How to Recenter Your Focus When You Find Yourself Off Track

It is closing in on the end of February, it is still winter and maybe those goals and tasks you set for yourself at the beginning of the year have taken a place on the back burner, or maybe you haven’t been able to get them started yet. No matter where you sit with this, it is never too late and you can always get yourself back on track. Taking some time to refocus and ask yourself questions is a great starting point to get recentered:

1. Name the goals and tasks you had set for yourself - What were they? Write them down, make them seen again.
2. Figure out where you stand with them - Are they still relevant? Do you still want to achieve them? Do they look a bit different for you now? 
3. Reflect on what made you go off track - Was there an illness, a big work project, a holiday, or maybe you struggle to find the motivation to keep going with them. Identify what the cause was if possible, and if you can’t, just name it what it is - you got off track and that is ok.
4. Don’t waste your time berating yourself for going off track, have grace, accept where you are at and what you can do to resolve it — starting now.

Now that you have asked yourself some questions and spent some time focusing on what you are trying to achieve, are you ready to get back on track? 

Learn from your process and journey. Thinking about the responses to the questions you asked yourself, do you need to make any adjustments so your goals and tasks are more manageable, realistic and sustainable? You can change the way you approach things and change your mind about things. Take responsibility for your actions. You are the only person that can make sure you get the things done that you want to and how that looks is up to you. Refocus on your vision and resume your practices, coming back to all of this regularly to help yourself stay on track and get back on track when needed. 

Most importantly, have self-compassion - remember the goal is not to always stay on track, that is not always realistic. The goal is to fall off track less often, recognize when you are off track more quickly, and get back on track with more ease. 

Lastly, if you need support, reach out! I am always here to give you the tools you need to succeed in implementing and thriving in a long-term healthy lifestyle!