1. How To Set Goals Step 1: Set Clear Goals
   
   
   • To achieve your goals, you have to determine exactly what you want. If you don’t know what you want you're not going to achieve a hold lot. You have to get very specific and very clear on what you want to achieve.
     
     
   • The only way we can reasonably decide what we want in the future and how we will get there, is to first know where we are coming from and to know where you are right now.
     
     
   • Find a quiet place, away from distraction that will give your mind space to think.
     
     
   • Identify any problem that is preventing you from achieving your wellness goal so you can take the necessary step to change them. Write them down.
     
     
   • If you are trying to lose weight, write down exactly how much pounds you want to lose. Set a deadline date for losing the weight, make sure that the deadline you set is realistic. How much body fat you want to lose. How much you want to weigh.
     
     
2. How To Set Goals Step 2: Set Measurable Goals
   
   
   • To know if you achieve your goal, it must be measurable.
     
     
   • Your goal have to be measurable at the deadline.
     
     
   • Example: I will weigh at most 130 lbs, by August 25th.
     
     
3. How To Set Goals Step 3: Set Attainable Goals
   
   
   • Be honest with yourself about what you can reasonably accomplish at this point in your life.
     
     
   • There are programs that advertise saying you can lose 30 lbs in 30 days, is this attainable.. yes you can lose 30 lbs in 30 days, but most of it will be water, which mean you will gain it back as fast as you lose it. Even worse you may lose muscle, which will cause your metabolism rate to slow down, which will lead to gaining the weight back and even more than before.
     
     
   • If you are trying to lose weight, your goal should be to lose 1 to 2 lbs a week.
     
     
   • Losing more than 2 lbs a week is not safe. You will be just losing water and muscle if you’re losing more than 2 lbs a week.
   
   
4. How To Set Goals Step 4: Accountability
   
   
   • When someone knows what your goals are, they help hold you accountable. Whether it is someone working out with you are a family member.
     
     
   • Having a person who can hold you accountable will give you another added boost to getting to your goals.
   
   
5. Step 5: Set Long Range, Intermediate and Short-Range Goals
   
   Long-Range Goal
   
   
   • Your ultimate goal is your long-range goal. When you write down your long-range goal, describe what you would like to accomplish if you could just snap your fingers to have it come true. Don’t think about all the reasons why you can’t achieve your goal. Just think about what you really want to achieve.
   
   Intermediate Goals
   
   
   • Your intermediate goals are your goals for each month.
     
     
   • What can you accomplish each month to help you reach your long-range goal? If your long-range goal is to lose 20 pounds, then an intermediate goal might be to lose 4 pounds each month.
     
     
   • Your intermediate goals help you move steadily toward achieving your long-range goals
   
   Short-Range Goals
   
   
   • What will I improve on today to help me meet my intermediate and long-range goals? When you answer that question, you have your short-range goal.
     
     
   • Each day you cut down on sugars and fatty foods and increase your exercise to help you lose four pounds each month.
     
     
   • Achieving your goals means taking it one day at a time. Be patient with yourself. Don’t expect miracles overnight.
   
   
6. How To Set Goals Step 6: Your Personal Motivator
   
   
   • Once you decide which goal you want to achieve, you have to understand the reason why you are going after that goal.
     
     
   • If you don’t have a strong enough why, procrastination will set in and you will eventually give up on your goals.
     
     
   • If you have a big enough reason to do something, you can figure out a way to do it. Your goal must be inspiriting enough to push you forward, you have to get focus.
     
     
   • What ever you consistently focus on you will experience it. When you set a goal you’re telling your subconscious mind that you’re not where you want to be, so your subconscious mind start coming up with ways to get you where you want to be.
     
     
   • Make sure that the goal you set is your goal. A lot of people set goals base on what other people want them to do, so they go out there trying to achieve a goal they don’t even want. So the most important thing is to figure what you really want, and what is most important to you.
     
     
   • so spend some time to figure out exactly what you want to achieve.
     
     
   • Each person why will be different, but here are some compelling reason to live a healthy life style
     
     
   • I want to set on example for my kids
     
     
   • I want to have enough energy in my old age to play with my grand kids.
     
     
   • I want to look great for my spouse, so they look at me instead of other people.
     
     
   • I don't want to die of an heart attack in my 30’s, 40’s 50’s etc

Health Regards,
Anthony Elliott

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