Try this at home. Post your goals to kindle your inspiration. 

How are you feeling about your goals now that the New Year's hype is behind you? Maybe that January 1^st gusto has dwindled a bit. Sometimes it helps to see what others are up to. We spied on some goals around the office to spark our inspiration. We got chills. Hopefully you do too.

in the spirit of sharing goals

Katie, Design

• I chest bump Minnie Mouse at the finish line of the Walt Disney World Marathon by 2020.
• I attend Wanderlust by 2011.
• I enroll in a raw foods cooking course by November 2011.

Matt, Leadership Development

• I complete 10 items off my 100-before-100 List by December 2011.
• I present at TED Global by September 2020.
• I spend a weekend with Jason Mraz on his avocado farm by September 2020.

Laurie, Planning

• I run the BMO Vancouver Half Marathon in less than 2:15 by May 2011.
• I publish my book titled "30, Single, With A Bulldog” by 2020.
• I create a Vancouver budget by August 2011. ("God knows I need it in this city!")

Laura, Recruiting

• I ride the Gran Fondo by September 2012.
• I am featured in Dwell by June 2020.
• I walk ten metres on my hands by February 2020.

Carolyn, Digital Innovation

• I have done hot yoga for 365 consecutive days by 2015.
• I drink wine from every winery in the Okanagan Valley by December 2011.
• I am offline after 10pm each night.

Laurie and her feel-good energy.

tips for staying motivated

"I surround myself with a community of goal setters. This makes it easier to bring my goals into our day-to-day conversations, meaning I already have a clear vision of what my future looks like just by talking about it often." - Carolyn

"The energy you give out is the energy you receive in return. Everyday I know that I am the one that is responsible for making my energy a great one. Setting goals keeps me motivated and excited for what’s to come which breeds some amazing energy for all." - Laurie

"I share my goals with anyone and everyone. Bringing them up in conversation keeps them in the front of my mind and enrolls those around me to keep me on track." - Katie

feeling inspired again?

Thought so. If you need help reviving your goals, get what you need on our goal setting education page. You can also read the posts below for our week's worth of goal coaching.

goal week breakdown

• Day 1: What's the goal of goal week?
• Day 2: What is a goal?
• Days 3 & 4: What does your ideal life look like?
• Day 5: How to create powerful goals?
• Day 6: Put your goals out there.
• Day 7: Love your failures.

We are equally inspired by Laura's goals and her visual interpretations of them.

What goals are you going to re-ignite?

Been having a lot of bad days lately? Feeling a little down in the dumps? Sounds like me a little while ago. For the longest time, I couldn’t figure out why my days were getting progressively worse. I was sleeping well. Health was good. Work was great. Family, friends and relationships were wonderful. There was no obvious reason why I should feel so lousy.

One day, I sat down for coffee with a friend. She asked me how yoga was going. I paused. Yoga? What yoga? I suddenly realized I hadn’t practiced in more than two weeks. In the winter, while I was doing my yoga teacher training (yogis go through slumps, too!), I was practicing almost daily, sometimes several hours a day. I cannot recall one bad day during that time. It dawned on me that this was the reason my days had started to go downhill – I had been neglecting my sadhana.

Your daily practice can be a walk, reading, or being near the ocean.

Sadhana is a sanskrit word referring to a regular yoga and meditation practice. It is recommended that we practice two and a half hours daily – before sunrise when the world is quiet - in order to keep our minds, bodies and spirits healthy. The duration of two and a half hours is determined by the law of karma: everything that you give, you get back tenfold. If you devote two and a half hours of energy to your practice, you get twenty-five hours worth of energy in return – that takes care of your whole day, plus a little extra to put in your back pocket for later.

Two and a half hours a day sounds like a lot, especially with our busy, modern schedules, and doing it before the sun comes up is just not going to happen. Going by the law of karma, if you devote just an hour at any time of day to your practice, you get ten hours of energy back. This covers the average work day, including commuting time. After realizing how much of an impact a daily practice can have, I now find at least one hour every day to devote to my sadhana. For others experiencing bad days, remember: “practice” doesn’t have to mean your typical yoga class. It can be taking a walk; listening to music; relaxing with your coffee and the morning paper – whatever benefits your body, mind or spirit. Yoga and meditation mean different things to different people so find the version that works best for you and reap the karmic reward. Happy sadhana!

what is a bhag?

A BHAG (pronounced "bee-hag") is a big, hairy, audacious goal!

why share your bhag?

The more you share your goals, the more likely it is you will achieve them. For the month of June we will be sharing a BHAG every day on lululemon.com. Want to share your BHAG with the world? Send your high-res photo to blogs@lululemon.com and we'll publish a few of our favourites here on the lululemon blog.