PA Mindset “Behaviors vs. Outcomes” – 05/22/2020
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Making change is a skill. A skill you can practice. And improve.
And if you want to make big changes, you have to take small, consistent daily actions. In fact, your behaviors are the only things you can control. So make those your goal.
Behaviors vs. outcomes
The world is pretty uncontrollable. Life happens.
-If you want to sell your house for a good price, you can renovate it and give it a fresh coat of paint. But you can’t control the real estate market.
-If you want to have a nice picnic, you can pack a basket and blanket and plan your route to the park. But you can’t control the weather.
-If you want to lose weight, you can eat well and stay active. But you can’t control your fat cells.
-You can’t make your body lose 20 pounds on command any more than you can make your house worth a certain amount when you sell it.
In other words, you can’t control the outcome.
But you can control the behaviors that lead to the outcome you want. Outcomes are WHAT you want. But outcomes don’t tell you what to do. Behaviors are HOW you’ll get there. Behavior goals give you an action plan.
Set behavior goals
So instead of setting “outcome goals”, set “behavior goals”.
Here are a few examples showing the difference, just so you get the picture:
Outcome goals
Run a 5K race in 23 minutes.
Lose 10 lb.
Squat 80 lb.
Behavior goals
Run for 20 minutes three times per week for the next month, gradually increasing the duration and speed.
Practice eating slowly at every meal.
You get the idea.
Notice how all of the behavior goals are a commitment to do a specific set of actions or tasks that lead to the outcome you want.
Also, notice that:
behavior goals are things you do consistently and regularly;
behavior goals are small, manageable tasks that are within your control; and
behavior goals are often things that you can do right now, today or in the near future.
Again: You can’t control the outcome. But you can control the behaviors that, when done consistently, will move you in the right direction.
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