The number one step most people skip
this one gets a little philosophical
Why are goals so important? Goals…
Give direction
Make it clear what recipes work for your family
Define success for your family
Keep you going even when you’re not motivated
I think there is a lot of shame that can be tied to both food and money, and I want to completely scrap shame here. Everyone’s budgets look differently and everyone’s priorities look differently. Only you can define what success looks like for you. However, if you don’t define your goals and “success” for you and your family, you might fall into the comparison trap and think you’re not doing enough.
In the corporate world, I spent a lot of time helping people with goals. Taking the big picture and breaking that down into quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily action items to help them actually achieve those goals. I’m so passionate about having direction and what the big picture looks like.
“Goals” for your home help you set your daily, weekly, monthly etc intentions. It shows you where to focus your energy and ignore what other people are doing. I think the application of this mindset from the corporate world help you envision the big picture of your home and keep you on task.
Social media is amazing for learning but sometimes can be overwhelming looking at what other people are doing. “I’m not doing enough” is a lie that can be whispered into the most seasoned of mother’s ear. I hope you’ll take setting a few goals in order to set your intention first.
Examples.
Let’s give an example that you are wanting to save money with meal planning. You might choose simpler recipes, hone in on your master grocery list, and look to pantry staples to bulk your meals.
If you are wanting to eat higher protein more macro balanced meals, then your grocery budget could look VERY different with those goals.
Maybe you just want to be less stressed at meal times, so you want to focus on a big freezer stash. Maybe your mornings are super hectic so you NEED to have breakfast and school lunches prepped.
How to set goals.
Think about how you want meal times to look and anything you want to change. Is it your nutrition, budget, time, mental state? Take a serious look and pick one to three goals and write them down. It’s so crucial to give you direction in the next few steps.
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