I’ve never been an “I’m going to start on Monday” type of guy. I’ve always been a “Let’s get it done, how can we start now,” type of guy. 2013 is here and it’s time to get to work. You already know how I feel about New Year Resolutions …It’s all about SMART goals over here. I have had a few days to think about my goals and I’m ready to announce them. My 2013 goals are as follows:
- 2013 will be the year of the marathons… Let’s make that two.
- Half marathon by July 2013
- Full Marathon by December 31,2013
- Lose at least 52 pounds by December 31,2013
- 15 unassisted pull ups by December 31, 2013
- CrossFit Level 1 Certification by Thanksgiving 2013
As we get back into our regular schedules tend to get stuck on the big goals and forget about the little goals that we can accomplish to crush big goals. You’ve probably heard the saying, “The only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.” The same is true about our big goals; we have to take them one day at a time. Also these are Smart goals so in all honesty I still need to add some actions for my goals. The rule for this is “keep it simple.” Make small bite size goals that you can crush on a daily basis. These daily goals should add up to a weekly goal and the weekly goal should add up to a monthly goal, so on and so forth. For the sake of time I’m not going to go into all of my action goals for my goals. But if anyone needs an example leave a comment to let me know. Here are some of my actions for each goal:
- Half and full marathon:
- Run at least 3 times a week
- Increase distance by 1 mile every week
- Starting in February run at least 1 race a month
- Pick Half Marathon race by March 1, 2013
- Pick Full Marathon race by July 3, 2013
- Lose at least 52 pounds by December 31, 2013
- Run at least 3 times a week
- CrossFit at least 3 times a week
- Weigh myself weekly
- Plan out breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack when semester starts
- Make my lunch every night
- 15 unassisted pull ups by December 31, 2013
- CrossFit at least 3 times
- Start the 100 burpee Challenge by February
- Complete the 100 burpee challenge
These are my small (action) goals to my big goals. Some of them may be intertwined and that’s completely fine. Also I tried to predict the future because I’m notorious for not make lunch in the morning, so instead my goal is to pack my lunch every night. Use that to your advantage; if you know have certain quirks or habits about yourself that can interfere with your progress. Find a way to work around it. One thing I haven’t mention is how I’m going to track things and I’m going to use the #CrushGoals on twitter, the Crushing Goals Together to track my goals. In a week or so I’m going to put a tab on the menu bar that says #CrushGoals and have a running tally of every goal for 2013. I challenge you to crush your goals too. Use the #CrushGoals to track your progress, also join the Crushing your Goals Together Facebook Group to meet other people who are trying to crush their goals.
Leave a comment below stating what are your little goals or if you have any suggestions about my goal or how I can make them manageable. Also If you like what I’m doing please subscribe. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter:@300lbsandrunnin, Like the 300 Pounds and Running Facebook Page, if you are on: Instagram I’m @300PoundsAndRunning, Dailymile: @300lbsandrunnin, and Nike Plus:@300PoundsAndRunning.
Until next time I’m 300 Pounds and Running.
