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What are the motivators and drivers behind your goals?

Amy Gorman

You signed up to get this blog for a reason, you opened it for a reason?


Was it to learn to perform better, feel healthier, or even learn something new?


I’ve spoken to many people recently about their goals, obviously, because it’s January and we go goal-setting crazy!


The big thing I notice makes a difference in these sessions - is the why behind the goal. Thinking about what it really means to you.


This can take us from “I want to lose weight” to “I have an amazing wardrobe of beautiful clothes that I want to fit into again because they show my true personality”, or “I need to do it to feel confident in myself walking into a room, so I feel I can act exactly as I want to and feel proud”.


It could be “I want to build strength” to “I feel like I’m an unstoppable force to be reckoned with when I start my day lifting weights”.


The details about why make a difference to how likely you are to achieve your goals.





I’ve recently started thinking somewhat differently about goals. After hearing of multiple people I had at one point been close to, or known well, having passed away in their early 60s. Healthy people that had cancer, heart attack suddenly, or I just didn’t know what caused it. And it got me thinking, when did I last take stock of what matters?


When did you?


It's easy to get carried away with working all the hours and being busy but what if you can't appreciate your health or the people around you? What if your health is good because you work on it, but you neglect to enjoy life or just have fun?


The stress of the job or the lack of sleep could just be balanced out with activity to make you neutral. Imagine how great and healthy you could be if that was under control too!?


Maybe you’re not fully on it with exercise and food. Is feeding your stress worth the late nights and missing the gym in the morning, eating lousy food, or working through lunch if that means that your health is poor and you can't live life the way you want to?


How would you feel if tomorrow you became seriously ill and there’s something you could’ve done differently to prevent it?


  • Do something fun each week to balance stress

  • Be more active to improve your mental health

  • Eat better quality food to improve your physical health

  • Increase your sleep by 5 minutes a night to improve your presence throughout the day

  • Drink an extra glass of water, nobody wants to be a prune

  • Do something that makes you feel a little scared, it will encourage you to grow



You probably got the impression last week that I’m not a resolutions person. Although I do like the reset and focus that January brings. If you’re like me, why not think about areas of your life to which you can add value?


  • Who do you want to be this year

  • Who you want to spend time with - give your energy to

  • What brings joy to your life


How can you build importance and values around those things?


Grab a sheet of paper and start to write out the things that are important to you. From there, what are the non-negotiable things that are associated with them?


I am a person who feels good and fueled - I dedicate time on Sunday to preparing meals

I am a person who performs well at work - I prioritise getting to bed in good time

I am a person who is kind to others - I make time to recharge throughout the day



This week, think about your goal, your values and the non-negotiables that will help you achieve those goals and hold those values.


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