New Year, S.M.A.R.T Goals

LifestyleNutrition & FitnessWell-being At WorkWellness

Jan 3

🎉 It's a New Year! This is a popular time of the year for goal-setting in our professional lives and many of you are familiar with S.M.A.R.T Goals. What about your personal life and well-being?

**New Year, S.M.A.R.T Goals**

📌 ***2023 Tip:*** *Use the S.M.A.R.T Goal methodology for your personal life when setting your lifestyle goals.*

Don't get caught in the New Year's resolution social media traps and trends (January is a "hot" month for hashtag trends that tend to fall flat and disappear by February for most).

Instead, sustain your lifestyle change the "S.M.A.R.T" way.

**S.M.A.R.T. Goals**

Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-Bound

Below is an example from a recent interaction on setting a goal to integrate fitness daily into a busy work schedule to establish the foundation for building a sustainable healthy lifestyle:

👉🏾 Specific: "Blocking off 30 minutes per day in my calendar to workout is important to me because I am able be more productive and focused at work when I exercise daily."

👉🏾 Measurable: "I will measure my progress with a visual aid, by checking off each day that I workout and noting how I felt that day."

👉🏾 Achievable: "It's reasonable to achieve this goal for 30 minutes daily and it's clear when the goal is completed each day."

👉🏾 Relevant: "Working out 30 min per day is related to my overall goal of sustaining a healthy lifestyle by building a habit of consistent exercise and integrating fitness into my life. My desire is to be on "auto-pilot" with my fitness routine, instead of feeling like it's a burden or an after-thought."

👉🏾 Time-Bound: "I will check in on my progress after 2 weeks, celebrate my success, reflect on my challenges and reset for the next 2 weeks, and repeat."

Give this a try!