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Seriously, who wouldn\u2019t want to be the smartest smartASS in town?<\/p>\nSeriously, who wouldn\u2019t want to be the smartest smartASS in town?<\/p>\n
There are SMART Goals and then … There are the SMARTEST Goals. And THEN and only THEN\u2026 there are SMART-ASS Goals.<\/p>\n
When I first started my journey on the rocky road to Sveltesville with Our Lady of Weight Loss at my side, I did not know how many pounds I wanted to permanently remove. Nope, no number in mind.<\/p>\n
I figured I\u2019d take it one day at a time, one pound at a time! And that ranks up there as being one of the SMARTEST smartass, badass things I\u2019ve ever done.<\/p>\n
If I had the thought \u201cI must lose 50 pounds,\u201d I probably would have felt completely overwhelmed myself, short-circuited my amygdala and consoled myself with a trip to the bakery!<\/p>\n
Here follows my guidelines for SMARTEST goals. The perfect yardstick, so to speak, to know if you need to tweak your goal or not. Remember, we are picking small goals … taking it one day at a time … one pound at a time.<\/p>\n
SMARTEST GOALS<\/strong><\/em> M \u2013 Your goal should be MEASURABLE. Think about what will be the measurement of A \u2013 Goals should have ACCOUNTABILITY. Who or what are you accountable to for R \u2013 Goals must be REALISTIC. Unrealistic goals will lead you off the path of health and T \u2013 Targets should be TIME based. What\u2019s your time-table for completion, and stick to E \u2013 Goals should be EXCITING! Woo hoo EXCITING and you will meet them faster. So S \u2013 If you STRETCH yourself ever-so-slightly, outside your comfort range, your brain T\u2014Does your goal speak to your TRUTH? Is it in alignment with your bigger picture?<\/p>\n Oh, now for SMART-ASS goals . . . I was telling my husband about my SMARTEST Goals. \u201cThen what does the A-S-S stand for?\u201d So \u2013 if you want to be a SMART-ASS, be the SMARTEST!<\/p>\n For the best wellness and weight loss wisdom ever, join Our Lady of Weight Loss’s KICK in the TUSH CLUB\/FB<\/a>!<\/p>\n Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing,<\/em><\/p>\n Janice Taylor, Life & Happiness Coach, Author, Artist, Positarian<\/em> \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014- Seriously, who wouldn\u2019t want to be the smartest smartASS in town? There are SMART Goals and then … There are the SMARTEST Goals. And THEN and only THEN\u2026 there are SMART-ASS Goals. When I first started my journey on the rocky road to Sveltesville with Our Lady of Weight Loss at my side, I did…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[698,70,82,3,60,1,176,2100,369,2511],"tags":[3836,3845,671,3283,3826,3827,3825,2349,146,3408,3407,8,3837,248],"class_list":["post-5447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-goal-setting","category-janice-taylor","category-kick-in-the-tush-club","category-motivation","category-our-lady-of-weight-loss","category-weight-loss","category-weight-loss-coach-2","category-weight-loss-success-coach","category-weight-loss-tips-2","category-weight-loss-wisdom","tag-diet-tips","tag-goal-setting","tag-how-to-lose-weight","tag-how-to-set-goals","tag-janice-taylor","tag-kick-in-the-tush-club","tag-our-lady-of-weight-loss","tag-quirky-wisdom","tag-smart-goals","tag-smartass-goals","tag-smartest-goals","tag-weight-loss-coach","tag-weight-loss-motivation","tag-weight-loss-tips"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nS \u2013 Goals must be SPECIFIC and the more specific the better. State your goal in as exact
\nof terms as possible.<\/p>\n
\nyour goal. (It\u2019s not always about pounds lost. Could be to stay away from candy bars
\ntoday!)<\/p>\n
\nyour goal? Our Lady of Weight Loss, of course!<\/p>\n
\nhappiness and straight into destruction valley! Yikes.<\/p>\n
\nit. FYI, when it comes to Permanent Fat Removal, I generally advise that one\u2019s goal be: I
\nwill eat healthfully and stay on plan for (period of time). This way, I\u2019m not driven mad
\nby the scale, knowing that if I am eating healthfully and on plan, the pounds will have to
\nmove out.<\/p>\n
\nnow add on a reward or an event or something that links your goal to excitement. Or just
\nimagine what\u2019s at the other side of the rainbow. Wow, that IS exciting.<\/p>\n
\nwill manufacture dopamine \u2013 a happy drug.<\/p>\n
\nAnd he said, \u201cHow about Smart-ass goals. If you are the SMARTEST, then you can be a SMART-ASS.\u201d
\nI said, \u201cBe serious.\u201d To which he responded, \u201cI am serious.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cAUTHENTIC * SASSY * SVELTE.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n wise * fun * utterly useful<\/em><\/p>\n
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