Writing down your goals is an important first step in really solidifying what it is you truly want, and why. But, what do you do with your goals once you’ve got them written down? You need to keep them visual! Seeing your goals on a daily basis will help you support your discipline, drive and determination. This is where visual trackers, goal boards, or vision boards become useful!

Whether it’s tackling a New Year’s resolution or a goal for self-growth in the coming new year, I want to see you succeed, see you happy. Having goals for self-growth is always exciting. Envisioning an improved version of you, whatever that may look like for you, is exciting. So let’s make sure you are successful…and ready to make a change.

You absolutely can enjoy all the holiday happenings without completely derailing your progress toward your goals…it’s called balance. In order to be successful the first thing you need is a plan. From there, it’s ensuring you are consistent with your nutrition, water intake, exercise and daily activity, making sure you practice good habits, and focus on a healthy mindset, supportive of your goals and overall health.

For many people, there is nothing like de-stressing from the workday with a glass or two of wine or attending a happy hour with friends. However, when this becomes a regular habit, it can inhibit your goals toward weight loss and muscle growth.

Let’s be honest, despite the countless ads out there for magic pills and diet programs, there is no “quick fix” for changing your body composition. However, there are things you can do to increase your daily calorie expenditure, increase your energy and improve your health in order to reach your goals. All it takes is MOVING more. It’s called the N.E.A.T. concept. Read on to learn about how you can incorporate this easy concept into your daily routines to burn more calories…and potentially reach your goals faster.

Whether it be losing weight, or gaining muscle, “consistency is key”, as they say. With any goal you set out to achieve, you will not reach it, or maintain it, without consistent action. In this blog post, I discuss the importance of developing habits and routines to help maintain consistency in order to reach your goals.

Naturally with it being January, I thought it a good time to address goals. This post is a bit of a lengthy one…but I really wanted to be sure I gave you the best start to creating your goals!