Yet another way to approach goals is by using rubrics. When we use rubrics, we decide in advance what an acceptable level of performance is and then we check our behavior against that. This is a useful way to keep ourselves honest when we have maintenance-type goals.
So, for example, if we are feeling pretty satisfied with our general fitness, we might use a rubric to keep ourselves that way. We might target something like five cardio sessions of at least 30 minutes per week, two weight-training sessions, and some balance/flexibility work. At the end of the week, we can compare what we actually did with what we thought would be good. If we hit most of our rubric most of the time, we’re doing just fine.
Note: nobody is perfect. When we acknowledge this going in to our goals, we are automatically extending ourselves grace as members of the human community. This doesn’t mean we always let ourselves off the hook, but we don’t beat ourselves up for occasional lapses. Love works better than guilt. I promise.
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