Tip 28: Go for the Goal

What do you dislike about your life?  What would you like to see different in one year?  Commit to paper a list of your goals, large or small.  Maybe you are recovering from a heart attack and need to completely change your exercise and eating habits.  Maybe you are at risk for a heart attack and need to lose 25 pounds and get your blood pressure down.  Maybe you are just constantly tired and want to feel better.  Whatever your current state, write down your goals and what you want to change.  Having goals is a great way to keep us focused on living healthy.  These goals can be as simple as completing a 5K walk or as advanced as doing a triathlon.  Or maybe your goals are just to implement 10 Tips from this blog.  Our goals should be reachable, but should challenge us.  After you achieve a goal, even a small one, celebrate it!  Acknowledge your successes—even eating vegetables every day for a week or meeting your 8,000 step per day goal is worth celebrating.  Noticing the small changes will supply the encouragement and stamina to meet the big goals.