Do you have a SMART Goal?

As the saying goes…”Life is a Journey”.
To get the most out of your journey, it’s important to have a planned destination; to have a Point A (knowing where you are) and a Point B (knowing where you want to be). This is where SMART goals come in.

It’s not enough to have a general goal – “Let’s do lunch” – to get where you want to be. It’s important to be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and have a Time for your goals – “Let’s meet Tuesday at 12:30 at Phoenicia foods”.
“Let’s do Lunch” doesn’t happen...
but “Meet me at Phoenicia Foods on Tuesday at 12:30” does.

To get the most out of your triathlon experience, have a SMART goal. Your goal may start off broad, “I will complete the Trek All-Women Tri in Austin , Tx October 3rd”. Once you have checked that off your list of “destinations”, go for the next step – “I will do freestyle the entire swim”, “I will take 10 minutes off my overall time by improving in transition and biking”, “I will run a 10 minute mile”, etc. Be SMART!

The following extra steps will help ensure that you get to your SMART goal: (1) Tell people, (2) Create an Anchor, and (3) Plan to Celebrate when you complete your goal.

When you tell people (either in person, on Facebook, by having a workout buddy, or joining a team), you feel accountable to your goal and others.

An anchor is something visual that will remind you of your goal – a picture of your goal race, your workout schedule on your frig or sent to your email inbox, a word or phrase posted on your computer screen reminding you “I Wanna Tri!”. The possibilities are endless.

Celebration is the final part of the journey. It could be a simple “Yipee!”, to a posting on Facebook of your race pictures, to buying a new item (bike tires, shoes, jeans, etc) to say to yourself “Well done and well deserved!”

What is YOUR SMART goal? Give it a “Tri”!
Coach Bev