By Ann-Marie Antic
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September 8, 2025
When people talk about their health and fitness goals, they often say things like: ⚖️ “I want to lose 10 kilos.” 🧘🏻 “I want to be less stressed.” 🏃🏾♀️ “I want to run a sub 30-minute 5K.” These are outcome-based goals —they focus on the result. That’s fine for casual conversation… but not so great for actually getting there. Why? Because we don’t have full control over outcomes. You might have a crystal-clear vision of your goal and plenty of motivation, but then: Work gets hectic Family stress takes priority Sleep quality drops An injury slows you down Suddenly, your outcome slips away—and it feels like failure, even though many of those factors were out of your control. So, what can you control?