Goals.

I got on the subject of goals with my mom this morning and it got me thinking a lot about what my next step is. With summer winding down and school around the corner, it looks like it's time to come up with some new ones.

When summer started my goal was to shed a few pounds, work out at the gym every single day, and feel and look good by the time I went to Vegas for my birthday. I actually impressed myself with how well I stuck to those goals, and I achieved every one of them. I felt great in Vegas, I'm happy with the way I look in pictures, I lost a few pounds, and I'm in pretty good shape. Not to toot my own horn, but that's a pretty big deal for me.

The only thing that's had me weary since I got home is, taking 5 days off for my trip kinda messed my routine up. Its harder to run on the treadmill and it doesn't feel like it's getting easier to get back into it. This morning I felt like a failure because I couldn't finish my 20 minute interval training that I had worked up to before I left.

So my mom said to me, "Once you reach your goal, you have to set a new one." And it clicked! I reached my goals for Vegas, so now it's time to make a new goal for myself. I haven't quite figured out what they are yet, but I feel more confident knowing that I didn't fail, I'm just not working towards the same thing anymore.

One thing I DO know I'll be doing is something I talked with my cousin Sara about. She suggested making a "Vision Board" for myself. It's something she does for herself; hangs it next to her bed so she can look at it every night before she goes to sleep and every morning when she wakes up. She puts magazine cut-outs and pictures on it to represent her "vision" of what her goals are and what she wants to achieve. I've already started working on mine because I'm a visual learner, and that is something that would be a perfect tool for me to focus with.

So here's to setting goals, achieving them, and making new ones.