She asked it in the middle of the podcast. The question stuck with me. “If someone were to look at how you live your life now, would they be able to tell that your goals are your goals?” It felt like an attack, an assault on the dissonance between by daily schedule and my dreams. I had to answer to myself, “No, they’d have no idea.”
I heard that line just a few days ago, and it forced me to think about how I’ve been living as late. Though I say I want to improve my health, I’d been rushing out the house without food and stopping to pick up a fast food breakfast. I’d work without breaks, only swapping sitting in my office chair with sitting in the driver’s seat. As frustrated as I’ve been about not yet hitting my health goals, it’s no wonder. Even I can see how the way I’m living won’t get me to where I want to go.
So I started small. I made a checklist to build a habit 10 minutes of daily movement. I set a goal to avoid fast food restaurants for the month. I didn’t force myself to start meal prepping, I didn’t force a new intense training program. I just decided to do things differently in small ways. That is where the change happens
If I can convince myself that I will make these small decisions, I can prioritize my health. I can build a life that reflects to me, and to the world, that my health goals are in fact important to me. And I still care to move in that direction, even though life is busy.
I invite you to ask yourself the same question: Would someone looking at your life be able to tell what your goals are? And if not, what small chances can you make now change that?
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