How to Determine and Implement Your One Goal

When you sleep, you dream. Even if you don't remember those dreams when you wake up, you do still have them. The thing about dreams is that we have them one at a time. They don't overlap. They are content to wait in line and be taken one at a time.

Your goals should be like your dreams—one at a time. Whether you're working on your weight or trying to build muscle, have one big goal that is your focus.

Here are a few tricks on how you can decide on what that is for you:

Find the ONE goal. It might be that the reason people make nebulous resolutions instead of New Year’s Goals is that a goal is a big thing and can be overwhelming. But losing the big picture means losing the prize. What is it you really what to achieve? Lose weight? Gain Muscle? Be specific.

Ask yourself these questions:

Why are you doing what you’re doing? The why provides motivation even when you're discouraged. Knowing the why will also help clarify your goal.

Next year, what achievement from this year will have the most significant impact on your life and get you closest to achieving your goals? If you’re looking to become healthier, this might be learning to manage a healthy diet. If you’re looking to look good with your shirt off, it might be going to the gym and hiring a trainer.

What takes your full attention while you’re doing it? Where does your passion lie? Are you competitive? Perhaps using local competitions might help you with your fitness goals? Like eating out? Researching healthy places to eat might help.

What do you believe that is worth doing that maybe other people wouldn’t? That is a question designed to give insight into your personality. In the 1960s Rosey Grier played pro football for the Giants and later for the LA Rams. He was 6’5” and 300 pounds. He famously passed the time between plays knitting. It was his passion.

What makes you so passionate that you don’t mind standing alone to do it? What drives you or from what do you take comfort? How can that be a part of the goal? Or can it become the goal?

Translate your goal into a number. Numbers are easier to remember. What number? Let's say you're looking to lose weight. How much? Work out what's a healthy weight for you - one that doesn't put strain on your body but also means you look good. Need help with that? Please reach out. Does that number make the goal real?

Keep your eyes on the prize. Get out a sheet of paper. Write that number down in big, bold, colourful numbers. Use crayon if you like. Post that number where you can see it. Often.

Learn to prioritise your goals. By doing so, you will find it easier to pick the one that means the most to you right now. Then put your focus solidly on that particular goal until you get to where you want to go.

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