If reaching your goals is a priority then hiring a personal trainer either online or in-person or getting a professional program designed for you, like the KPx3 Training System, is your best course of action!
A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envisions, plans, and commits to achieve. People endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.
There are basically 3 types of goals:
Time goals are the ones we refer to as short-term or long-term.
An example of a short and long-term time goal would be of having a goal to lose 10 pounds in 2 months with a long-term goal of 50 pounds in six months.
Focus goals.
A Focus goal is that one big goal you have that is influencing all (or many) of your thoughts and decisions. I hear it all the time with weight loss goals that consume their daily thoughts to reach a weight by a certain date or bodybuilding goals with specific dates for upcoming shows.
Topic-based goals.
Topic-based goals are important goals but only in a specific part of your life. They are not the big goal that your whole world is focused on but rather a more balanced goal. For example, you want to lose 20 pounds by a certain date and you work towards that goal but only in certain parts of your life.
It is possible and often common to have all 3 types of goals going at the same time and achieve some if not all of them.
Once you establish what your goals are then I would recommend that you apply the S.M.A.R.T. principle.
Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Responsible, Time-bound
Specific: What is the specific goal you’re trying to accomplish? And be specific!
Measurable: How can you measure your success? Think about how you will know when you’ve accomplished the goal.
Actionable: What are the actionable steps (aka objectives) needed to achieve the goal? Break the goal into smaller steps. List every step.
Responsible: Who are the people that must support this goal? If you need the support of your manager, co-workers, friends, or family, make note of it here.
Time-bound: When do you want to achieve the goal?
There are many ways to achieve your goal(s) and most likely you have been setting some and achieving some your whole life, so you know which ways worked best for you. However, I would suggest that if you really want to achieve success in reaching your goal(s) and you have struggled to achieve them in the past then do something different this time.
Hiring a personal trainer is a great way to help you hold yourself accountable and you’ll be more likely to stick with it, even if it is only for a few sessions to get you started.
Personal trainers are very goal and achievement-focused people.
Often times we are the over-positive annoying types that you don’t want to run into until you’ve had ample amounts of coffee. However, we are excellent coaches to have in your corner when you want to achieve a goal, we will plan, record, guide, and pep talk you all along the way as you achieve your goals.
Accomplishing small goals over time will lead to big results in the long term.