I’m always striving to be better. Sometimes I meet the mark, sometimes I fall short. I guess that’s what’s called being human. Why do I bring this up? well, to reiterate my 2007 New Year’s goals; I wanted to:
1) Run a Half-Marathon
2) Take better care of my nails
3) Walk Lucy most days of the week
4) Blog once a week
Okay – So where do I stand on these Resolutions? 50% isn’t so bad – is it? BUt the year isn’t over yet. I can still redeem myself. Right?
I ran the 3M Half Marathon in January. My Goals for the Half were 1) to run continuously (i.e.: not walk) 2) finish in 2 hours. My time was 2:02. WooHoo! I met both of my goals. I’m happy about that. Since then, my running has really taken a front seat to the rest of my fitness goals. Before, I was WAY into weight lifting. I still strength train, but I’m really enjoying running & challenging myself through running longer or more difficult routes than I am with challenging myself by lifting heavier weights.
I’ve also joined a running group: Rogue Training Systems It’s a way that I can keep myself challenged because I tend to push myself harder when I have an audience.
I am taking better care of my nails; although you can see that I haven’t managed to blog at least once a week, and there’s really no reason why Lucy shouldn’t be walked at least most days of the week – It’s really just getting into the habit.
One technique that I use is that I look into the future and ask myself: What do I want my life to look like in 1 year? I “see” myself going through the day. What new knowledge do I have? What do I look like? How do I feel? What am I doing? Who am I doing it with? Every day I then try to live up to that vision. Each day I try to get closer to that “ideal”. And it works for the most part.
So I’m changing my perception of New Year’s Resolutions: It’s something to strive for consistency through the year. At the end of 2007 I aiming that these goals will have become habit. And who’s to say that new year’s resolutions have to start at the beginning of the calendar year? It’s never to late or too soon to strive for a better life.
Elizabeth is a Master Certified Life and Health Coach with over 18 years of experience, dedicated to helping women in midlife thrive through holistic health and wellness. Her personal journey began with a desire to reduce her own breast cancer risk, which evolved into a mission to guide women through the complexities of midlife health, from hormonal changes to mental clarity and emotional resilience.
Elizabeth holds certifications from prestigious institutions such as The Life Coach School, Precision Nutrition, and the American Council on Exercise, as well as specialized training in Feminist Coaching and Women’s Hormonal Health. Her approach is deeply empathetic, blending her extensive knowledge with real-life experience to empower women in their 50s and 60s to build sustainable health habits that last a lifetime.
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