#74 - Visualization & How To Create A Vision Board/Running Home
As we are coming down the final stages of this race called 2020, it is time to set up our goals for 2021. Who would have thought that the last live race event that I would have done in 2020 would have been Mike’s Seafood Run To Autism 5k race on February 16th, 2020? I had my visions and running goals mapped out for the year. I hit several of them so far, such as; on pace for 1,200 miles for the year and achieved my first sub-two hours half marathon. How do you create such goals? How can you stay motivated throughout the year to reach your goal? In this week’s blog and podcast, I will share the tips you need to make 2021 a powerful year. Before we get to 2021, let’s also set up a powerful November/December.
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How To Visualize & Create A Vision Board
Take Personal Inventory: Where am I now? Where do I want to go?
Brainstorm Your Goals: Pick One & Go All In. List 12 small steps to help you reach your goals
List Possible Hurdles and how you can get over that hurdle. Prepare beforehand so you're ready for them.
Here are some tips that will help you bring your visions to life.
Find pictures that represent your goals and that will inspire you.
Make a collage out of your inspiring photos (print this out, or save on the home screen of your cell phone)
Add motivational “affirmation words” that represent how you want to FEEL
Take a few moments to contemplate your vision board every morning before starting your day.
Look at your dream board often and feel the inspiration it provides.
Hold it in your hands and internalize the future it represents. (How does it feel to drive that dream car, cross that finish line with a personal best time, or to see yourself in the mirror with that dress you've been wanting to fit in?)
Read your daily affirmations and inspirational words aloud. (Be passionate when reading these goals. If you can’t be passionate as you read them, they may not be the right goal for you.)
See yourself living in that manner.
Feel yourself in the future you have designed.
Believe it is already yours.
Be grateful for the good that is already present in your life. (This is so important make it a practice of writing down 3 things that you are grateful for every morning)
Acknowledge any goals you have already achieved. (Celebrate along the way to your goals)
Acknowledge the changes you have seen and felt. (If you have a weight loss goal, pay attention to non-scale victories. If you have running goals, pay attention to all improvements such as; a few seconds faster, being able to go further than last week, and your improved consistency.)
Look at it just before going to bed and first thing upon rising.
With these pointers in mind, I wanted to tell you a quote from Jim Rohn:
“The major value of reaching goals is not to acquire it, but it’s the person you become while you’re working to acquire it.”
We want you to not get discouraged if you set a goal and fell short of reaching it. Setting goals is the only way to design the life you want. Nothing happens by chance; they happen due to our good or bad decisions. So make sure that even if you fall short on any of your goals, remember that you are becoming a better person along the way.
When I was reviewing my 2020 goals for this article, I became extremely giddy as I forgot about one of my goals. To win my age group in our Keep Calm And Run To The Best You 5k! Not only did I achieve that goal, but I also won 1st place, overall male.
Other goals obtained during the 2020 pandemic through 2019’s visualization:
Date Nights Twice A Month w/ Wife
Father/Son Day Once A Month
1056 Miles At End of October/1200 Mile Goal
Personal Recorded in (2) Half Marathons
Purchased A Home
On My Way To Buying Dream Car
I would love to see some of your goals. Share your goals with me by emailing me at coachtadris@gmail.com
RUNNING HOME:
Have you ever got dropped off at a location to run home as your form of transportation? Last week my wife had a dentist appointment out of town and needed the one car that we own. I rented a car and after work, I had to drop off the car. I originally asked a member of our running program to pick me up. I told him nevermind as I just wanted to run home from the rental place. When I dropped the car off, the lady asked if I had a ride home. I told her I was the ride. 😁 It was a nice evening for it too. Tuesdays are speed days for me. So instead of doing my repeats on the track, I took it to the street. My workout that day was “Triple 7’s.” A five-minute warm-up followed by stretching, then running 7 minutes straight covering as much ground as possible with a 2:30 rest in between.
I had no idea how far I lived from the rental car company. I just started my workout. I covered 2.75 miles that night. A great run. I posted my excitement in the Running Motivation group on FB and here is what some had to say:
Patti Cochran: Car issues suck !! Running gets rid of the stress
Rat Nos: Chevrolegs! 😂
William McBrayer: I've done the night drop to have my car worked on, on the way home from work, then changed and ran the 2.5mi home. I made an unplanned night drop at the dealer this past July. I didn't think my car would start to take it to the next morning's appointment, so I dropped it off and walked 2.8mi home.
Being a runner has its advantages. It may take longer to get home, but you aren't imposing on someone else to give you a ride.
Ryan Gill: I would drop off my car for routine checks and run home. They all looked at me like that too. And then I'd run back to pick up the car. It was less than a mile!
Garrett Hillebrenner: My favorite was running home from work at night and back in the morning, shower in the work gym before working. Only 5 miles each way but it was pretty cool.. did that a couple of times.
Luis Romero: Did you run in jeans, or did you go home get ready, and then drop the car? That’s what I did last week, they asked where my Uber was, I was like: I run.
My Response To Luis: Luis Romero I'm not bad as Chuck Norris to run in jeans. I most certainly stopped past home real quick unloaded the whip and showed up running clothes ready. The weather was perfect too.
My Favorite Thread:
Tony Evans: Just be careful when you do that - if you’re not careful you could get Hertz
Brian Lindy: Tony Evans that pun was so bad, you could get AVIS-erated
Tony Evans: Brian Lindy you are correct. I was going to buy a book on better one-liners, but I didn’t have the Budget.
Brian Garcia: Tony, Alamo gonna say is, you could have Uber-ed. Budget it 👍🏻
Tony Evans: Bryan Garcia that was a stretch - a funny stretch - but I admire your Enterprise (Bingo, this was the rental company I used.)
Tell us your running home story:
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-Coach Tadris
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