Motivation gets you started, determination keeps you going.

Consistency is key.

Fitness, purging, job search, health, whatever the mission, it can appear daunting at some point. Maybe in the beginning, when you’re all fired up and anything seems possible, the reality of the task doesn’t seep in. It’s when you’re in it, when the results are slower or seemingly not even occurring. It’s when you’re looking ahead at what is left to do and the self doubt creeps in. Like the saying goes, “you don’t have to see the whole staircase, just start with a single step.”

When you’re motivated, the task seems so easy, just about effortless. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to bottle that motivation and take a daily dose? It helps to remind yourself of why you started and of course, what you want from it. A tangible end result is so important, and one with specifics. For example, you can say you want to ‘be healthier’ but what’s your measuring stick? If you’re eating two Twinkies and two bags of chips and two liters of soda per day and you cut some down to one, I’d say that’s healthier, right? But is it what you’re really looking for?

No matter what the task, it’s so important to have a plan, timeline and a goal. After all, when you’re going somewhere new you figure out the route via Waze or Google or something, right? And in the planning, appears the time frame so you know when you’ll reach your destination. There’s no shortage of apps for anything…meditating, fasting, running, walking, eating, spending, saving, sleeping…you name it, it’s got an app. Just about everything is trackable (which is a whole blog of it’s own eventually).

Nothing is wrong with having some help. Accountability can absolutely create success. After all, when people know eyes are on them, it certainly can keep them in check. Not everyone, mind you….but some for sure. Apps aren’t your thing? What about groups? In Facebook there’s a group for just about everything also, from fitness to parenting to planning to knitting. You’ll find what you’re looking for.

A plan without a time frame is just a wish.

“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours”. – Les Brown