Life goals....

Here is my final project.

Introduction

      The importance of personally growing psychologically, spiritually and physically for health and wellness professionals should be a priority. In order to teach and help others to grow in these areas, one needs to have knowledge and experience. Having inner peace brings outer peace. Using self reflection to learn how to love the person you are, allows a person to be able to love and understand others. This is important to be able to respect and fulfill a person’s individual needs. To help others find integral health, I must achieve it myself. As a health and wellness professional I must learn to listen and respect people as individuals in order to meet their needs and wants.

      I have several areas I want to develop in my life. The first area I would like to improve is physical. I have started a better fitness program to help me with healthy eating and weight loss. I have set a weight loss goal, so I must follow my plan to reach my goal. Next, I want to develop psychologically and reduce stress in my life. I work a stressful job, go to school and take care of my family. Learning to charge of my life by reducing stress will help be to become stronger and grow as a person. Finally, I want to grow spiritually and I consider this part the zipper of all three areas. Using higher power and asking for guidance and forgiveness will give me strength and determination to succeed.

Assessment

      I started a list of goals I want to accomplish, so that I can improve the areas I want to grow and develop in. The goals I have are realistic and reachable, which means I will only succeed. As I achieve each goal, I will be able to move to the next with ease. On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest. Physically I give myself 6 because this is the area I feel I need the most improvement in. My physical health is important and I have developed a better eating plan and exercise program. I need to make healthier food choices and stick to my fitness routine. Psychologically I give myself a 4 because of the stress factors I’m experiencing. I have to learn to let go and find time for myself. I have let the stress take its toll on me and I have been suffering from migraines a lot lately. I have been using meditation and visualization to find my happy place. These two practices will help me get rid of negative thoughts and feelings. Spiritually I give myself an 8 because I’m satisfied with my spiritual growth but feel there is still more room for growing. I use pray as my coping mechanism and this helps.

Goal Development

Physical- My goal is to weigh 150lbs in 6 months. I will reach my goal by eating a healthier diet, walking on treadmill and following my fitness routine.

Psychological- My goal is to reduce stress and become a person I like. I will reach my goal by taking at least 15 minutes each day to meditate and pray for myself and others.

Spiritual- My goal is a better relationship with God. I will reach my goal by attending church on a more regular basis.

Practices for Personal Growth

Physical: I will walk 4 miles on my treadmill daily, develop a good cardio workout, and eat healthier foods. I will keep track of my progress and mark each goal as I achieve it.

 Psychological: I will meditate and visualize in a quiet place for 15 minutes daily. As I become more aware of the feelings I’m experience as I use these 2 practices I will continue to find other ways to reduce stress.

Spiritual: I will attend church more and use more prayer. I will attend church on Sundays and seek guidance from God and others to help me find balance in my life.

Commitment

I want to start using a journal and continue with my blog from this class. In order to maintain the practices I choose for myself, I will use small steps in order to measure my success. I will reward myself for reaching my goals.