Reaching Goals

In life, we're told to dream big. Reach for the stars. Go for the gold. While I think everyone would agree that having big aspirations is admirable not to mention inspiring, we should take a more calculated approach when setting goals. The truth is that even when people have the best of intentions if the goal is too big, we fall at the first hurdle, or in my case hill. We need to break the big goal into small achievable targets, that can help you both physically and mentally, and we all need an excuse to celebrate the small successes too.

My goal on Tuesday was to get up Brook Lane Hill in one go, and made it to the windmill without stopping, I got up the other side and over the bridge too. I haven't managed that since the excesses of the winter months. My goal on Thursday was to make it to Wingham, a distance further than my normal ride :-)

Today I cycled Brook Lane Hill in the other direction and failed to reach the top without stopping and pushing, so the plan is to do it before the end of the week, and hopefully I will exceed the 150K in a week marker at the same time.

And now I have shared that goal with the world, I just have to make sure I do it.

It’s been proven that it takes 3 solid weeks of consistency in order for a new habit to form so stay true to your goals and track your progress – a true recipe for success!

Those of you that know me, know that I love my gadgets, the beauty of the smart phone apps like Strava is you can track your progress without the need for complicated log books and stop watches, set yourself goals and targets, and improve on your achivements on every ride.

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