Hi folks,

Today I want to talk to you about a subtle, but important distinction you can make

in your attitude

when it comes to setting goals

and a timeline

for transforming your health and body.

The distinction I’m talking about

is the difference between deadlines and milestones.

Let me explain…

90 day plans, 6 week abs programmes, your upcoming holiday,

a wedding or a birthday celebration

Can all be considered Deadlines.

The word deadline means the latest time or date by which something should be completed.

That there’s a finish line.

This can be a very positive thing to motivate you

and focus your efforts for a concentrated period of change

and

Say To yourself,

right I’m here today….where can I get to by deadline day?

The downside to this though is that by thinking the job is complete or finished

on the day the deadline expires,

You may automatically think that the positive habits that led you to achieving the results you wanted in the first place

can be stopped

Now that you’ve reached your goals and the deadline expires.

But what happens the very next day?

Your body doesn’t know that you had set this magical date

to achieve the goals you wanted to achieve and set them.

All it knows is that it’s another day to get on with things.

So the way I advise you to think about it is that you’re on a journey –

and instead of setting deadlines, I advise you to set milestones at regular intervals –

A milestone is a significant stage or event in the development of something

and they’re vitally important because there does need to be timeliness

to create urgency for you to take big action

otherwise it will never happen.

By assessing like this regularly,

you can check the action you’re taking in between each milestone is working

and you’re heading in the right direction.

Milestones also help structure this lifelong process of developing your health and body

By reaching one milestone after another

and even when you’ve hit your initial goals –

you must keep doing the things that got you there

if you want to stay there and progress even further over time.

Hopefully you find this a reassuring and exciting prospect –

that you’ll always have the opportunity to refine your health, fitness and body shape

and use milestones to help you stop to reflect and celebrate your progress along the way.

ANDY