It’s that time again to think about goals for the upcoming year. While I don’t believe in making sweeping resolutions, I do like to set in place some behaviors or themes to guide me to achieving my goals. Last year I adopted the word, “quality” as my motto for 2016. I worked on having quality runs, eating more quality food and having more quality relationships. I did make progress in all of those areas and I’d like to go even further. For 2017, I am keeping “quality” as a theme and adding “focus” as my word of the year.
Focus & Quality Goals
Focus on spending quality time with family and friends who make me happy. Life is too short to spend time with people who bring negative energy into our lives.
Continue to focus on eating quality foods to fuel my body. Hosting Meatless Monday has really pushed me to want to create healthy and quality meals and I love to share them. I never expected I would spend so much time in the kitchen and love it! Side note: I got a little off track on my vacation but I am back in focus.
Stop trying to do everything! Focus on doing things that make me happy and learning to say no sometimes. This will drastically improve the quality of my stress level.
I mentioned a few weeks ago, that I wanted to focus on bettering my sprint triathlon performance this year. After racing this distance for a number of years, I am ready to take a different approach to my training and improve my times. This means that I plan to focus on shorter runs and adding in more quality swim and bike sessions. I will be keeping my runs to 10K and under until after tri season.
I plan to continue to focus on writing quality blog posts and remain genuine here on Confessions of a Mother Runner. I’ve learned so much the past 3 years and have made some great connections. Pinterest and Instagram are my current favorite social media and I’d love to connect with you more there.
Tell me-what’s your focus this year?
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I love the words focus and quality! Both are so important when it comes to healthy and fitness. I also want to start paying attention to the quality of the things I am doing.
It’s really hard for me not to want to do everything and then I end up not doing anything well
I’d really like to work on being more mindful in my interactions with others. There are so many distractions–and I feel like I’m not giving 100% to everyone!
Yes I definitely feel like that at times myself.
I need to sit down and really think about what I want to accomplish this year. I am planning to get back on my bike, though I’m not sure I’d call it a goal. It’s been gathering dust for a couple years, so I feel like it’s time to ride again.
OH I could so see you getting really into cycling you do have great weather for it over there
It sounds like you’re focusing on the right stuff. Don’t you just love a fresh start to your year?
Thanks and yes I really do!
Combining focus with quality is a great idea for the year! Here’s to success in 2017 🙂
yes to you too!
I think I will choose the word “open.” I need to open to and optimistic about 2017…..
That is a great attitude to have!
Quality is a great word choice. I never feel your posts lack that. My word this year is “determined” ~ to lose the dress size I gained last year… to inspire people to be better themselves inside and out… to travel more… to finally do a freakin handstand!
I had a great 2016. I am determined to continue that vibe though 2017.
I would love to learn how to do a handstand too! I think it’s my fear of falling that holds me back from it.
Doing less with more focus is so hard, but so beneficial. I’m forever working on that!
It’s so hard! I hope we can both make some progress with it
My focus is on developing my life here in Austin. I’m still craving a routine. That and actually planning my wedding! haha
Well all of that is so exciting! Enjoy this time it goes by so fast. (ok now I really sound like my mother)
I’m focused on being more intentional with my time! I get so easily distracted, I want to really put my time and energy into the things that matter!
Ooh yes I like that goal!
Focusing on specifics of how you are going to reach your goal is so important. People cannot just complete goals without having a plan in mind.
Yes I totally agree! Have a great weekend
As someone who has never done a tri (but hopes to do ONE someday), I look forward to living vicariously through you ;-)The tri seems like quite an ominous animal to slay (especially the water aspect #panicattack). This is gonna be an exciting ride…Good Luck!!!! 😉
Oh I have not doubt you could crush it! I am also nervous in the water and I am going to stick to pool swims for the first few
I love the way you broke this down with “focus” and “quality” – two very important words! This year I am focusing more on what actually brings me joy and being ok with saying goodbye to the things that don’t.
Yes! I am continuing to do that as well. It helped so much last year
Quality is a great word! Focusing on doing the best we can on the things we really want to do is often more rewarding than quantity and spreading ourselves too thin.
Yes exactly! Now if I can just stick to that plan 🙂
These are good words to live by. I might borrow them. 🙂
Please do!!
My focus is to nail my training for all my upcoming endurance events, be a better mom, and be more present in my everyday life! I loved reading this post, Deborah!
Those are great goals! I am betting on you
This year my focus is on authenticity. I hope to share more behind the scenes at Abbeys Kitchen 🙂
That is a great focus and I look forward to seeing more
My goal this year is to stay calm. We are in a very stressful period in our lives right now and just taking things in stride and going with the flow is my main goal.
It’s hard to believe you’ve been blogging for 3 years now!
Yes life does get a little crazy sometimes! I know I can’t believe how quickly the last few years have just flown by
Do less with more focus – I feel like that is the perfect mantra for everyone! Especially in this crazy, constantly busy world that we live in!
My focus this year is to spend more time with family. We’re in a really sweet season of life where we’re living with my parents – but by the end of this year that will no longer be the case – and I want to make sure we soak it up as we love them so much!
It sure is a crazy up and down world! Spending more time with family is always my goal. They just grow up too fast
Love this! Focus is where I’m at right now. I had a bunch of goals but after being present more over the holidays I feel like my goals have shifted. I don’t have that drive to focus in on building my blog as much as I did a month ago. It’s so hard but I’m really trying to figure out my focus and focus on what matters. I love that Meatless Monday has you enjoying spending more time in the kitchen!
Yes I really am loving all of my cooking endeavors. It’s the photos that are hard!
Nice! It is tough to sometimes rid our lives of negative people- I had to do that a few years ok and you know what, I am better for it! You are who you surround yourself with! Life is to short and I plan on living it ! Cheers to 2017!
I totally agree!
I like this focus, I definitely quality is important and I need to focus more on that too
It wont’ be easy but I am going to try!
I love that!
My word this year is rest! I need to get my body back in a good place to try and have a baby!
I love that goal!! Sounds perfect and have fun trying of course 🙂
Staying focus is definitely the key to maintaining your goals. It’s usually all the distractions around us that make us lose the focus of our goals. Beautiful key word, Deborah! Great reminder!
Thanks so much! Now if I can just stick to it
My focus is on having fun this year! 🙂
Well that’s the way to go!! So excited to see you in a few weeks
Yes! Love goal posts! And love the idea of ‘focus’ – such a great point
Thanks now I just have to do it!
Debby this is great! it is a wonderful site that was located today. So happy to find it! helpful as well for health flash at my workplace for my patients as a health professional.
thank you. Keep the good work rolling