Chris and Janae Kowalski spoke in Sacrament Meeting today. I was REALLY sad when I saw their names on the program because I thought maybe they were moving out. GOOD THING they aren't! They were just asked to speak about goals. It was EXACTLY what I was needing to hear.
Janae started out by saying how at the beginning of last year she made a goal to run X number of miles over the entire year. She posted that number on her blog thinking she would be more likely to achieve the goal if she made it public. She said she put a ticker on the side that said "Watch Me Run" and it showed how many miles she was running. She said she did awesome until April. At the end of this year, she went back and changed the ticker to now read "Don't watch me run! Check back when I find more motivation." :) That DEFINITELY sounds familiar!! She went on to say that the goal was written on her blog, but not on her heart. That is a REALLY great thought! Something that hopefully will pull me through this goal this time! She also said that this year, she made a list of goals to keep and within ten minutes had already broken one of the goals. Sounds familiar to me again!!!
She closed by reading the scripture 2 Nephi 2:27 - Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself. She pointed out how just like it's our choice of what goals to make, we also have the choice to live in such a way that will get us back to our Heavenly Father. And THAT is a goal we should definitely have written in our hearts. Fantastic talk!!
Chris was next. He said he feels that goal setting is under scrutiny because no one achieves them. That's why making goals gets made fun of. He talked about why we stop completing our goals. Some ideas are: we get lazy, we lose sight of the prize and we don't realize that long term goals need to become a habit! I definitely have problems with all three of these areas!
He said all of our goals need to be S.M.A.R.T goals. They need to be Specific - make an exact/specific goal - such as, "I want to lose 10 pounds". Not just "I want to lose weight." They need to be Measurable - "I want to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks." They need to be Achievable or Attainable - don't make them SO hard that you get burned out. They need to be Relevant - we need to set applicable mini goals that are relevant to our larger goal. They need to be Time Bound - deciding to work out every morning for 15 minutes. Or 10 push ups every hour, etc.
Both were FANTASTIC talks and JUST what I was needing to hear right now!
As a victorious side note - the teacher passed around cookies in RS and told everyone to take a huge handful since not many people were in church. Every time they passed by me, I chose not to take any. I was VERY proud. Of course they ended up right in front of me the rest of the lesson - as if to mock me and tempt me - the chocolatey little devils!!! But I can honestly say it was easier than I thought and I was SO proud of myself afterward!
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