Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky
So, now we all have our goals written out for 2011...right? You do have your goals written out? If not, go do, quick...I'll wait. I read somewhere that simply the act of writing them down makes us a bazillion times more likely to accomplish them. (OK, it wasn't a bazillion, but it was much more likely)
Once we've written our goals out...now what? Do we simply let them sit around and collect dust? No! We take action! This is where so many people get hung up. OK, so I want this thing, I have this goal, but now what?
There's many things we can do from here: we can write out affirmations surrounding our goals, use visualization, and we can write out some action steps. Action steps is what I want to talk about today.
What are some things we can do to get us closer to your goals? What are the steps it will take us to get from here to there? Sit down when you have time and think about this. What will it really take to reach this goal? Write these things out, these are your action steps.
Now break them down into bite-sized tasks and get started!
For example, if one of your goals is to lose weight (or whatever your goal is, it all works the same), write out the action steps you will take to accomplish this. Like: drink more water, exercise, clean the junk out of the cupboards, etc. Then break these down into tasks: buy a water bottle that will measure your water intake, or figure out how you'll track your intake; will you join a gym, buy some workout DVDs, or simply start walking? Take each action step and break it down into the tasks it will take to complete it. Make these tasks as 'bite sized' as possible. Last, make a list of these tasks, this is your plan, now simply DO them.
Don't get overwhelmed by the big picture. Look at your list and take one task at a time.
I want to lose roughly 40 pounds this year. Wow, that can get overwhelming if I focus simply on that goal, but if I focus on the tasks it takes to get me there--much less overwhelming. I have written out my workout plan, now I need to get up each day and do that task. I have picked the eating plan I'll be following right now, now I just do it. Little by little all of this will add up until I've reached that 40 pound goal. Same with all my other goals: I've broken them down into what it will take to get there and I focus on the tasks.
We all talk about lifestyle changes, but how do we do this really? We figure out where we want to go, then what it is going to take to get there...and then we take the steps. Over and over and over as many times as it takes...until we're there, at our goal. It's not impossible. It doesn't take extra human willpower. Just persistence. Step after step after step.
I really believe that writing all of this out makes a difference.
**2011 Journal Entry: Take your goal list and break it down into the action steps and tasks it will take to reach them.
Once we've written our goals out...now what? Do we simply let them sit around and collect dust? No! We take action! This is where so many people get hung up. OK, so I want this thing, I have this goal, but now what?
There's many things we can do from here: we can write out affirmations surrounding our goals, use visualization, and we can write out some action steps. Action steps is what I want to talk about today.
What are some things we can do to get us closer to your goals? What are the steps it will take us to get from here to there? Sit down when you have time and think about this. What will it really take to reach this goal? Write these things out, these are your action steps.
Now break them down into bite-sized tasks and get started!
For example, if one of your goals is to lose weight (or whatever your goal is, it all works the same), write out the action steps you will take to accomplish this. Like: drink more water, exercise, clean the junk out of the cupboards, etc. Then break these down into tasks: buy a water bottle that will measure your water intake, or figure out how you'll track your intake; will you join a gym, buy some workout DVDs, or simply start walking? Take each action step and break it down into the tasks it will take to complete it. Make these tasks as 'bite sized' as possible. Last, make a list of these tasks, this is your plan, now simply DO them.
Don't get overwhelmed by the big picture. Look at your list and take one task at a time.
I want to lose roughly 40 pounds this year. Wow, that can get overwhelming if I focus simply on that goal, but if I focus on the tasks it takes to get me there--much less overwhelming. I have written out my workout plan, now I need to get up each day and do that task. I have picked the eating plan I'll be following right now, now I just do it. Little by little all of this will add up until I've reached that 40 pound goal. Same with all my other goals: I've broken them down into what it will take to get there and I focus on the tasks.
We all talk about lifestyle changes, but how do we do this really? We figure out where we want to go, then what it is going to take to get there...and then we take the steps. Over and over and over as many times as it takes...until we're there, at our goal. It's not impossible. It doesn't take extra human willpower. Just persistence. Step after step after step.
I really believe that writing all of this out makes a difference.
**2011 Journal Entry: Take your goal list and break it down into the action steps and tasks it will take to reach them.
I agree.
ReplyDeletefor me when stuff or steps are floating in my head Im not not not as committed as seeing it in print.
and typing into my computer? makes me NOT as committed as pen to paper either.
This is great!! I have my list of goals, but each time I look at them I just wonder if I'll reach them.
ReplyDeleteHaving action steps is a great way to plan them all out, and then be able to check stuff off as I go...physically seeing myself getting closer and closer.
I LOVE IT...I'm going to do it, right now!!
Great advice, Kerri! I try to write little action goals, because if I look at the big picture of losing 150 pounds, it can get VERY overwhelming. I mean, that's a whole other person! Oh, and I totally agree with MzFit. I like writing mine down on paper too instead of using a computer.
ReplyDeleteI agree. My food journal has all my goals in it too and I check in on them. Its really helpful.
ReplyDeleteSo awesome girl! I haven't written my goals since I was a kid. Ok I guess I should get to work then lol.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant assessment of what it takes. As a program / project manager I appreciate your appreciation for the detail needed to attain great things.
ReplyDeleteSo important to write it down. For me it's soon forgotten if I don't & very likely to never happen! Great post Kerri!
ReplyDeleteI have not actually written them out. I should. I'll do that right now. I just know what my daily goal for eating is, and have resolved to do what needs to be done, one day at a time.
ReplyDeleteDaily I tell myself "little by little..every day" ...it WILL happen if I do not stray.
Great post!!