Motivation and Goals

A lot of people have asked me lately how I manage to do so many things and be motivated to fit so much into my day to day life.  The answer is goals.  I have a set of goals whether they be exercise related or cleaning related or activity related.  And usually, if I really want to achieve them, I will put them out there, make them public, say it out loud.  Then I have to answer to that declaration.  If I don't, I disappoint myself!  It might be a bit harsh on myself, but I tend to get success that way and I think from a lot of reading I've done, a lot of other people work this way as well!
One such goal that was met today was the Couch to 5K program.  I declared to all and sundry and whoever wanted to listen at the start of the year that I was going to do it and I should still be doing it.  Today was supposed to be Week 8 Day 1.  However, I started out for the morning jog and felt great.  I knew that I could push past the 28mins I was supposed to run and ended up surpassing all my expectations and running 6kms this morning!  I even went past the 5kms I was aiming for.  The immense satisfaction I got from doing that has kept me buzzing all day!  I wanted to wear a sign on my head that everyone could see that said "I ran 6kms today" but as if anyone would really care!  Thankfully my husband was supportive and hasn't shown any signs of tiring from my incessant "I ran 6kms this morning" rants and raves that have continued all day!
So, what on earth is to be my next goal?  Well this weekend is the Coburg 6 hour and I have an aim to walk at least 36kms.  I'd love to get to 40kms, but I'm not really confident on that.  This is one goal, I'm kind of setting low in the overall scheme of things.  Just completing it will be good as it's given me something to train towards this year and has helped me stay on track and lose 6kgs so far.  Just another 7kgs to go to meet my weight loss goal for the year.  There, it's out there.  Got to do it now!!