7 motivators to consider

7 motivators to consider












Can you keep going, at the pace you’re going at?

When do you review your goals, your dreams…your motivators? If
progress has slowed – or stalled – on any of the plans you’d set for
2012, here are 7 things to consider. I read them in a recent issue of a
running magazine, the report comes from a survey of 3,535 respondents to
a Runner’s World poll. Before I share the responses, I want to say:
When you achieve a goal in one area of your life, other areas benefit as
well.
Get MotivatedThe question: “What motivates you?” As you review the top 7 answers, wonder what you could do this week to improve your pacing:

30% Training for a race
27% Staying healthy
5% Getting outside

Get EducatedJust last weekend I listened to TWO audio programs featuring Dr.
Amen. If you’re not familiar with him – or his work on why we must care
for our brain – please see:

YouTube speech: Change your brain, change your life
Wikipedia page: Dr. Daniel Amen
Article about stress and performance at work: Optimizing brain function

Now, we’re way past the 50% response rate, what did other people say?

17% Controlling weight
15% Relieving stress
4% Being alone
2% Running with friends
These are mental and physical benefits of adding a “fitness” goal to your planning for the next few months. (Here’s a video on achieving a goal
you’ve set.) Whether you consider yourself an athlete, weekend warrior
or “health-conscious,” focus on just one of the motivators listed above
and ask yourself, “What do I want to work toward?”
Live On PurposeRemember, when you practice in one area of your life, other areas
benefit as well. Improve your fitness and you could improve your:

relationships
career
network
leadership skills