Thursday Thoughts Ed. 88 - Don't stop now!
Sitting down to compose my weekly post and my brain is stalled. I've usually got an idea in mind by the middle of the week and just have to sit my butt down and write. Not today. I've got nothing.What I do have is a spinning mind of worry, anxiety, confusion and stress. Why? Good question. I'm not completely certain. But, I do have some thoughts.
2013 was a straight forward year right from the get-go. As January began I knew precisely what needed to be done at work, in my training and at home. My days were to be spend consolodating materials for my now titled Real Results nutrition course. After work hours were scheduled with detailed runs, rides and swims designed to take my triathlon racing to the 'next level'. Andrew and I were all cozy and nestled in for winter dreaming of hitting the trails come spring.
This year is a totally different animal. Nothing is that clear. I've taken a step back from personal training to take steps forward as a nutrition coach and writer. Two days out of the week I have to self-motivate to research, prepare efficient to-do lists and then actually do them. Although, I am still hitting the gym and staying in touch with my coaches, training with the intention to race is hitting the back seat - there are less XTERRA races in my area and our budget precludes dishing out race fees to ride bikes every weekend. We are knee deep in trying to buy our first home (so exciting!) and all extra time and money are earmarked for paint, furniture and a kick ass place to cook healthy meals!
So, here I am. It's the end of January and my vision board is stale. Most of my goals seem far off in the distance. As I recently learned, long term goals are much harder to work for because the pay off is so remote. The winter weight gain has settled in and without a regular routine and all this added stress it is frighteningly unwilling to budge.
It seems like the best thing to do it take some of my own advice and get a bit of perspective. Interestingly, I wrote this post this same time last year. I need to get busy! What about you?
Thursday Thoughts Ed. 62 - Make it Happen, January 20, 2013
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Happy Thursday Everyone!
We are two and half weeks into the new year and things seem to just be ramping up in my world. This is a super busy time of year -- and I love that. Do you find the busier you are sometimes the more you get done? It must be momentum.
Whether you set specific goals or resolutions this year or not, we could all stand a little reflection once in a while. This weekend I taught a seminar called Behavior Change and Weight Loss. Losing weight is so often about breaking bad habits and making new healthy ones. Now, this we all know is easier said than done! First you have to recognize the bad habits (we may not even know when we sabotage ourselves), stop them in their tracks and then rewrite the course. And there's that -- The Course. Which path are you on??
Go through the steps below to get clear about your goals, discover the path you are on, set your sights on where you want to go and then GO for it!
These questions can relate to your work life, personal life, or health and fitness. After you look through the steps put together your own answers on paper. This will give you a better idea of what YOU need to do to achieve YOUR goals. Let me know what comes out of this process. Want to get in a little deeper, make a plan of action? Email me and I'll be happy to help you MANIFEST THE BEST!
#1 Set yourself up for SUCCESS: Ask yourself a few questions to get focused and steer your life in the right direction…
What am I aiming for right now?
Where do I want to end up?
What can I do to be sure I get there and faster?
How am I doing? Is my plan working?
What do I need to do differently if I‘m of course?
“Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw
#2 ATTITUDE and Outlook: Check in everyday and find a way to boost yourself up. Think about it…self-esteem and self-worth make all the difference.
What would make me happy today?
What can I do to make sure I feel really good?
How can I make other people feel good so I can too?
How do I get in touch with the parts of me that make me feel really great?
“How you judge your self-esteem is how high you are likely to rise. The reputation you have with yourself is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.”
“Every achiever I have ever met says, ‘My life turned around when I began to believe in me.” Dr. Robert Schuller
#3 Get CLEAR about what is IMPORTANT: Here you will find the keys to your success.
What do you really want out of life? (Success, recognition, love, money, family...)
What is most important to you?
In general, what motivates you?
What do you value most in life?
“People with goals succeed because they know were they are going.”
“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why.” William Barclay
#4 Watch your WORDS: Remember…
Language shapes our reality.
Language represents thought.
We use language to process our experiences.
We believe what we say in our minds.
Changing our words, changes our thoughts, which changes our reality.
“We become what we thing about all day long.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
#5 Break Bad HABITS and make new ones: Take a look at your day, week, year? Notice what happens again and again.
Write it down.
Change a negative behavior at the front end.
Do something different. Anything.
Hook onto a new habit and go for it.
”Definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.” Albert Einstein.
“It’s not what we do once in a while; it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.” Jenny Craig
#6 Get SMART:
S – SPECIFIC (I will lose weight v. I will lose 3 pounds this month)
M – MEASURABLE (I will exercise more v. I will hit the gym 3x/week)
A – ATTAINABLE (I will lose 15 lbs this month/ I will lose 3 pounds this month)
R – REALISTIC (I will workout every day/ I will workout at the gym 2x this week and add 500 steps to my day.)
T – TIME BASED (Have an end date in sight to stay on track. Don’t put it off.)
“It is the moments of choice that continually shape our lives, so choose wisely!” JJ Satangelo
#7 Take ACTION: Take a few minutes to think about this.
Are you ready? Really ready?
Are you ready and willing to change, to act?
Will you do whatever it takes?
“If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined he will meet a success unexpected in common hours!” Henry David Thoreau
#8 Stick to it. Be PERSISTANT and CONSISTENT: How are you going to make sure this happens?
“I will block out ________ minutes a day/OR week, to work diligently on my tasks and goals.”
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not. Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education with not, the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent!” Calvin Coolidge 13th President.
#9 Put it in the POSITIVE:
Reframe your beliefs and attitudes and give them an optimistic, confident spin.
Read NYTIMES Article Take it Easy!
“Excuses are the tools of the incompetent.” – Unknown.
“A negative attitude wipes out discipline.” Toni Robbins.
Do it NOW:-) Do it ALWAYS.
Your friend,
Remy
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