Write down your goals. Know what you want out of life. Keep a list of your responsibilities handy so you know what needs to be done when things get sticky. What do all of these have in common? If I say I want to bench press 500 pounds, or eat three vegetables a day, it should be pretty obvious to me whether or not I achieved that. If you want to be a doctor, help feed 1000 kids in china, or make 50,000 a year, you will know when this happens. If your list tells you to take out the trash, or file away all files on your desk, a quick glimpse around will say whether or not you have hit it. In a large way, they are all measurable.
Most workout regiments worth their salt use this principal. Write down how much you did, keep a good record of how much of how many, says the pumped up fitness instructor. In Josh Foer's popular book, one of my favorites, Moon walking with Einstein, Anders Ericsson a Conradi Eminent Scholar and Professor of Psychology at Florida State University suggests a few things stand out today for experts in all fields. One of those things is brought on by measuring, in fact, it is much like a interchangeable word.
Feedback.
The professionals in any field have this in common. They are looking and receiving constant feedback, which they use to better they're game. If you looked at your notebook and saw that about 48 hours after doing one handed pushups you could do 5 more regular push-ups, it would seem like a smart choice to do that if you are really trying to up your push-ups. Or, if you really wanted more defined triceps you could easily compare the days you were doing one armed push-ups versus the days you did handstand pushups for growth, but only if you measured.
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