5 Step Guide | Set your 2016 Goals

Setting Goals is a really good way to make sure you get the most out of your year, but sometimes they can become lost and forgotten about amongst the other obstacles life throws at us even if these are positive ones. To help you reach your goals this year, I have come up with a 5 Step Guide to help you on your way!


1. 1,2,3...Scribble!
Grab yourself a piece of paper and a pen and write down everything you want to do in 2016. Don't tell yourself that something is too big to achieve, just write it down.
These goals can be about anything, fitness related, travel or jobs. Literally anything!


2. Pick Your Top 3
Have a good look at your list and pick out the 3 that excite you most. The ones that really make you smile just thinking about it and inspire you the most.


3. Get Emotional
It sounds silly I know, but trust me. If you have an emotional connection with these goals, they will really keep you motivated and help you to progress towards reaching them.
With your top 3 goals, write them down on a fresh piece of paper and write why you chose them and why you want to achieve them.


4. Set a Date
Just like setting a wedding date! It needs to be realistic; give yourself a realistic time frame in which your going to achieve your goal.
If it is a long term goal, then set realistic milestones to hit along the way to help you stay on track.


5. 3,2,1 Action!
Whatever your goal may be you need to have a plan! What are you going to do to ensure you achieve and reach your goal? For each goal write down the actions you will need to take. These can be daily, weekly, monthly actions just as long as they help to reach the end target! And don't forget, if you question whether you can achieve this goal alone, then it is ok to ask for help.


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I Hope this guide has helped you on your way to a great 2016! Remember NO GOAL IS TOO BIG!!


I love hearing feedback from my readers, so if you fancy sharing your thoughts or even your goals that you have come up with after using my guide then I'd love to hear what you have come up with!


Please feel free to comment on this post or send me an email on jessica_henry@icloud.com

Frankie Says Relax

Stress is becoming more apparent in daily lives than ever before, especially around this time of year. Longer working hours, approaching deadlines and exams and social pressures are consistently putting us under pressure. Since graduating and starting a business stress has been more noticeable in my day to day life. As a result of this I have taken it upon myself to look at the best ways to help de-stress and relax during this festive period:

I read a post by Zanna Van Dijk who is a fitness inspiration of and took on board some of here thoughts and have given them ago myself and made them a little more suited to my lifestyle.

Relaxation should be part of your routine

For people who know me, I am someone that can’t do something at 10mph its always go go go. I have recently found myself feeling more tired and having a lack of energy. I have now realised that adding in a spot of relaxation to my day could help me feel a lot better. I recently read an article that suggests taking as little as 10 minutes per day to meditate, can help you control stress, decrease anxiety and also help to improve cardiovascular health. As a result of this I feel refreshed and I can work and train more effectively. 

Something that has be recommended that I haven’t yet tried is adult colouring books. Bringing out the inner child, grabbing some pencils and pens and sitting down and doing some colouring in. It makes you concentrate the mind on something else which is easy and relaxing to complete allowing you to forget about your daily stress. I think it is definitely worth the try.

Disconnect and get outdoors

In this day and age everyone has some form of technology attached to them, whether that’s a smart phone tablet or laptop. Taking timeout from social media and endlessly scrolling down news feeds can help us “connect” with those people around and also the surrounding environments. As a surfer my favourite place is the beach and its somewhere I can go to forget about all my worries. Whether its going in the water for a surf or simply taking my new puppy for walk across the sand it, clears my head completely and the fact that you can’t get any signal let alone 3G makes it even better!

Socialise

So many people these days are working until 9 or 10 in the evening, coming home and literally going straight to bed ready to wake up at 6am the following morning. Taking some time out to catch up with friends in person over a drink, meal or walk and NOT social media gives a much more positive aspect to your day. As it is almost Christmas a lot of my school friends are now coming back from University for the holidays and its the perfect time to catch up after being away from each other since summer. So schedule in a meal sit down and have a good laugh to chill yourself out! and make sure you avoid talking about work!

Jess x