New Year's Resolutions
Interview with the Gainesville Sun about New Year's Resolutions.
Life Balance!
"Rachel Hofer subscribes to the idea of setting “microresolutions” — small steps toward a larger goal, and then rewarding yourself.“Set goals for every day, every hour, every minute. ‘I’m not going to take a break until I send two emails,’” said Hofer, who is a life coach and registered mental health counselor intern at Loving Therapy and Life Coaching, owner and personal trainer of Life Balance Fitness, as well as a career development teacher at Santa Fe College. Rewards can be something like going on Facebook, taking a short walk or going to a movie. “It’s different for different people,” she said.
Hofer said research shows that people get better results when they write down their goals. Hofer said she works with counseling clients not to be too hard on themselves. Although she calls her fitness company Life Balance Fitness, she said she considers that there is never going to be complete life balance.“Part of life balance is being OK with things not being perfect,” she said. Her mental health counseling often deals with changing people’s perspective to address anxiety or depressive thinking. “A lot has to do with rules we make for ourselves to be perfect. ”Hofer also recommends celebrating the past year. “You’ve got to celebrate what you have accomplished.”
