Finding Tools to Support Your Goals

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Utilizing tools to support your goals is a HUGE piece of the puzzle, and something I'm personally working on doing better. Learn about a few tools you can use and why they're important.

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Welcome to the me myself and you podcast.

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My name is Sara and I'm your host and I'm really glad to have you back here today for our first episode of 2021.

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I'm recording in a little bit of a different spot today.

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We're just kind of testing things out and figuring out what makes the most sense for me and also getting me to record regularly because

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you know trying to make it as easy as possible as part of.

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Making this work, you know, so speaking of making things work, you know natural segue there.

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We are going to be talking about tools to support your goals and I feel like Finding tools to support your goals is really important in

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the new year as you're making all these resolutions setting intentions all of that finding what helps you actually meet those is super

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duper important and the first section of things or tools that I want to talk about our digital tools.

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There's a lot of digital tools out there.

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I've talked about some of my favorites before I've talked about, you know, organizational things like notion and Monday, Trello is very

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popular for just organizational stuff.

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You can find Facebook groups.

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You can find all kinds of things there's apps and platforms for virtually everything but the digital tool that I want to feature today is

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shape and Foster shape and Foster is sponsoring.

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Today's episode a huge.

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Thank you to them and I just can't say enough good things about my experience shape and Foster is a nap.

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App and you can also access it on a website if that's easier for you that gives you access to community and online learning they have

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these expert programs that are really the foundation of what they're doing.

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So they have these programs that are built kind of like courses like you would take Annie course and they have financial literacy.

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They have Fitness life coaching mental Wellness nutrition, and they also do some yoga classes.

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So that's a pretty cool little Bonus, so you get live events scheduled so you can do yoga virtually, which is great in these covid times.

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They also have a QA as scheduled with their experts and those experts are often showing up in the app and answering questions about their

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topics.

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So you're able to like just get even more information and stay in touch with people that are really passionate about these areas that you

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want to improve in in fact Then just the community members the other people like yourself that are using the app are the right people that

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you want to be around there people that are serious about making change in their lives.

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It's really quite cool.

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I've gotten a lot of inspiration from Reading other people's comments and post but it's definitely a really cool app.

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It is $29.99

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a month for access to six different experts, which is crazy when you think about the cost of actually Lee seeing these individual people

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actually seeing a nutritionist actually seeing a life coach, etc, etc.

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And as much as it's not as custom of an experience, it still gives you a taste of that.

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So I think it's a great introduction if you're interested in those things.

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So if you want to download shape and Foster just go to Sarah strives.com

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shape and Foster one word.

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Sarah strives.com.

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OS t er I'll also put it in the description of this episode.

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So go check it out.

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Some other digital tools that are are really great for meeting.

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Your goals are apps like tracking your water intake or habit tracking apps.

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There's a lot of them out there and they even recommend some in the life coaching section of shape and Foster.

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So check that out.

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And then let's see what other tools help support your Goals, I think it's important to have planning tools for supporting your goals.

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I have always been a planner love to plan and I think it's really important to continue to write down what you want to do and to work out

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what you want to do and how you're going to do it.

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So whether that be a physical planner or digital using a planner really gives you an idea of where you're going and what you want to do.

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I believe this can also help Support keeping you on track with your goals.

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If you're consistent with checking it this year.

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I'm using the life Matt planner.

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But I've also been a fan of the passion planner in the past.

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I'm trying to think what other ones there's Plum paper.

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There's so many out there just find what works for you.

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Maybe it's bullet journaling.

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I went through a bullet journaling phase.

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I've just found I don't have the time for it anymore.

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But definitely get yourself a play in our some digital options could be things like notion or or Google your Google calendar using Google

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drive, but I think having a space to really work out.

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Your goals is great the next category, I guess of tools to support your goals are items that directly support your goals and I know this

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sounds strange, but I was having trouble wording this one.

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I think it's really important to have things like for example, let's say your goal is to drink more water.

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Getting a new water bottle that supports that goal of drinking more water.

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Maybe it's one of the ones where it has the little markings.

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So you drink so much by a certain time, or maybe it's just cute or maybe it's one that has a straw because you're more likely to drink

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with a straw whatever the case might be having an item that genuinely supports and encourage you to get encourages you to meet that goal

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is great to have other objects could be buying new running shoes if you want to take up the habit of running.

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Fun fact there's a running plan in the shape and Foster app check that out.

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I swear.

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I just keep finding things to include that they just have so much in there.

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I like I haven't even gotten to dig into it all it's very cool.

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Anyways tangent.

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Another thing could be like a journal if you want to pick up journaling new pens, whatever ultimately you need to find what works for you

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in finding ways to support your goals those little things and investing in yourself to help you meet those goals make all the difference

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just sitting and expecting yourself to meet those goals without supporting yourself in some way whether it be through a planner or

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Community like shape and Foster with education and whatnot as well or getting a new water bottle so you can drink your freaking water.

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You have to figure out those ways to actually get there and that's what I'm trying to do this year.

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I think I have been very guilty of falling into just expecting these goals to happen without really taking action.

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I don't do the things.

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I don't find the tools to support those actions.

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I you know, I want to do more working out and then I don't invest in a workout program or invest in clothes that make me actually want to

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go to the gym, which we're not doing right now because covid yeah, but you get my point.

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So I think I guess that's why I think this is so important.

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Hopefully maybe this inspires you a little check out shape and Foster if you're interested just go to Sarah strives.com

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shape and Foster a huge.

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Thank you to them.

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For sponsoring this episode and I will talk at you again soon.