As I came to my 2 year anniversary of my journey, I asked myself what was different in 2010..How did I keep my resolution when for so many years before I had failed. Lots of what you read below is true...It was a revelation. I didn't set sail on this journey with a well thought out map of hat I was going to do, and when it would happen by. I had a plan..I thought it out, and I followed it thru. I knew what my long term plan was and what my short term goals were. I made manageable steps thru the process and each step drove me to succeed. I am hoping that the article I read will help you...
My advice:
Take the time to write down your goals. How much do you want to lose and how long will it take to get there. What mini goals will there be along the way. How will you see yourself when you get there, what will it feel like. What will people say when they see you and how will you react. It is like writing a play..The play of your healthy life. Every book has a title..A beginning, middle,and end. Within that book are chapters..points and stops along the way as the story unfolds...Another chapter in my life is starting. The story continues...What is your story...What do you see yourself...If I wrote a book, The title of my book would be "Tackling Mountains-A Journey of Health"...What would your story be called? Think about it and get to writing!
If you are looking to make that change and get on track this year.. I have started a Private Challenge Group. We will offer challenges to motivate you and keep you on track. I hope you will join me and others as we support each other to get and stay healthy for good...If you arent't sure what to do to lose the weight or how to get started.... I have the program for you. I highly recommend the one that has gotten me to where I am today...136.5 pounds gone for good!
Visit the info website at http://www.GetSlim4Good.com
The good news is that you get me as a FREE health coach provided with the program, I get to pay it forward and help guide people down a path I have already been on. I know what to do, and how to be successful. I have access to the tools you need to succeed. I am with you every step of the way till you reach your goal. Check out the website and lets talk soon!
Pattie
A great article:
Why do so many people talk of, and even admit to, making New Year's resolutions when almost none of them will be kept?
Resolution: "The state or quality of being resolute; firm determination. Resolving to do something…"
Is it a self-defeating prophesy or just an empty wish?
It's a mystery. Or at the very least, a paradox.
It's not a resolute or firm determination, as much as a leftover list for Santa just in case he might want to bring us something before next Christmas.
Statistics show that somewhere in the vicinity of 97% of New Year's resolutions won't be kept…why? Goals expert Michael York offers his explanation and what to do about it…
"What if we resolved to make better choices and better decisions?
What if…there were a whole new way to get to your destination? To do this, or become that? As many studies and statistics as there are to support that resolutions just don't hold water or help us develop the habits that lead to what we say it is we want, there are equally as many supporting the fact that many people, in fact most people, don't set goals"
York says effective goals are more than just thinking or stating a "wish" out loud but actually taking a pen and paper and beginning the process. Promoting his case that success in any endeavor has substantial evidence that it is a PROCESS. The getting from point A to point B.
As a consultant and author of The 10 Commitments,
York asks live audiences, "If success is a journey then why can't we get better directions?
And why our repeated failures with resolutions and goals?"
The reasons he says are simple…
1. Most people expect not to keep a resolution
2. Most don't know how to truly set goals or don't believe it matters
Spanning a 30 year career as a disc jockey, journalist, salesperson/manager and now as a business consultant to selling organizations,
York offers his evidence on the secret of goals.
"Hidden in our everyday lives is the real truth.
Architects know it.
Coaches know it.
Builders and rocket scientists know it.
Blueprints and game plans and models WORK!"
In his E book Uncommon Goals, York takes the simple approach. "Goals are personal. Or should be. It's more about gaining an understanding of what it really means to have goals as a compass to take you in a specific direction or away from some undesirable destination.
Of the small percentage of individuals who set goals (typically salespeople)it is often something that has been handed to them from someone else, seldom anything more than a number you must deliver. Ship this number of packages, make this number of sales, etc. In short, WORK goals"
Maybe his greatest success, York is quick to point out, is as a husband of 27 years and a father of two, "Life is bigger than work, not everyone got the memo on that one. That's the critical thing to consider when setting goals or priorities for our lives"
For more on his goals for life, as well as work,
get the E book on the web that can be downloaded for free.
It's called UNCOMMON GOALS and is available at:
www.MichaelYork.com/author
Where Has The Time Gone..
Wow! Can you believe it has been an entire year since the last time I blogged here.. I don't even know where to begin. So much has happened since the last time I was here. There is so much to share. I will try to bring you up to speed on what has been going on in my life without making this post a book.
As of today I have lost a total of 136.5 pounds total. I have pretty much maintained well over the past year with a few more pounds coming off along the way.. I have gone from size 26 to size 12 in 2 years time. Through exercise I have toned quite a bit and I am happy with how I look.
I have continued my journey to get a black belt. I am currently at my brown belt level. While it is hard work and takes lots of dedication, I am enjoying the fact that I can even do the stuff at all.
Eating has taken on a new roll in my life. It no longer is front and center..my health is. If you remember from my previous posts, I took on the roll of a health coach for the same program that helped me.. I have been blessed to be a part of the many lives that have transformed as a result of this amazing program. To play even a small part in that is truly inspiring to me. They keep my head in the game and help me to keep my focus and set the example. My heart goes out to those that struggle like I once did..I want them to know that there is hope, but it takes them to make the first step.
What I have found over the past 2 years is that what you put into it, is what you get out. You have to educate yourself. Read anything and everything that make you the expert for your life. Ask questions, do the research. The internet is full of sources for answering your questions. I think for me if I could put my finger on the one thing that got me where I am today, it was my friends both close and people I have met along the way. I think it important to seperate yourself from those who bring you down. They aren't your friend if they are not trying to help you. They should want you to succeeed as much as you want to. Surround yourself with people who will keep you on your path, and will speak victory and success over you. Do not give up...
Here is my motto:
"If you think it is a mountain...it probably is, but with slow steady steps in a forward direction, even the biggest of mountains can be conquered. You will eventually find yourself on the top of the world!"
Don't stop..keep at it.. YOU CAN DO ALL THINGS!
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