Your carb loading friend is back. There is no way I can begin to describe Rome and the history we saw. If you are looking to travel abroad, this is a must on your list. You only need a few days to see the city, but you could spend a full day in the Vatican and not see everything. The epitome of priceless. The food was insanely delicious. The coffee, the wine, the gelato, I could rant forever.
As I slide back into my routine you may remember the 21 Day Challenge I signed myself up for. I am actually going to add on a few days to round out the 21. Although I walked dozens of miles in Rome it isn’t the same as grinding out 5 during my normal week.
Don’t look at my 21 Day Challenge and count the miles, count the things I learned. I strongly encourage you all to set up these small challenges and goals. Hear me out:
- 2 days or 30, you are telling yourself to do something you don’t normally do. It’s awesome to expand what you “think” you are capable of.
- You learn something about yourself. Whether you decide to read the daily paper or cut out sweets, you will undoubtedly have a new appreciation for your mind and body.
- Motivation. Setting small goals, or big ones, keeps you focused. It felt good waking up every day with a challenge in front of me.
Many of you have set and achieved amazing goals and I encourage everyone to find a way to challenge themselves daily.
What moves you: Are you a fan of small goals or big aspirations?
I’m definitely a fan of small goals leading UP to big aspirations! I need the short-term stuff to keep me on track.
OOh I like your thinking!
i need small daily goals, big goals stress me out. And I think you should take weekends off. tee hee
High five to that! Smart move.
I think I do better with big goals to work towards. Keeping them in the back of my head the entire time… I often find myself dismissing little daily ones bc they’re “not that big of a deal if I skip one or two…”
That’s a really valid point. Sometimes the bigger the challenge the bigger the commitment.
This is exactly why we’re totally kindred spirits! I am SO with you on goal-setting, big or small. I love to always be working towards something, improving myself in some way, big or small.
Ps. I am SO envious of your trip to Italy, it sounds downright magical. LOVE that pic!!
You are an ammmmazing goal setter, trust me! You think of things to constantly stay challenged.
I like to work towards a big goal using small goals to get me there.
EXAMPLE:
BIG GOAL – I want to run a half marathon
SMALL GOALS – I will run four days a week, I will cut out all pop and stick to water, I will go to the track and do speed work once a week, I will eat more veggies and lean protein, less sugar and fried foods. Ect.
I love the discipline and routine of working towards something. Often I find the satisfaction not in the big goal, but the smaller goals and journey that it took to get me there.
You can do that big goal, absolutely! I want to try out your small goals, it’s like you read my mind:)
SOOOOOOOOOOO jealous! Rome is on the top of my travel wish list!!!!
As for goals, a combo of big and small aspirations seems to help me moving in the right direction. I like having something big to shoot for but also need small little victories to keep me going!
Have a great trip!!!
Yes! Little victories! They remind us to keep working and kicking butt.
Go big or go home! Within that hunt for big aspirations there are a bunch of little goals built on top of each other to get there.
I’m fan of small goals because it will motivate you to make bigger goals.
Cheers to that!
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