Oftentimes when it comes to achieving some desired outcome in our lives, we are forced to break up common routines that we have set up for ourselves in our daily living simply due to the fact that those routines are conspiring to give us the results of who we are today.  If we want something different, if we want to be someone different, then we simply have to do things differently to obtain that desired goal.  Thus, the interplay between our actions and our behaviors becomes an extremely critical component in achieving success. 

In reading through an interesting book on psychology, Control Theory, by renowned psychiatrist Dr. William Glasser, I came across an interesting perspective on the matter of behavior.  He mentions that all behavior is made up of three components: what we do, what we think, and what we feel.  He goes on to say that these elements actually come from inside of us and are not, as most people believe, a response to things and people around us.  Isn’t it true that we tend to justify our actions and behaviors based on what’s happening around us?  Right now I am in the process of studying for the state falconry exam to obtain a license to practice falconry here in Georgia, and for various ‘reasons’, I have stalled on that process – thinking , feeling – that I have been too busy with too many pressing responsibilities at home and at work.  Well the book came to mind, and the resolution came from a simple moment’s reflection on whether or not I had let how I was feeling about my current responsibilities (home and work) take over how I felt about my goal to practice falconry.   

It’s always helpful to have a bit of honest reflection.  If you get off track, do you think and feel that other people or other circumstances are causing you to veer off course, to cause you to behave in a way that isn’t in line with your goals?  That if it wasn’t for that person or that particular situation at work, you’d easily do the right thing, eat the right foods, do your workout?  Well if you’ve seen any of the Austin Power’s movies, think of him simply telling you,

“Oh, behave!” click here

One of the best methods to get our behaviors and our actions to line up constructively is to undergo a simple process of goal setting.  I’d like to share with you a step by step plan that I have found to be helpful in this regard, and this will become more necessary if the end goal requires long-term consistency and effort, such as the noble aspirations of greater health, fitness and improved body composition.  Stay tuned for my next post as I will describe this plan in detail. 

Are there challenges you are going to face in achieving these goals?  You better believe it, so let’s see how best we can encourage positivity in what we think, feel and do!

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