Hi, and welcome to this next section within module one. Now we're actually going to set some goals. So in the first module, we talked about attaching an emotional connection, the power of your y to your goals. And now we're going to learn how we're going to set those goals. So there are four parts to this goal setting activity. The first is to dream big.

The second is to create SMART goals. The third is to write down your goals and the fourth is to check in and have some accountability. So let's start with dream big. So Dream Big is actually an acronym for how I want you to really think about the biggest health goal that you can have. Big stands for brilliant, imaginative and galvanizing. Now what do I mean by Dream Big well When you want to set a goal of better health, there's usually a lot of smaller goals that lead you to your big overall goal.

And I want you to start with your big goal. And then when we have our section on smart goals, we'll talk about setting the smaller goals to get you to that big goal. So our big goal is what is your dream for your optimal health? I want it to be brilliant, imaginative and galvanizing for you to achieve your goals. What do I mean by that? Brilliant, I want you to think of yourself as a shining star like a shining example of help.

What does that mean to you? Does that mean that you get up and you exercise every day and you get plenty of sleep and you you eat really well and you're a model for your friends and your family and you have people that you can work with? What does brilliant health look like to you? The second is imagination or imaginative, I want you to just think outside of the box. I don't want you to say, you know what, I'm 45 years old. So the best that I can do is kind of have an amount of energy.

No, I want you to imagine what it would be like for you feel like you had your perfect health and galvanizing. I want you to actually move towards whatever that is. So I want you to come up with this big goal for health. And you're gonna write it down on your handout. And then once we have that big goal for yourself, it might not even seem like realistic to you, but I want you to dream big anyway. And then once we have that big goal, we will set the steps to move you towards that goal.

That moves us into number two, which is smart goals. Now SMART goals became popular in business. They smart is another acronym and it stands for specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and timely. When you have goals that have all of those pieces. It's something that's attributable to actually come into fruition. So for example, you could set a goal, like I want to eat more healthy.

But what does that mean? Does it mean that you're going to eat different portion sizes? Does it mean you're going to eat more fruits and vegetables? Does it mean you're going to give up sugars and processed foods, I mean, eating better, it doesn't really tell you what you're going to do and it doesn't let you know that you've achieved a SMART goal might be I'm gonna eat five servings of vegetables every single day, and I'm going to give myself a month to ramp up to that. Now, let's check that out. So it's specific.

You are going to be eating a specific kind of food, vegetables, right? And you're it's specific because Do you know how many times a day you're going to do that? So how many times a day is also measurable? Is it attainable? Well, right now, maybe you eat three servings of vegetables every day. So five is more than you're currently doing.

But it's realistic for you. Going from three servings of vegetables to 13 every single day might not be attainable, and it might not be realistic, which is what the AR is, but three to five that might be attainable for you. Is it realistic? Yes. It's something that you can do. You may have to plan for it.

But you can actually do it and timely. You have a timeframe of four weeks you'll be eating vegetables, five servings every day. That's a SMART goal. And you see how the SMART goals you can make about what you eat, how you sleep, how you manage your stress, how you exercise, doing those actually leads you towards your Dream big goal. The third is write it down. Did you know that when you write down your goals that you actually are three to four times more likely to be successful.

Now, not only do I want you to write it down, but I actually want you to put it somewhere where you can see your SMART goal every single day. And in the handout, it gives you suggestions and where you can place it so you can see it every day. The final number for in this process is have a check in at a certain time every week. Now we're going to talk about an accountability partner in one of our other sections. That is a great person to check in with to make sure that you are actually working towards your goals on a weekly basis. It lets you know when you're directly on track, and it also lets you know when you fallen off track and you want me to reset your goal so that you can achieve it.

So Go to the handout and it has all the information for the four steps that we talked about today. fill that out and you will be ready to move on to the next video.