 | Lisa Vermillion is President and co-owner of Get Fit Bee Fit and Thin and Healthy Weight Management. Lisa opened Get Fit- 4 years ago in Valley Center, after receiving certifications thorough the American Council on Exercise as a Weight and Lifestyle Management Consultant and Certified Personal Trainer. In January, she Grand Opened Thin and Healthy Weight Management in the same location. Lisa not only provides weight loss programs for individuals but she also implements business wellness programs for small businesses and large corporations. Additionally, Lisa is a Certified Life Coach providing guidance for individuals in the areas of career, relationship and personal development. She is available for speaking engagements in the areas of Physical Fitness, Weight Management, or any Life Coaching area (goal setting, positive attitude, sales, etc). Lisa can be reached for questions or speaking engagements by phone (316) 755-1115 or email at mvmillion@yahoo.com |
Diet & Nutrition
2011-01-01 10:18:00
Your purpose
Question: How can a personal purpose help me to accomplish my goals?
Answer: I’ve set goals for years, attended seminars and read books. Yet I haven’t always accomplished my goals. In fact, I’ve been writing a book off and on for several years. This year, however, I discovered the catalyst that will put my book on the shelves and will help you accomplish your goals in 2011. You need a Personal Purpose, a mission if you will, as the driving force behind your goals. Deciding what your purpose is, creating your mission statement, and setting goals and acting on them propels you to success.
First, decide on your purpose. I thought for years my purpose was helping people lose weight since I lost 85 pounds 15-years ago. While that’s certainly part of what I do, I realized it’s not the driving force. Overcoming poor self esteem and learning to value myself fostered my weight loss and accomplishment of other goals. Relating my experience and sharing the tools I used and studied, helps others develop their sense of worth. This defines my purpose; my reason I want this book in people’s hands rather than just rolling around in my brain. Let your experiences, your “junk”, or your gifts define your purpose. My mentor Donna Krech says “There is something you know how to do that no one has had to teach you. This is your gift”. Use what you have.
Second, create a personal purpose statement, a mantra, something that you measure all your actions by. It should be clear and concise. For example, my purpose statement is “I inspire others by my life and words; giving them tools that instill a sense of self worth independent of other’s view of them thus empowering them to reach their goals.” My purpose is written on a card I look at daily, creating top of the mind awareness. Your purpose statement is the motivating force that defines your movement.
Third, set goals and create a plan of action based on your purpose. Your goals and actions all line up with your purpose. My goal, writing my book about overcoming poor self esteem and my actions, setting aside writing time daily, giving myself deadlines and researching, match my purpose. Set SMART goals; specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time sensitive in all areas; relationship, career, financial, spiritual, and even recreation. Everything you do can be measured by your purpose. When your actions match your purpose, peace is yours.
Developing your purpose based on what’s important to you, creating your purpose statement that becomes your measure, and matching your goals and action with your purpose creates an unstoppable drive that moves your goals into reality.
