In last week’s blog I talked about the Perceived Likelihood of Achievement in my goal of getting my former fit body back, and if you recall I said there are 5 steps:
Step 2: List all the obstacles, struggles, and limiting thoughts you are likely to encounter
Step 3: List all those obstacles as solutions
Step 4: Figure out all the different ways we could deliver those solutions
Step 5: Trim down those ways to only the things that are of the highest value and the lowest cost
Last week I worked on Steps 1 & 2.
Step 1
Identify Dream Achievement, which I have (look at that arm!!)
Step 2
List all the obstacles, struggles, & limiting thoughts you are likely to encounter, which I did, all 31 of them!
This week I worked on Step 3 - List all those obstacles as solutions, which I truly thought would be tough, but surprisingly, once I got into it, was actually kind of fun!
For example, here are just 3 of the 31 obstacles I identified:
Obstacle 1
I’m not seeing the difference between exercising like I used to
Obstacle 2
I’m now 10 years older and 25 pounds heavier
Obstacle 3
I love to entertain and won’t be able to enjoy the foods I love (pizza, potato salad, fried chicken, coleslaw, ice cream, brownies - It's a LONG list!)
Now watch how they become solutions:
Obstacle #1: I’m not seeing the difference between exercising like I used to
Solution: Discover how customized strength training will work for you no matter how out of shape you are
Obstacle #2: I’m now 10 years older and 25 pounds heavier
Solution: Learn how to get attention & help from your gym owner to become their poster child of…
Fitness At Any Age!
Obstacle #3: I love to entertain and won’t be able to enjoy the foods I love
Solution: Invite people over and create “cooking classes” in your new kitchen (which by the way is coming along nicely) and jointly learn from each other & make tasty healthy foods!
And these are just 3 of the 31 obstacles! Talk about changing your perspective by adding fun, easy, new, or different ways of looking at the obstacles (F.E.N.D.)
Next week I’ll take on Steps 4 & 5 - stay tuned!