How to move from wishing to doing

How to move from wishing to doing

How to move from wishing to doing

A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world. 

When making – and sticking to – healthy habits, you’ll not only want a vision statement (or vision board), you’ll also want to have a firm plan. Consider these steps in your plan: Build a clear vision and document your commitment to change. Assess your current situation. Set specific goals. Write down the reasons you want to change. Find the triggers, cues and challenges that help you or prevent you from meeting your health goals. Collect the tools and resources you will need. Ask for support from the people in your life. 

As you build your plan, start by assessing your current behaviour that you want to change. Recording your behaviour for several days or even one to two weeks can give you an accurate view of your behaviour. When you record your actions, also record your feelings, where you were, who you were with, if anything or any person or feeling caused you to act the way you did. Those insights can help you find from where and from whom to gather support and what might prevent you from making a change. Then, make an action statement.    

Many people use a SMART goal process to help them form specific goals. Another way is to use the WOOP process to help you articulate your desired o. As part of your action statement, write out the steps or actions you will take to make your goal happen. Make sure you have a start and end date – with your start date within the next two weeks –  that way you have time to prepare (but it’s not too far away giving you time to change your mind).

Next, pause and assess to make sure that your vision and goal (action statement) match your core values. Along with exploring your core values, be sure to name the reasons you want to change. These reasons are very useful and can help motivate you and keep you on track, especially in difficult moments.

Part of the action plan process includes finding what stops you. You may find these obstacles become apparent when you start recording your behaviour. Is what stops you from within yourself? Is it your own fear of failure, your belief that you don’t have the skills or experience? Your belief that your state of health is in your genes and can’t be changed? Or, a lack of support from family? Other barriers or “excuses” like I’m too busy or I’m not athletic are common barriers as well. Try to identify the one most critical obstacle and address as a start.

Find ways that your habit can fit into your usual routine. Consider setting up your environment to be supportive by removing cues or triggers that promote undesirable behaviour and adding ones that can help you. For instance, you may find that morning triggers an ideal time to do stretching exercises or that walking with your family after dinner is the best time to make exercise a habit. You may also need to remove or replace a trigger or cue. For instance, replace the bowl of candy on your desk with a bowl of fruit to help when changing eating habits.

When others find success when starting a healthy habit, they get the facts, and gather support. Following valid and credible guidelines, and having the right tools and support are ways to ensure that you stay focused when you start. It’s also a point where we can help by offering you trusted resources and support to help you achieve your health goals. Keep note of what you find so you can refer back to your insights.

In closing, it’s time to act. Continue to journal and record your progress to identify patterns, successes, challenges and failures. Next, practice, practice, practice! Attempt your healthy behaviour and regularly engage in the actions so that you can master it and proficient. With that, learn from your missteps, be sure to regularly examine your progress, and make adjustments. Remember: We’re here for you as you make your way. You’ve got this!

How to move from wishing to doing

A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world. 

When making – and sticking to – healthy habits, you’ll not only want a vision statement (or vision board), you’ll also want to have a firm plan. Consider these steps in your plan: Build a clear vision and document your commitment to change. Assess your current situation. Set specific goals. Write down the reasons you want to change. Find the triggers, cues and challenges that help you or prevent you from meeting your health goals. Collect the tools and resources you will need. Ask for support from the people in your life. 

As you build your plan, start by assessing your current behaviour that you want to change. Recording your behaviour for several days or even one to two weeks can give you an accurate view of your behaviour. When you record your actions, also record your feelings, where you were, who you were with, if anything or any person or feeling caused you to act the way you did. Those insights can help you find from where and from whom to gather support and what might prevent you from making a change. Then, make an action statement.    

Many people use a SMART goal process to help them form specific goals. Another way is to use the WOOP process to help you articulate your desired o. As part of your action statement, write out the steps or actions you will take to make your goal happen. Make sure you have a start and end date – with your start date within the next two weeks –  that way you have time to prepare (but it’s not too far away giving you time to change your mind).

Next, pause and assess to make sure that your vision and goal (action statement) match your core values. Along with exploring your core values, be sure to name the reasons you want to change. These reasons are very useful and can help motivate you and keep you on track, especially in difficult moments.

Part of the action plan process includes finding what stops you. You may find these obstacles become apparent when you start recording your behaviour. Is what stops you from within yourself? Is it your own fear of failure, your belief that you don’t have the skills or experience? Your belief that your state of health is in your genes and can’t be changed? Or, a lack of support from family? Other barriers or “excuses” like I’m too busy or I’m not athletic are common barriers as well. Try to identify the one most critical obstacle and address as a start.

Find ways that your habit can fit into your usual routine. Consider setting up your environment to be supportive by removing cues or triggers that promote undesirable behaviour and adding ones that can help you. For instance, you may find that morning triggers an ideal time to do stretching exercises or that walking with your family after dinner is the best time to make exercise a habit. You may also need to remove or replace a trigger or cue. For instance, replace the bowl of candy on your desk with a bowl of fruit to help when changing eating habits.

When others find success when starting a healthy habit, they get the facts, and gather support. Following valid and credible guidelines, and having the right tools and support are ways to ensure that you stay focused when you start. It’s also a point where we can help by offering you trusted resources and support to help you achieve your health goals. Keep note of what you find so you can refer back to your insights.

In closing, it’s time to act. Continue to journal and record your progress to identify patterns, successes, challenges and failures. Next, practice, practice, practice! Attempt your healthy behaviour and regularly engage in the actions so that you can master it and proficient. With that, learn from your missteps, be sure to regularly examine your progress, and make adjustments. Remember: We’re here for you as you make your way. You’ve got this!

How to move from wishing to doing

How to move from wishing to doing

How to move from wishing to doing

A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world. 

When making – and sticking to – healthy habits, you’ll not only want a vision statement (or vision board), you’ll also want to have a firm plan. Consider these steps in your plan: Build a clear vision and document your commitment to change. Assess your current situation. Set specific goals. Write down the reasons you want to change. Find the triggers, cues and challenges that help you or prevent you from meeting your health goals. Collect the tools and resources you will need. Ask for support from the people in your life. 

As you build your plan, start by assessing your current behaviour that you want to change. Recording your behaviour for several days or even one to two weeks can give you an accurate view of your behaviour. When you record your actions, also record your feelings, where you were, who you were with, if anything or any person or feeling caused you to act the way you did. Those insights can help you find from where and from whom to gather support and what might prevent you from making a change. Then, make an action statement.    

Many people use a SMART goal process to help them form specific goals. Another way is to use the WOOP process to help you articulate your desired o. As part of your action statement, write out the steps or actions you will take to make your goal happen. Make sure you have a start and end date – with your start date within the next two weeks –  that way you have time to prepare (but it’s not too far away giving you time to change your mind).

Next, pause and assess to make sure that your vision and goal (action statement) match your core values. Along with exploring your core values, be sure to name the reasons you want to change. These reasons are very useful and can help motivate you and keep you on track, especially in difficult moments.

Part of the action plan process includes finding what stops you. You may find these obstacles become apparent when you start recording your behaviour. Is what stops you from within yourself? Is it your own fear of failure, your belief that you don’t have the skills or experience? Your belief that your state of health is in your genes and can’t be changed? Or, a lack of support from family? Other barriers or “excuses” like I’m too busy or I’m not athletic are common barriers as well. Try to identify the one most critical obstacle and address as a start.

Find ways that your habit can fit into your usual routine. Consider setting up your environment to be supportive by removing cues or triggers that promote undesirable behaviour and adding ones that can help you. For instance, you may find that morning triggers an ideal time to do stretching exercises or that walking with your family after dinner is the best time to make exercise a habit. You may also need to remove or replace a trigger or cue. For instance, replace the bowl of candy on your desk with a bowl of fruit to help when changing eating habits.

When others find success when starting a healthy habit, they get the facts, and gather support. Following valid and credible guidelines, and having the right tools and support are ways to ensure that you stay focused when you start. It’s also a point where we can help by offering you trusted resources and support to help you achieve your health goals. Keep note of what you find so you can refer back to your insights.

In closing, it’s time to act. Continue to journal and record your progress to identify patterns, successes, challenges and failures. Next, practice, practice, practice! Attempt your healthy behaviour and regularly engage in the actions so that you can master it and proficient. With that, learn from your missteps, be sure to regularly examine your progress, and make adjustments. Remember: We’re here for you as you make your way. You’ve got this!

How to move from wishing to doing

A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world. 

When making – and sticking to – healthy habits, you’ll not only want a vision statement (or vision board), you’ll also want to have a firm plan. Consider these steps in your plan: Build a clear vision and document your commitment to change. Assess your current situation. Set specific goals. Write down the reasons you want to change. Find the triggers, cues and challenges that help you or prevent you from meeting your health goals. Collect the tools and resources you will need. Ask for support from the people in your life. 

As you build your plan, start by assessing your current behaviour that you want to change. Recording your behaviour for several days or even one to two weeks can give you an accurate view of your behaviour. When you record your actions, also record your feelings, where you were, who you were with, if anything or any person or feeling caused you to act the way you did. Those insights can help you find from where and from whom to gather support and what might prevent you from making a change. Then, make an action statement.    

Many people use a SMART goal process to help them form specific goals. Another way is to use the WOOP process to help you articulate your desired o. As part of your action statement, write out the steps or actions you will take to make your goal happen. Make sure you have a start and end date – with your start date within the next two weeks –  that way you have time to prepare (but it’s not too far away giving you time to change your mind).

Next, pause and assess to make sure that your vision and goal (action statement) match your core values. Along with exploring your core values, be sure to name the reasons you want to change. These reasons are very useful and can help motivate you and keep you on track, especially in difficult moments.

Part of the action plan process includes finding what stops you. You may find these obstacles become apparent when you start recording your behaviour. Is what stops you from within yourself? Is it your own fear of failure, your belief that you don’t have the skills or experience? Your belief that your state of health is in your genes and can’t be changed? Or, a lack of support from family? Other barriers or “excuses” like I’m too busy or I’m not athletic are common barriers as well. Try to identify the one most critical obstacle and address as a start.

Find ways that your habit can fit into your usual routine. Consider setting up your environment to be supportive by removing cues or triggers that promote undesirable behaviour and adding ones that can help you. For instance, you may find that morning triggers an ideal time to do stretching exercises or that walking with your family after dinner is the best time to make exercise a habit. You may also need to remove or replace a trigger or cue. For instance, replace the bowl of candy on your desk with a bowl of fruit to help when changing eating habits.

When others find success when starting a healthy habit, they get the facts, and gather support. Following valid and credible guidelines, and having the right tools and support are ways to ensure that you stay focused when you start. It’s also a point where we can help by offering you trusted resources and support to help you achieve your health goals. Keep note of what you find so you can refer back to your insights.

In closing, it’s time to act. Continue to journal and record your progress to identify patterns, successes, challenges and failures. Next, practice, practice, practice! Attempt your healthy behaviour and regularly engage in the actions so that you can master it and proficient. With that, learn from your missteps, be sure to regularly examine your progress, and make adjustments. Remember: We’re here for you as you make your way. You’ve got this!