Day 8- WOOP!

Goals

1. closer relationship with God- I reread chapter 6 in Romans, but used a different Bible. I typically use the King James but sometimes the language and sentence structure is hard. So I used the NIV and finally understand this chapter. Tomorrow will be Chapter 7.
2. Get Fit- Today was leg day. 3 sets of 8 using my belt squats. I also stretched my upper body as my arms are still sore. The rest of leg day I used my monkey feet. If you have never heard of these , they are game changers for lower body. You put your feet in them and it holds a dumbell. Basically, you are lifting with your legs. I will put a link below so you can check them out
3. house organization- I worked on my desk, haven’t used my office since I lost my job in March so it has become a storage room. I want to start using to write.
4. Write Book- today I wrote for 15 minutes and am beginning to be excited again about writing.
5. Camper Reno- Still learning as my garage is still in the planning stage, waiting on zoning, I did read in the RV wiring book, found an RV podcast to follow also.

https://animalhousefitness.com/

I discovered the WOOP method and I think it will really help with goal setting. WOOP stand for; wish, obstacle, outcome and plan.

Wish

To start off the WOOP method you need to identify your wish or goal. If you set New Year’s resolutions already go through your list and pick one of those. If not take some time to write down some wishes or goals you’ve recently hoped to accomplish.

Your wish can be anything. Maybe you want to learn something new, finish a project or lose weight. Identifying your wish will get you one step closer to accomplishing it.

This is the first step in the process and the most important step. Sometimes we write down a ton of wishes or goals but narrowing it down to one wish will help you set up a straight forward plan of action.

Outcome

The next step in this method is identifying an outcome or multiple outcomes that align with your wish. Think of all the possible outcomes that can come with accomplishing your goal. How will you feel once you’ve accomplished it? How will you feel if you didn’t accomplish your goal? Thinking of the negative outcomes that come with not achieving your goals will help motivate you to accomplish them. List out some possible outcomes and emotions that align with them. Be as specific and detailed as you possibly can with these and every step moving forward.

Obstacles

After you’ve picked your wish and identified possible outcomes, now is the time to list out some of the obstacles that are preventing you from accomplishing your goals.

If your goal is to lose weight, one of the obvious obstacles of the pandemic is that gyms are currently closed. Another obstacle could be the lack of equipment or not knowing how to clean up your diet.

Knowing your obstacles before attempting to achieve your goals can help you better prepare for them. Take your time with this step and make sure you list out all possible obstacles that can occur during your journey to reaching your wish.

There may be some obstacles that come up halfway through your time trying to accomplish your wish and others may come up at the very beginning of your process.

Plan

The very last step in the WOOP method is planning. This is where the method comes full circle. Look through your list of obstacles and possible outcomes and use these to create an action plan. Let’s go back to the losing weight wish. One of the obstacles was not knowing how to eat healthily.

If you like written plans there are several PDFs available, and there are also YouTube videos too. I am surprised I have never heard of this method but id does make lots of sense and allows you to make better goal plans.