End of Holiday Blues

"The time is far spent," along with all your money! January and a new year is upon us. Its time once again to think of resolutions we know we will forget in a few weeks. So, forget about resolutions. Instead, set up a few simple goals you wish to accomplish by the time 2008 comes around, and set up easy objectives that will get you there.

For example, if you want to get more exercise, figure out what type of exercise would be best for you and set up simple objectives to get you there. Lets say you wanted to walk and increase your endurance. Set up your goals and objectives like this.

Goal:
Improve Physical Endurance

Objectives:

1. Walk 20 minutes a day for six days a week for eight weeks.
2. Walk 30 minutes a day for six days a week for eight weeks.
3. Walk 40 minutes a day for six days a week for eight weeks.
4. Walk 40 minutes a day for six days a week and substitute in an hour walk 3 times during each month for the rest of the year.

You can keep up with your progress in a journal of daily events, on a calander, or make a special chart on your computer and print it out. This will give you something to look at and encourage you to go on with the program.

Important!

1. Set no more than five goals.
2. Make the objectives simple and reachable.
3. Don't panic and get discouraged if you get off track due to circumstances beyond your control. Just go back to your plan as soon as possible and don't worry about it.

In conclusion, the watch words are "don,t stress out.' Just keep going along at a steady pace doing a little at a time. Then, check back over your records between Christmas and New Year's Eve. If you followed these suggestions you will see all the progress you have made over the year.
Happy New Year
Ben Gustafson; RMT

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