you go to the gym, even if it’s only a 2.5lb increase in weight or maybe one or two more reps, you will not see the improvements you seek, but I digress.

Let’s talk about the goals you have. My goal is simple. I want to remain healthy, increase my muscle mass, maintain my bone density, and have good endurance. Muscle mass is gained very slowly. The changes in your muscle mass and body composition are so minute that you will not see them instantly. They improve over time. The easiest way to gauge yourself is to take a photo of yourself at the beginning of every routine you begin and one at the end. You can also track your weights. The more weight you are pushing, the bigger that muscle is getting, even though you cannot see it yet.

I’ll get into more specifics tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great Thursday!!

See you tomorrow…