WHY IS GETTING HEALTHY SO HARD? How is it that we can be so good at setting and achieving our goals in every area of our life, but yet, continue to struggle over and over again when it comes to our health related goals?

If you’re like most people, you’re successful at every area of your life except lingering health related issues.

Maybe it’s an unhealthy weight, diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, fatigue, mismanaged stress, or a lack of sleep. It’s something that lingers every year.

How can this be? How is it that a successful person like yourself, who has a thriving business, family, and interpersonal life struggle with something as trivial as weight or sleep?

THE ANSWER LIES IN GOAL SETTING. The truth is, that you already know everything there is to know about goal setting — that’s how you’ve become so successful in the first place.

By applying these same principles to your health, you can have the healthiest year ever in 2018.

Have you ever thought about what determines whether something happens or doesn’t happen in your life?

The truth is, we never make time in our lives for things that are “shoulds”…

WE ONLY HAVE TIME IN OUR LIFE FOR THINGS THAT ARE “MUSTS”. For example, you may think “I should be a better parent…a better father…. a better husband”. Shoulds never make it in our day to day activities. Only musts do.

The things that you do every day are the things that you’ve made a must.

My guess is there are things in your life right now that you want to change, but you’ve allowed yourself to tolerate them for way too long.

You have the power to both create things that add to your life, and to take out the things that take away from your best life.

ONLY SMART GOALS DONE. Each letter in the acronym SMART has a specific and powerful purpose.

S: Specific. Clarity is power. Our brains are designed to crave simplicity and clarity. Complexity is the enemy of execution. The most important variable in goal setting is having a specific desired outcome already identified.

M: Measurable. You can manage what you don’t measure. It’s very important to have specific milestone and measurements that you are tracking to measure your success.

A: Achievable. If your goal is achievable, you will gain momentum. Momentum is one of the most important variables in goal achieving and breakthrough.

R: Realistic. Achievable goals are important, but you also want them to be realistic so that you can capture quick wins.

T: Timed. A goal without a timeframe is just an idea, a thought, or a wish. If goals don’t have timelines, they just don’t get done. We all need accountability, and setting a specific time limit to your goals can determine whether you achieve them or not.

AND IT STARTS WITH POWERFUL DECISION MAKING. In order to move the needle in a massive way this year towards the healthiest version of yourself, you must master the steps to powerful decision making.

1. First, know your target. Your target is your desired outcome. Get as specific as possible with what you want. Clarity is power – get crystal clear on your priorities.

Second, know your why. Knowing your why provides you with purpose, and purpose gives you the drive to complete your goal. This is very, very critical. Because if you lose touch with why you want to achieve your goal, you won’t follow through. 2. Then take massive action. Often times it’s not a lack of knowledge that prevents you from reaching a goal, it’s a lack of action. Taking