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Author:
Kerri Wood

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

–Dale Carnegie

We are now two months into the new year and every year more than 90% of americans come up with New Year’s resolutions. Most of them never start even start thier goals, a few start but never finish or follow through and even fewer yet accomplish what they set out to do. So why do so many people fail before they even start and so few people make thier dreams come true? Motivations and Plans! Every one of the people who have New Year’s resolutions have the ability to accomplish what they set out to do. Some people find the motivation to start, but can’t finish. Others have a plan, but no motivation to follow it. Others do neither. Those who succeed have a well laid out plan and the motivation to make it happen.

What is YOUR motivation? Everyone has something different that motivates them. Some people have heart problems or diabetes. Some people want to share a healthy life with thier kids or family. Others are working towards a race or end product. Motivational stories and quotes can help inspire and drive people also. Whatever it is, in any area of your life, you need to find YOUR motivation. You need to Explore YOUR world within! Once you find your motivation, it’s not automatically easy to do what you need to do. You may need to put up motivational reminders or carry with you something that brings out what inspires you. Constant daily reminders. Take time in the next few days and dig inside yourself and find what you motivation is to accomplish your New Year’s resolutions.

Make yourself a PLAN! Now that you are motivated, you need to make a plan. A fitness plan, a nutrition plan, a financial plan, a personal development plan etc. Whatever your goal is you need to have a plan. A map to how you are going to accomplish what you want. This should be written or typed and laid out in simple easy steps that keep you heading towards your goal. One way to create a plan is to start with your main goal and break it down into easy action steps or smaller goals.

For example If you want to lose 5lbs your goals could include:

• Join a gym
• Join a fitness group
• Take a nutrition class

Then for each goal you can make a checklist of what you need to do to accomplish those goals:

Join a gym:

• __ List what i want in a gym (personal training, pool, spa, classes etc.)
• __ Research gyms in my area
• __ Go in to gym for tour/talk with sales department
• __ Join gym

Failure is the only opportunity to begin again more intelligently. - Henry Ford

If you need help on making a plan or finding your motivation, you are not alone. You can join groups like Fitness From the Inside Out (found at www.adventureon.net) or you can get one on one coaching to help you get there faster. The most elite athletes in the world have coaches. The most successful and influential business people have coaches also. Both of those groups know a lot about the areas they work in, but know the value of having a team working with them and for them to help them get where they want to be. Find your motivation, make a plan and take action! Your dreams and goals ARE within your reach. Don’t give up and it’s always nice to have a little help!

Kerri Wood is a personal life and fitness coach. She has written numerous articles and enjoys keeping an active blog (http://www.adventureon.net/blog) and newsletter. She is a native of Western Washington and an outdoor, as well as inner self adventurer. To find out more about her and her business, Adventure On!! Life and Fitness Coaching, go to http://www.adventureon.net or email her at kerri.wood@adventureon.net

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