Using SparkPeople for goal setting
Oct. 27th, 2006 09:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrI'm sorry if you're bored with my saying so, but I really REALLY like SparkPeople. A lot. I've said it before and I'll say it again: they don't simply concern themselves with weight loss, but on helping you improve your life in any way you want.
For example: I have been thinking some more about resuming karate--as I mentioned, I'm going to try to set up the arrangment with sensei next week to get trained in on the cleaning, and I plan to start classes then, too, if all goes well. On the other hand, I've been feeling some real doubts about whether I REALLY want to do this. Am I honestly willing to commit myself to this time and this task for as long as it woudl take for me to reach black belt? How to decide?
Thinking about this, I was poking around the goal setting page today at SparkPeople. They give you some simple short term goals when you start out (track your food every day using the nutrition tracker, do cardio three times a week, etc.) But you can also set medium and long term goals anything you like, and once you do, they will break down short term goals for you to track.
For instance, if I set my long term goal as "Earn my black belt in karate" and my medium term goal as "do the trial month with the proposed schedule of attending classes while cleaning the dojo," then I am invited to characterize my medium term goal type. The choices are
This method might be used for anyone trying to, say, write a NaNoWriMo novel, or find a new job, or find a new direction in life.
If you'd like to check out SparkPeople out, here's a link:
Get a Free Online Diet
For example: I have been thinking some more about resuming karate--as I mentioned, I'm going to try to set up the arrangment with sensei next week to get trained in on the cleaning, and I plan to start classes then, too, if all goes well. On the other hand, I've been feeling some real doubts about whether I REALLY want to do this. Am I honestly willing to commit myself to this time and this task for as long as it woudl take for me to reach black belt? How to decide?
Thinking about this, I was poking around the goal setting page today at SparkPeople. They give you some simple short term goals when you start out (track your food every day using the nutrition tracker, do cardio three times a week, etc.) But you can also set medium and long term goals anything you like, and once you do, they will break down short term goals for you to track.
For instance, if I set my long term goal as "Earn my black belt in karate" and my medium term goal as "do the trial month with the proposed schedule of attending classes while cleaning the dojo," then I am invited to characterize my medium term goal type. The choices are
Fitness : SleepLet's say I decide that I would characterize the trial month of karate as " Building momentum." Then SparkPeople offers me the following short term goals:
Get More Sleep
Get Better Sleep
Increase Energy
Fitness : Healthy Habits
Prevent Sickness
Create a Safe Environment
Fitness : Stress Management
Reduce Anxiety
Lower Blood Pressure
Think More Clearly
Manage Time Efficiently
Improve Memory
Fire : Momentum
Build Momentum
Fire : Personal Leadership
Form a Positive Attitude
Stop Procrastinating
Be Happier With My Life
Become More Organized
Build Self-Confidence
Fire : Consistency & Motivation
Keep Myself Motivated
Focus : Goal Setting
Develop Goal-Setting Skills
Follow Through on Goals
Focus : Purpose & Vision
Give Meaning to My Life
Reduce Boredom
Make a Contribution
Gain Control Over My Life
Focus : Values & Beliefs
Decide What I Stand For
Live By My Beliefs
Strengthen Religious Beliefs
Positive Force : Public Leadership
Improve Relationships
Have a Positive Influence on Others
Learn How to Deal With People
Positive Force : Mentoring
Find a Mentor
Help Others Achieve or Learn
Positive Force : Community Service
Get Involved
Practice Helpful Everyday Actions
Keep your goals in front of you. Begin each day/week/month/year with the end (your goals) in mind. 1 time per DayIf I characterize my medium term goal differently, it will offer me a different array of underlying short term goals. I can choose as few or as many of these short term goals as I like. Once I set my goals, I am encouraged to check them off each day.
Regular, consistent amounts of sleep 1 time per Day
Keep a streak alive. 1 time per Day
Reward yourself for increasing levels of Consistency. 1 time per Month
Prioritize your time. Eliminate things that are unnecessary and take time away from pursuing your goals. 1 time per Week
Try a new way to do the same thing. 1 time per
Avoid people who may talk negatively about your goals, or who make it difficult to pursue your goals through their actions. 0 times per Day
During the day, do and pay attention to one thing at a time. 1 time per Day
Do your goal activity early in the day. 1 time per Day
Show up on time. 1 time per Day
Whatever comes up, make your first thought "what would I do if I knew I could not fail?" 1 time per Day
This method might be used for anyone trying to, say, write a NaNoWriMo novel, or find a new job, or find a new direction in life.
If you'd like to check out SparkPeople out, here's a link:
Get a Free Online Diet
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Date: 2006-10-27 02:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-10-27 06:47 pm (UTC)I'm also on a streak with my journaling and my exercise.
I'm doing exactly what my doctor told me to do with exercise and though it's not having much impact right now, I know that as I progress it will start to have one (I do the 8 minutes excercises one set and 10 minutes on the treadmill -- I'm adding 10 minutes a week, so eventually, I will be doing some serious walking :)).