"I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don't set goals in our life and learn how to master the techniques of living to reach our goals, we can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached but a small part of our full potential. When one learns to master the principles of setting a goal, he will then be able to make a great difference in the results he attains in this life." - Elder M. Russell Ballard
One of my favorite mantras found in the Preach My Gospel section about goal setting is to
"Be specific and realistic, but set goals that will make you stretch."
The first time I read this I thought about this analogy and asked myself. "What does stretching do?" When you workout you stretch your muscles before hand to warm them up and lengthen the muscle fibers in preparation for the intense exercise that's coming. We stretch to prevent injury, to increase our flexibility, abilities and effectiveness while prepare for the activity at hand.
If we apply this same logic to goal setting, proper goals will help prepare us for the next steps in our personal progression, ready us for more intense behavior changes and increase our abilities to live happy healthier lives.
Something to think about as us adults are completing JACK's health assessment and setting a goal this week to be achieved by the end of the contest period. Remember it's a 3 month goal, and doesn't necessarily have to be weight related. Just something specific and realistic, but also something that will make you stretch.
As for you kids. . . how are your charts looking this week?
How many days were you a physical activity star?
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