Earlier this week I set a spontaneous goal of getting up in the morning and going for a 15-20 minute walk. I hit this goal every day this week except for Wednesday, because that is usually my rest day from the gym.
If I had just set that goal and not done anything about it what does that make it? How do I come up with an action plan to actually accomplish this goal?
✨A REALLY IMPORTANT thing to remember to do is to come up with a “WHY” or a meaningful reason that will continue to push you to work towards your goal when you don’t feel motivated and when you don’t feel like doing it.✨
At first, the reason for doing this goal was just to see how it would go. I had a random thought on Monday because my parents were in town and I wanted to see how it would fit into my morning routine as well as seeing just how I feel overall.
I went on the first walk, and when I came back I actually felt energized; I was a little bit more awake and was able to really focus on the rest of my morning routine. I noticed that I also had more energy throughout the day and I wasn’t as tired because I didn’t just get up and go sit in my chair and try to force my half-asleep brain to focus on reading my Bible and spending time with God. Going on my walk in the morning and also listening to a book at the same time give myself a chance to:
⁃ get out in nature to really allow my brain to wake up
⁃ wake up and get focused
⁃ get healthy movement
Secondly, I decided the length, or deadline for my goal. The length of my goal of walking for 15 to 20 minutes is just during the week, so Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday I was going to get in a walk.
Now that I have my why for taking my morning walks (step 1), the FINAL step is for me to set up an action plan to turn my goal into a habit. Your action plan is basically the steps you’ll take to accomplish your goal. Ask yourself, “what do I need to do to reach this goal” for each step until you get to a good starting point!
⁃ I set my alarm to wake up at 0430
⁃ Brushed my teeth/washed my face
⁃ Put on clothes to walk in
⁃ Get all my walking things together
⁃ Go for my walk!
As I shared above, going for these morning walks has been nothing but beneficial for my day, and this will be a habit that I’ll continue to do, weather permitting!!
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