Do your goals typically go unmet? 　

There are more people used to failing at goals than there are people used to finding success. This is why those working in the self help industry are making a killing today. 　

The problem is the strategies typically used in the self help industry fail more often then they succeed. 　Personal trainers in NYC see it all too often.

The “Yale Goal Study” is often cited as proof that goal setting really works. In the 1950s researchers asked the graduating class of Yale if they had set goals that they wanted to accomplish in the next phases of their life. Only 3% of the class had done so. When researchers contacted members of the class 20 years later they discovered that the 3% of the class that had written down goals was wealthier than all of the others in the class put together.

That would speak very well for the art of goal setting…if only the story were true! 　

You can look through many different self help books and listen to many different motivational speakers referring to the Yale Goal Study, but it was never a real study.

One person who does know about the art of goal setting is Richard Wiseman.

He is a psychologist turned bestselling author who made it his mission to respond to the many illegitimate self help strategies being used today. He did tons of research and came up with a no-fail system for setting and achieving goals. 　

Wiseman’s book, 59 Seconds Change Your Life in Under a Minute, revealed five “Do This” strategies that are successful and five “Not That” strategies that are unsuccessful. They are listed right here for your benefit.

Do This: Set out the instructions with detailed steps.

Successful goal planning requires a plan that lists detailed steps that will lead up to accomplishment. 　If you aren’t sure how to do this, discuss it with one of our in home personal trainers in NYC for help.

Each of those goals must then be broken down into sub-goals that can be measured and which have a timeline attached. These sub-goals must be very specific.

a.. Not That Find someone you look up to and use them as inspiration for achieving your own goals.

No matter how much you admire someone else, that admiration will never be strong enough to keep your motivation high to achieve personal goals.

Studies have proven this.

Do This: Let others know what your goals are and that you are really going for them.

If you are serious about reaching your goal you won’t hide it from others.

Put it out there to your friends and family members so they can see you progress.

There are two reasons this strategy really works. The first comes down to pride. Once you tell everyone you are going to achieve this goal, you don’t want to publicly embarrass yourself with a failure. The second reason comes down to support. Once others know what you are doing they can support you in a very powerful way. Just having someone rooting for you can make a world of difference when the goal gets hard.

a.. Not That Focus on the bad elements of the goal achieving process.

Don’t focus on the bad things so much that they become a reality you have to live with. The mind is a powerful thing.

Do This: Keep your mind tuned to the positive elements of achieving your goal.

Keep the benefits of success close in mind so there is no room for the negatives.

List all the ways your life will be improved once this goal is accomplished.

Keep this list close at hand when you start to doubt or negative thoughts start to take over.

a.. Not That Negativity is forced out of mind.

Learn to deal with reality and the changes you have to make to be successful. This is more effective than trying to mentally resist the chocolate cake.

Do This: Use a reward system to acknowledge progress.

Studies have proven that people who reward themselves along the way are more successful.

The rewards should be unrelated to your goals or should help you reach your goals. If you reward yourself with cheesecake for losing ten pounds it will become harder to lose the next ten pounds.

a.. Not That Depend on willpower to get you through.

There is a reason most people struggle with willpower. It simply isn’t enough to bring success.

Do This: Set up a recording system to monitor progress.

Put your step-by-step plans, sub-goals, rewards and other program elements down on paper. This makes them real.

Set up a place to record your progress over time either in a notebook, in a computer file, or on a board somewhere in your home. This is a tremendous source of motivation.

a.. Not That Spend time imagining life after achieving your goal.

You cannot make the dream come true without real action. Thinking about how great life will be is unproductive.

Contact our personal trainers in NYC today if you are ready to put your goals into action. This is the only thing that will make the daydream your reality.

If you have trouble procrastinating or putting off your workouts until they never happen, there is a way to psych yourself up. Just make yourself get in the gym and start the workout. The trick is that those first few minutes trigger your desire to complete the workout. Getting started is the hardest part.

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You don’t have to take first place to earn awards from your first 5K. Even if you race for years and never come in first, there are five great awards that everyone collects just for putting themselves out there. Whether you finish first, twenty-first or dead last, these are five things that make all the work with in home personal trainers in NYC worth the sweat.

Award #1: A Runner’s Legs

If you aren’t already a leg-gazer when a runner pounds pavement in your direction, you should be. Next time you see someone out for a run notice how thin, well-toned, and perfectly tanned their legs are. If they are a serious runner, their legs will make you want to put down the cheeseburger and fall in line right behind them.

Running tones your calves, glutes and thighs like few other exercises can. When working with personal trainers in NYC to run a 5K, those with thunder thighs are able to achieve slim thighs they want to show off and those with virtually no butt find their rear ends lifted and firmed.

Award #2: Enviable Abs

Pair the amazing legs that your in home personal trainers in NYC can help you achieve with abs that others envy and you see the body of your dreams starting to take shape.  While training for your 5K you will go out on runs that burn a lot of calories and then perform cross training activities that burn even more calories.

Our personal trainers in NYC will help you compliment your runs with the right type of strength training so you develop awesome abs in a reasonable amount of time. While running alone naturally tones and strengthens the legs, you do need to add in the cross training and strength training to get that flat tummy or rock hard abs.

Award #3: A Giver’s Pride

5K races are held in honor of charity. There are hundreds of different races held across the country every single year and every one of them benefits a different charity. When you pay to enter the race and show up on the big day you get so much more than the body of your dreams. You get the pride and warm feelings that come with helping others.

If giving to others is important to you, look around at the races held in your area or areas you may want to travel to. Find something that you want to support and make giving an essential part of your new healthy lifestyle.

Award #4: New Friendships

Even if you work with our in home personal trainers in NYC to prepare for your 5K, you can guarantee you will meet a lot of great people when you get out there for the race. If you think having healthy-minded people around you may work to your benefit in the long run, look around your area for running clubs or other organizations.

Award #5: Routine of Success

All you have to do is set your mind to completing one 5K. That is typically enough to get you pumped to run your second 5K and maybe even a 10K, half marathon, or marathon in the future. It may seem unlikely right now, but running can be very addicting. It will definitely give you a new routine that leads to great success in this area of your life. 

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