I really like who I am becoming in 2017.
I have always heard that you Be, Do, Have.
Set SMART goals for yourself... and I will just talk about two of the attributes from the below as I see them. The
goals should be measurable so you know when you have achieved them and should
have a timeline. You never achieve a
goal you cannot measure. Goals without a
timeline are wishes.
Most of the goals we have revolve around possessing things; let’s face
it, having things is measurable. Having
things is also a way to measure ourselves against other people. Things can be positions, or titles, or
objects. You know, all those nouns that
are not people or places. Some of our
goals revolve around running faster or lifting more or walking longer.
Conversely, most Americans also look to lose things as goals. Especially around the first of a year, we are
trying to lose pounds of fat! Again,
this is measurable and you can certainly assign a timeline to it.
Ok, back to Be, Do, Have….
If you want to have the thing that your goal revolves around, you need
to be the person who would have those things.
Being the person means being disciplined, being responsible, being
accountable, being faithful. It means
changing your habits to become a person that would achieve that goal. These things that you be are not necessarily
measurable or noticeable on the outside without the Do.
What you do is the fruit of what you be! (To all those critiquing my grammar, I
apologize…). The apple a tree produces
is evidence that it be an apple tree! That
you walk for 45 min every day is fruit of your discipline! That you get to the gym and lift and sweat
and cry and strain under increasing amounts of lead and steel is fruit of your
persistence. That you give to charity is
fruit that you be generous.
As you do, repeatedly, you develop habits. Habits take you where you end up. Habits are the reason you achieve or don’t achieve
your goals.
My bride and I have developed some healthy habits of eating cleaner,
limiting our calories, exercising daily and drinking more water. We weigh ourselves daily. As you can see, I am writing about what we
did. We are disciplining ourselves to these
habits.
These are not obsessions. We allow
ourselves sweets now and again, and after we reach our goals, we will continue
the above with the goal maintaining a healthy weight. We are simply disciplining ourselves into a
healthy lifestyle.
As of today, these habits have us losing 35 pounds (combined) since Jan
1, 2017. We plan on maintaining these
habits for the rest of our lives. I will
let you know how it goes!
Semper Fi,
m
