Set Goals

Each day when you wake up you should have goals in mind: How can I be better today? How can I be a better mom, wife or friend?

Pushing yourself is the only way to grow and improve. While daily or short-term objectives are important, you should also keep a bigger picture in mind – making weekly, monthly and yearly goals. Goals can be as minor as striving to squeeze in a workout at lunch or as large as working towards achieving “employee or athlete of the year.”

For a little motivation and direction, I’ll give you a little taste of the goals I set for myself. Obviously these are for swimming, but they can be applied to anything you strive for in your life. I always approach a workout with more challenging times I would like to achieve during a swim. If I happen to fall short of my goal, I use the disappointment to fire me up to train the next day. As a long-term goal, I am aiming to compete in my fifth Olympic Games – without daily goals as stepping stones, I would not get anywhere close.

Goals are important for everyone. Focus on where you want to be in the next five to ten years of your life and put the ball in motion. 

Set your goals TODAY. Good luck!

Please share your swimming, work or personal goals here and continue to check-in. I’d love to hear from you and help motivate you to continue to achieve them!

Fuel & Hydration Quick Tip

I can't say it enough; if you're not fuelling and hydrating properly you're not getting the most out of your workouts! Make sure you are eating the right foods and drinking the right fluids at the right time.

Find your favorite bars and drinks and stock up. Plan out your meals ahead of time so you're not tempted to eat junk food.

It can take discipline to fuel and hydrate right but if you're willing to make that extra effort your performance is likely to increase significantly. If you're not willing to address what you eat and drink you could be greatly limiting your potential.

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember this is only an opinion. When making any changes to your diet you are doing so at your own risk and should have prior approval from your physician!

Quick Tip - Eating Healthy

Set yourself up for success by getting the food you want to eat ready to eat: prep your fruits and veggies as soon as you bring them home from the grocery store.

When you're hungry, given the choice, you're much more likely to choose a quick fix, even if it's unhealthy, over something that's labor intensive.

Simply wash, cut (if necessary) and store (in zip-lok bags or tupperware) as much as you can keep fresh and you've defended yourself against temptation and made maintaining a healthy diet that much more likely.

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember this is only an opinion. When making any changes to your diet you are doing so at your own risk and should have prior approval from your physician!

Quick Tip - Eating Healthy

If you want to eat healthy, never go to the grocery store hungry or you risk leaving with a cart full of soda, cookies and chips. Trust me, I know this from experience.

If you absolutely must go shopping on an empty stomach, make sure you take a detailed list along to keep you focused and no, you don't need anything at the checkout except maybe a gossip mag or two.

If you have any questions please ask in the comment section below and remember this is only an opinion. When making any changes to your diet you are doing so at your own risk and should have prior approval from your physician!