Are you running, running, running and feel like you aren’t getting anywhere? Do you feel exhausted at the end of the day but have nothing to show for it?
I recently completed a metabolic assessment – a method of determining my specific heart rate zones and how my body burns carbs and fat as fuel. The results were fascinating – I learned that I had been spinning, spinning, spinning, exhausting myself, fatiguing myself and guess what?
I WAS NOT BURNING ANY FAT!
The nice personal trainer explained that I was wasting my energy if my goal was to lose fat (and what girl’s goal is anything BUT that?!?!). He smiled as he explained how I could work smarter, not harder and I would achieve better results. I skipped to my car a happy gal knowing that I could stop working so hard at the gym.
It soon occurred to me that I’m exhausting myself in other areas of my life. I have been exhausting myself with thoughts, behaviors and feelings that are not getting me anywhere. I made some changes and am feeling less stressed and more satisfied than ever.
Would you like me to share how you can start living SMARTER and not HARDER? Here are some tips you can use right now:
- What is your goal, your endpoint, your destination?
Be very clear on exactly what you want. Better communication with your significant other? If so, what does “better communication” mean to you? How would it look? How would it feel? A GPS can only get you to a desired destination if you put in the exact address, so be as specific as possible.
- Take a personal inventory.
What thoughts, behaviors, and feelings do you continue to repeat that are not serving your goals? The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. How are you driving yourself insane? What do you need to change? What can you enhance? What do you need to cut out of your life?
- Start TODAY – not tomorrow, not next week.
There is no better time than at this very moment. Make a commitment and just DO it! If need be, schedule time to work on your goals, just as you would schedule your doctor’s appointment or a meeting with a client.
- Remember Rome wasn’t built in a day.
It will take consistent practice and patience to meet your goal. Celebrate your successes, as small as they may be. And, if you stumble, pick yourself up and identify what you need to do differently next time. Some of our greatest growth occurs following our mistakes. The only true mistake is not trying at all.
- You will have your supporters and your saboteurs.
Surround yourself with people who support your goals not those who are going to stand in your way. Remember, you cannot change anyone other than yourself. You can, however, change how you respond to others.
Do you want to learn more about how your thoughts impact your actions? Contact Mary Owens
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