Success is Stamina To Win Means to Keep Playing
Goal setting turns wanting something into creating a pathway to get there. However, a lifelong dream can often get stuck at the same point in the process every time you set out to accomplish it. Thinking of your goals as experiments is key. During this process, we can observe what is working and build from there to bring you one step closer to success. It’s time to create step-by-step goals that will foster a growth mindset rather than one that is fixed.
The stamina needed to continue forward with the learning process will pay off in the long run. By tweaking your goal and moving forward with your experiment, you will feel the confidence needed to stay the course.
By Tiffany K. Gust, MS
Intermountain Healthcare in the Live Well Center at St. George Regional Hospital. “Focusing on what is working and what isn’t working can bring you closer to what you want to accomplish.”
Using the SMART Goal framework Four Day Rule Implement a new skill four days at will help you become very clear on what you a time. This is just long enough to begin want to achieve. Clear and reachable goals feeling like the habit is status quo while should be: not so lofty as to become overwhelming. • Specific (simple, sensible, significant). After four days, you can assess whether the • Measurable (meaningful, motivating). task was attainable or too hard. In a growth mindset, you believe that your most basic abilities can be developed • Achievable (attainable). into skills that will help you achieve your • Relevant (reasonable, realistic, life goals. A growth mindset fosters a love resourced, results-based). of learning and builds resilience to try • Time bound (time-based, timeagain and again knowing that the word limited, time/cost limited, timely, FAIL is merely an acronym for: time-sensitive). Once you’ve identified your vision, you can begin to create smart, positively worded goals that will be your compass for guiding your journey each step of the way. Here’s what to keep in mind: • Speak “As If.” Use phrases such as “I am” and “I will” when writing your goals.
This type of mindset leads to great accomplishments with less stress along the way. Pinpointing what you are ready to pursue and learning to change the mindset will help you avoid the pitfall of “all or nothing” thinking, which typically leads to quitting. 58 www.saintgeorgewellness.com
• Set a Time frame. Test out this new habit with a reasonable chunk of time.
“Think of your goal as an experiment and adjust based on what you are learning along the way,” said Tiffany Gust, a certified health and wellness coach and exercise physiologist for
