As you all know, my favorite day is Monday… because, well, how couldn’t it be?
But then, I realized that the New Year is basically an EPIC MONDAY. It’s the beginning of a new week… EXCEPT THE BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW YEAR. How cool is that??
pretty much how I’m feeling about 2015 already….
New Year, New Me. STFU. OK?
New year, you’re still you and you’re still awesome.
It’s that time again beauties, where one year comes to an end and another begins. It’s incredible really that when December ends we all of a sudden have a clean slate to try new things and continue kicking ass. 
I appreciate the idea of a New Years Resolution but in my opinion goal setting is way cooler and applicable to life.
Because…
SURPRISE… you’re probably already setting goals and crushing them.
And if you’re not… maybe check out my #WeLoveGoals post from a few months ago, set some damn goals and get back to me in a few weeks with how great it feels to throw down on a goal just as hard as you do the barbell after a jerk PR.
CAN YOU TELL I’M EXCITED!?
Instead of writing resolutions in my journal that I know I won’t look at until next year when I do the same thing, I took the morning of the 31st to sit down and really think about the progress that I want to make this year. Rainbow sticky notes attached to note cards worked absolutely perfect for my sharpie and I to set some goals!
As usual the goals that I set fell into three categories, personal, fitness, and nutrition.
Most of them were strength based goals, PR’s that I want to hit each month and big numbers that I am chasing. 
However, there were also many ‘form’ based goals, technique tweaks that I need to focus on in order to support the weights I am lifting.
One of my favorite reminders is that goals are simply dreams with due dates.
You can dream, and you can wish, and you say I want this, I wish I could do this all day long, heck, all YEAR long… But what good is that doing you if you never meet them?
Dreaming is for the night-time. Give yourself a date by which you want to not be dreaming anymore, instead you’ll be doing and see how many PR’s you nail in the next month alone.
Now, remember way back when, when we talked about accountability? Example A of why I am sharing with you the goals that I set for myself this year. I know that in sharing my expectations set for myself that I am even more supported in meeting them with all of you rooting for me too.
Remember that saying…. be true, be you, be strong?
I’m here to remind you that that doesn’t just apply to our fitness levels or time spent in the gym (however much I throw it in your face) there is still another part of us that needs to be healthy, too. Our minds.
Health in our minds is the reason why personal goals, not based around fitness are important too.
Maybe it’s as simple as,
“I’m going to eat breakfast every morning because it is good for my metabolism.”
or
“In 2015 I am not going to skip dinner because I am enough.” (you are enough.)
or
“If I happen to binge eat I will be more kind to myself because I deserve kindness,”
A few of mine…
REMINDER: Goals don’t have to be life changing proclamations because when you add them all together, little by little they will change your life.
So how can you do that too?
1. WRITE DOWN YOUR GOALS! Be specific and passionate but not unrealistic. You are strong, you are going to get stronger. See what you want to happen in the next month, two months, six months… year…. and GET AFTER IT!
2. Share them with someone… your workout babes, your boyfriend, your mom, whoever. (ME!!!!!!!!!!!! Twitter & Instagram!) Anyone who isn’t yourself that can remind you why you started. Accountability is an incredibly motivating thing. Plus, I know that you’re not a quitter. Be STRONG.
3. Make them happen. Like I said earlier, new year, new me. NO. That’s not real. You are you and you are wonderful. You are working on your health and becoming the best possible human being you can be. Not to mention a complete badass. So go out and play. Play, be a badass, and keep playing.
be true. be you. be strong. 