We’ve mentioned before about setting a minimum version of a goal so that you can always do it, no matter what.
And then, dependant on circumstance, you can over achieve on most of the time.
But one that you can always do.
Unless you choose not to.
Is there really ever any reason we can’t exercise three or more times per week?
Exercise is defined as “activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness”.
No mention of duration or location.
However busy we are or whatever else is going on, could we ever not do one set of (for example) press ups to failure three times a week?
Total of a couple of minutes out of 10,080 there.
Doesn’t matter if someone doesn’t think that’s “exercise”.
It is, because the dictionary says it is.
Imagine having a goal where the only reason we could ever give for not doing it was…………
“I just haven’t bothered”
We couldn’t say “I didn’t have time” or “I’ve been busy”.
We couldn’t blame money, injuries, illness, work, other people or anything else (because the goal would take them into account).
If, genuinely, the only reason we could give was “I just haven’t bothered”.
How powerful would that be?
How much more likely would we be to do it?
And, hopefully, to overachieve on it.
If setting goals that can be scuppered by circumstance works for you, then crack on mon amigo!
If it’s not, maybe change it to one where that “I just haven’t bothered” reason is the only one you could give?
And see how that works for you?
Much love,
Jon ‘Face, bovvered?’ Hall and Matt ‘Boots’ Nicholson
