I recently read an article that talked about, among other things, how difficult it is to stay motivated and focused when your goals are scattered. For me, that’s not news. It’s not a light bulb moment or an a ha! It’s a thing I know and have known, and yet continue to ignore. How can I possibly focus on one thing? For starters, triathlon is three sports. For another, I need to lose these 25 pounds to be a good triathlete. I want to practice yoga. And also, there are all these other non-fitness things I want to do. I want to write and I want to take pictures and I want to learn this and that and the other thing. So much to do and think about!
Again and again, though, I see how that fractured concentration has affected all of my goals. So, I’ve decided that April will be a test month for me. I’ve set myself a goal and it goes like this.
I want to make my yoga practice a priority in April. I never feel as good as when I’m practicing regularly, so my April goal is to practice yoga daily. At the end of April, well, we’ll see what happens then. I hope a little time off running will give my body a chance to recover from the strain of training for a half-marathon. I hope a month of yoga will make that a habit so that I can focus on my other goals. (Did I mention those 25 pounds?)
A part of that goal is journaling my success and (hopefully infrequent) failures. I hope you’ll share it with me.
3 Comments
April 7, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Good plan, Jenn. You know I’ll be with you the whole way! <3
April 8, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Jenn, you are still and inspiration to me.
I feel my goals get out of whack every once in a while so it is good to have this reminder to focus.
April 13, 2009 at 5:58 pm
So glad you are taking part in our weekly weigh in. Today was my first day being serious about it and dropping caffeine.
. Going well so far!!