There is a saying that goes….. ‘If you fail to plan then you are planning to fail!

The A-team never step out without a plan as Hannibal says, ‘He loves it when a plan comes together!’

This year I want you to feel the same I want you to love it because your plan has come together!

But first you have to plan!

Start with a blank sheet of paper and decide what it is you want to achieve, what are your goals.

Now decide on a time frame for achieving them.

And finally for this section ask yourself, ‘is this goal of mine realistic in this time frame I have set? ‘

Once you have done the above you have completed step 1 you should be able to feel the beginning sparks of success.

By placing your goals down in black and white you have made a map but this is not good unless we have a route to follow to get to our destination.

Planning the route is the hardest part but is the most important. Everyone gets excited by their goal but you don’t have the steps or route to get to your destination you’re likely to get lost on the way.

New sheet of paper required I think or if your green you can write on the back.

I want you to write all the things that you will need to do to achieve the goal. Group them under different headings so that you understand all that is involved in achieving your goals. As you know absolute training is all about healthy weight loss. So if your goal was to lose weight then your headings and list might look a little bit like this:

 Diet

• Plan day by day what to eat
• Make a shopping list
• Clear the cupboards of all crap food
• Etc etc etc

 Exercise

• Decide what type of exercise I want to do
• Find classes or get a membership
• Place into my diary with the same importance as a business meeting my training days and times

 Motivation

Identify all factors that could cause you to have a decrease in motivation.

• Slow results
• No results
• Busy at work
• etc

 Support

Build yourself a support network.

• Get a training partner
• Keep a food diary with a friend and compare
• Tell people your goals and time frame and ask tem to help you when you are out with them buy not forcing you to have coffee and a cake or to have that sweet, sticky pudding etc.

Build yourself a strategy for coping with any problems that might appear. For instance always keep nuts in your desk or car, so that if a meeting over runs you have a healthy snack to get you through rather then hitting the garage and a chocolate bar!

Become a member of the A-team and Plan to succeed as ‘I pity the fool’ who doesn’t have plan!

We are here for you every step of the way if you need help with the planning or execution just call or email.

Committed to your success

Keith and Clare

01494 783 685

info@absolute-training.com