Wishes Turned To Goals!

Last week I shared about not having any GOALS written on a calendar.  I had a TON of WISHES!  I had sticky notes and notes written on papers and and a notebook full of just STUFF that I HOPED I would accomplish.  If you know me, I am NOT one that will drop $50-$75 on a planner.  I am super picky and I am the worst.  I get one, use it for a week, maybe and then I give up on it.  I shoot for perfection and not what the intent is for the planner.  This time I did some looking.  I can not begin to tell you how many I looked at.  It was at least 50 I am sure.  I looked from $5 to $30 and I was struggling with $30.  OF course, Amazon came to the rescue!!!!  I found something that I could work with and it had what I was in need of.  I was so DONE with the sticky notes, losing the sticky notes, the frustration of missing an event and wondering why I wasn’t reaching the WISHES that were in my head and in my heart.
Here is a peek inside the planner that I got.

This is EXACTLY what I needed.  I got it in the mail last Saturday and Sunday afternoon, I sat down with all of my sticky notes, my miscellaneous ideas and papers with dates for bowling and school and wrote them all in the planner.  I was then able to see the week planned and writing down all of the events that were on tap for the week.  Bo’s cardiac rehab and his bowling, Kaleb’s dental appt., Kaleb’s LEGO League at school, workouts, water intake, meetings etc.  It was a totally incredible feeling knowing that I was READY for the week.  The week was insanely busy crazy but even with that I was able to be prepared and ready for my week.  It was AMAZING!!!!!  

I think the most exciting part will be this weekend.  There is a page in the planner called the Monthly Vision page.  I have the awesome opportunity to sit down and REALLY consider what I want my goals to be for the month.  What do I want to accomplish with my family?  What are my goals for my workouts? What are my goals for my business?  Things that are normally just spoken about or written  on a miscellaneous sticky note somewhere.  NOW they are no longer WISHES!  

They are GOALS!!!!!!!!!

Do you have a planner?

What kind do you have?

Do you find you are more organized?

Wishes Vs Goals

                                                    A Goal Without A Plan Is Just A Wish!!!

I have thought long an hard about this quote over the past week.  I have been trying really hard to make some decisions and some plans but I kept running into a problem.  NOTHING was on paper.  I was WISHING for a lot of things and nothing seemed to be happening and I was getting more frustrated.  Then the other morning, this quote popped up in the app that I use for my morning motivation post and hit me right between the eyes and dead center in the heart!  I have a hard time sharing and motivating people with quotes if I don’t “practice what I preach”.

What is the point Pam?
Ok so I will share with you what this said to me.  This does not JUST APPLY TO FITNESS!!!!  This can apply to ANYTHING!!!!!  So what better way to share what was in my head than to actually show you.

In my head it was a mess.  These are the things that were jumbled up in my brain!!!  Want to talk about OVERLOAD!!!!!  

-Kaleb adjusting to new schedule with school
-Kaleb trying to figure out where he fits in and what can we do to encourage him
-Kaleb adjusting to a totally different way of homework and reading assignments
-Bo and I placing new “Middle School Rules” in place and STICKING TO THEM!
-I need to blog!  I need to write because I LOVE IT and I WANT to share.
-Upcoming Races and where they are, when, and am I already registered or do I need to register.
-Upcoming programs that are coming out with my company
-Upcoming challenge group and some new ideas for more accountability and more fun and some really cool ideas
-Wanting more results from SHRED WEEK of LIIFT4
-Streamlining my eating and portion control.
-What will be my next program to jump on
-Pushing beyond my comfort zone and sharing my passion for what I do.

So, when you have this much “STUFF” running through your head, where in the world do you start and how in the world do you organize yourself to turn all THAT into GOALS and not just WISHES!?  It’s mentally overwhelming and can just blow your brain away with frustration and confusion and the infamous “I CAN’T DO IT ALL!!!” Then.............we QUIT!

All of this to say........I’M BACK!!!!!!  I’m READY!  LET’S DO THIS!!!!!!!  So over the next couple of post I am going to share with you what I am working on and you can see all of the ideas and plans actually fall into place and become REALITY and GOALS and no longer STRESS and FRUSTRATION!!!  My prayer is that this will help you and keep me ACCOUNTABLE!!!!!!

STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE!!!!

New Year = New Challenge

Well, it's the first week of a new year.  Can you believe it's 2018?  I'm still trying to figure out what happened to 2017.  It literally FLEW!!!!  CRAZY!!!

Usually with a New Year Celebration- the DREADED RESOLUTIONS COME!  Why do I call them DREADED?  Typically we make plans and set HUGE GOALS for the YEAR!  Something that would take 12 months to accomplish and it seems gigantic!!!!  
IT'S MAJOR!

For Example-
I want to lose 50+ pounds
I want to quite my job and work for myself
I want to run a marathon by December and I have never run before.
I want to be debt free by December.
I want more time at home
I want to succeed at work.

While these are all great, sometimes we need to back up after we set it and figure out what we need to do and what will be required to accomplish them.

This is where this CHALLENGE comes into play, especially for those that are looking to become the healthiest version of themselves through NUTRITION and FITNESS!

January 15th- 80 Day Obsession is being released.  It's a new fitness journey being lead by Autumn Calabrese, the Creator of 21 Day Fix, 21 Day Fix Extreme, Country Heat, and Co Creator of The Master's Hammer and Chisel.  This is something totally different.  Different nutrition, different equipment and crazy results.

Maybe a HUGE program that last for 80 days isn't something that you are ready to bite off.  It's a huge commitment.  Maybe you want to start with something from her other programs.  Maybe yoga is more your style due to some physical limitations.  We have a 3 week Yoga Retreat that is INCREDIBLE!  Maybe you an INSANE CARIO LOVER- there is always Shaun T at his best!  Maybe a little something that adds each week through cardio and weights that will GET YOU READY TO MAKE A SHIFT!  Shift Shop with Chris Downing will rock your world!!!!!

Most of the other programs are a bit shorter and maybe something that you might say to yourself......."I can do 21 Days."  or "I can do 30 Days"  The nutrition that goes along with the programs are INCREDIBLE!  They use the Portion Fix Containers and make it SUPER EASY!!!!!

January 15th is the start.  You have a little time to figure out what you want to do.  We start the accountability group that will totally change you!  Accountability helps you so much.  There are other women that will encourage you, celebrate with you, laugh with you, cry with you and speak truth to you!  It's a game changer!!!!!  Maybe you have tried before without support and accountability.  TRY THIS and you won't go back!!!!!!!!

So what do you need to do?  See the tabs on the right?

Click I want to join a Challenge Group

Fill it out and let's get GOING!!!!!

THAT TIME -Part 3-Let’s Do THIS!!!

GOALS!

We all talk about them and we can make them SO BIG we forget that we have work to do.  Sometimes we even think that they will just all happen when we wake up one morning and it's all done and we are living out what we had planned.

I had shared previously about taking a Goal and then backing it up and figuring out the steps to reach them.  Breaking them down into smaller, easier, but still require work, more manageable steps.  I wanted to share some of mine with you and what may look like to you and you can tweak your plans and tactics.  It's not hard.  It's not something that should take you an entire day.  Revise as needed and see what happens.


READY....... (I'm sharing one of mine for example)


GOAL- This year, 2018, I want to be involved in a Bible Study at all times to keep myself grounded in Him.

Seems pretty straight forward but let's think it through and what do I need to do to accomplish such a goal?

1-Pray

2-Search out what is available on-line.  I found one starting January 18 by Priscilla Shirer.

3- 7 weeks- Daily work with a video that will air on a blog from Lifeway.

4-Talk on Facebook and Instagram about what other studies that women are doing and find out if they want to join in together in a PRIVATE GROUP.

5-That will take me to Mid March and will have 2 weeks to discover my next one.

DONE!  Continue the same process every 2-3 months and before I realize it, I have been in HIS WORD for an entire year!!!!


GOAL-This year, 2018, I want to grow my business in health and fitness to match one paycheck by the end of the year.

(THIS IS A BIG ONE!)

1-Figure out how much 1/4 of my paycheck would be.

2-What would I need to do via social media, blogging, emails etc to grow my business.

3-What would be required of my time in order to accomplish this?  (30 minutes a day, 45 minutes a day etc)

4-What types or courses could I participate in that would help to educate me about being a solid Christian Business woman?

5-Lastly, most important, how would this effect and affect my family and our time together?

That is how I do it.

Break it down to every 12 weeks and figure out what you need to do in those 12 weeks and keep adding from there.  It's straight forward and I'm super EXCITED about this coming year!!!!

Are you ready to set some goals?

What are some of your goals?


You have your YEAR-END goal.  

Now, just break it down and ROCK 2018!!!!!!

That TIME Again- Part 2

Well, the other day I shared about “What do we do now?”  It’s that weird time between Christmas and New Years and we are tired and ready to get back to the “normal” of what our lives look like.  Kids return to school and the work schedule resumes back to a normal day.  The idea that we are heading into a new year AGAIN!  We even wonder where in the world did the year go.  It was 365 days, 52 weeks and 12 months are GONE!  The questions that seem to come to our mind at this time EVERY year!  

1- Where did time go?

2- What did I accomplish this year?

3- What do I want to accomplish this coming year in 2018?

Those are the 3 questions that have really been pressing in on me over the last 2 weeks.  I took place in a course on line about learning how to set Goals for the new year in my business.   It was something that came at the perfect time.  It was exactly what I needed.  

Here is what really hit home for me.  Plan your Goal based on what a BIG GOAL that you have set for the year 2018 and then back it up and think through how you are going to get there and what is going to be required of you and maybe your family.  Exactly what does that look like?  Here is the “Mind Blown” moment.......Plan it out 3 months at a time.  WHHHHAAATTTTT?  Yes, exactly, back it up and think about what is required and plan it out 3 months or 12 weeks at a time.  

So what does that look like?  

Get out a few pieces of paper and let’s do this!!!!

First- Think about what you were able to accomplish and felt good about last year.  

Pen to paper and WRITE- Don’t over think it.  Time yourself.  You have 10 minutes.  Make your list. I’m not going to suggest things that you could write because I don’t want you to use them.  

Second- Write down your BIG GOAL for 2018.  That one BIG THING you want to accomplish that you want to see yourself accomplish by the end of the year. 

Third- Think about 3 Goals that you would like to accomplish in the next 3 months.  

What do they look like?  

Just a reminder of what we mentioned yesterday - Work- Faith-Family-Business etc.  

Pick 3 Goals that you want and write them down.  

Make sure you leave room between the 3 Goals.  

Fourth- Now, think about each GOAL and write down underneath each one- 

What is required of you? 

What will be required of your family? 

What do you need to do different? 

What do you need to do to step out of your comfort zone?

Now, I want you to post them.  HUH???  Yes, I want you to share them with your spouse, your BFF, your accountability partner, your business partner. You can even share it in the comments below or send me an email.  This is a challenge.  It’s difficult to consider.  I know it’s hard to dream about what  we want.  We get so wrapped up at times about what others say that we should need or what we should do or what we should be doing.  This is something can change your outlook.  It’s ok to DREAM and REACH for YOUR GOALS!!!!!!  

I will share mine tomorrow and you can see what is on my Goal List for 2018.  I can’t ask you to do something if I don’t do it myself.!  

It’s Almost THAT Time!

Well, it's the week after.  Christmas Eve and Christmas Day have come and gone.  We have enjoyed family, friends, food, faith, festivities, lights and even more food.  We have relaxed and enjoyed time away from work. We have shopped on line until we thought our fingers would fall off and shopped in stores until our feet were killing us. We are now on a first name friendship with the UPS, FedEx and the postal carrier in our neighborhoods.  We indulged in those food treats that we only get or make during the holiday season.

We have decorated and redecorated. We have sent emails and Christmas card through Snail-Mail.  It has been a crazy awesome time for the last 4- 6 weeks.

So what do we do now?

A new year is coming and we all know what comes with New Years.......a RESOLUTION!  How many of us make a resolution and by January 10th our first thought is ......WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!!!!

I have a challenge for you.  I don't want you to make a YEAR GOAL!  Say WHAT?????

I don't even want you to make a 6 month goal!!!!  Really?????

Yeap.  JUST A 3 Month Goal.  WHOOP!!!!!


I just want you to think of 3 to 5 things.  They can be anything.  Just pick 3 to 5 things that you want to achieve.  You have 3 months to complete those 3-5 things.  It's not complicated.  Do not over think it!  Just think what you would like to accomplish that is do-able in the next 3 months.  So from January 1st to March 31st I want you to chose what those things are.

They could be-

Health Goals

Fitness Goals

Spiritual Goals

Financial Goals

Business Goals

Work Goals

They could be whatever you want them to be.

This STEP ONE.
Join me on Friday for STEP TWO.

Resolutions VS Goals

Resolutions vs Goals

Well, this is January 2017 and we have all done this.  We make our "New Year’s Resolutions".  It's just that time of the year to put pen to paper or fingers to the computer and make that list. That is what we do. 

It's a new year

-new goals 

-new ideas

-new dreams

What if we broke them down?  What if we think about what exactly do they REALLY mean? 

Resolution - a firm decision to do or not to do something.

Goals- a desired result or possible outcome that a person or a system envisions, plans and commits to achieve: a personal or organizational desired end-point.

Really there is not a lot of difference between the two.  I think the key is that a Goal is something that envisions, plans, and commits.  I started reading personal development books and I am growing and changing in my thinking and how to accomplish exactly what I wanted. It is absolutely amazing!!!  

Below is what I actually posted publicly.  It was a huge leap to post something so personal publicly. We have some exciting events coming up this year and this will keep me focused and ready for what is coming!!!

How about you? 

Are you Resolutions?

Are you Goals?

Have you put them in print whether on paper or a computer?

Have you shared them with anyone? 

I would love to hear from you!!!!  Post them below!!!!!  

It Fell!

Well, it's Saturday morning and of course we are bowling and the will be followed by a trip to get the gray removed from the hair!
I wanted to share more about the picture that I shared on Facebook a few days ago.  Some may not have seen it so below is the photo.

I wrote over the top but I hope that you can see it.  The picture laying in the floor is my GOAL BOARD.  As a Beachbody Coach we all make a Goal Board.  We put on there places that we would like to go and what we would like to be doing in a certain amount of time and where we would like to take out business.  It had been hanging in our room right where I typically do my workouts and where I do a lot of my Coaching via the computer.  I thought it looked pretty cool.  I was really pleased with the way that it looked.  I was inspired by it. I was satisfied with what I had created.

Now, on Wednesday nights we have small groups and we have this incredible prayer and praise time at church the first Wednesday Night of each month. It's not your typical time of small groups and prayer times. The Lord is doing something.  He's not only doing it my church but in ME!  There is the process that we have started at church.  We play praise and worship and then we sit with an empty blank piece of paper/journal/notebook.  We wait.  We don't say anything. We don't pray anything. We wait.  When He starts speaking- you start writing.  MERCY!  If you have never done this, You really need to!!!!!  I knew from the first time, that there was something happening.  Well, I knew that there were gong to be some changes that I needed to start making.  I knew my Coaching needed some changing.  I was just trying to figure out exactly what that means and what it would look like.

Last Sunday after church, I walked into our bedroom.  The picture above is what I saw. That is the exact place that it was.  I knew it.  I snapped a picture to document the journey.  The Command Hook was still on the wall.  It was totally fine.  The cheap frame did not break.  The hook was still intact. That picture DID NOT JUST FALL OFF THE WALL!!!!!  It was as if He had laid it on the floor.  I just couldn't wrap my head around it and was almost at the point of shaking because I was so excited!  It was clear I was heading in the right direction.

After I got past the shock, the excitement came.  I knew I needed to redo it.  I realized that I was sitting with approx. 8 magazines.  I had plenty to choose from.  I gave myself a week to figure out where this was going.  All of this to say-----I CAN"T WAIT!  I have no idea what it's going to look like.  I knew exactly He was IN CONTROL!  IT IS FREEING!!!!!!!

I will be working on my board this weekend.  I can not wait to share it.  I'll take a before and after to share!!!!!
I'm so glad you are here on this journey!  Hang on for the ride!!!!!!!

Friends......

There is absolutely no way that we could maintain Healthy LifeStyles if we didn't have the support of friends and family.  The accountability factor for me personally is GIGANTIC!!!!!  I have a super friend named Danielle that I met when I was working at the hospital.  She is an incredible RN and so much fun to be around.  She and her husband Adam have a company called Team Genetics.  Her husband is a body builder preparing for the Arnold Classic.  They both have so much knowledge and just want to share it. 

As most of you know, I have an accountability group on Facebook and the women are incredible.  We laugh, encourage, challenge, keep each other on our toes, ask questions and all the time learning how to create this Healthy LifeStyle.  Adam posted something on his page the other day that I thought was wonderful.  It was encouraging and challenging at the same time.  I asked if I could share and they said SURE!  So here is what Adam had to say.....

Npc Competitor Adam Hively

I know that I have been basically just posting up progress pictures and whatnot lately, and most of you out there assume that the transformation I am going through is all about the work I put in at the gym. True, that is a substantial portion of it. However, none of that gym-time would yield the results I so eagerly pursue to achieve without something more crucial, something more important, and something more meaningful molding who I am today. I am talking about the foundation that keeps the motivation alive, and the thought of failure at bay. The foundation is YOU, ME, ...and the belief that I (as in yourself) can achieve ANYTHING you want to achieve. It all starts from within.
Anyone can go to the gym and bang out a workout. Anyone can eat the right foods and take the right supplements. It’s having the mental preparation and constant need to not only NOT FAIL YOURSELF, but to NOT FAIL THOSE AROUND YOU which will give you the outcome you so desire. I often hear excuses. “I’m too tired to____,” or “I just don’t have the time to____.” That’s CRAP! No one said that gaining success, whether in life or with a short-term goal was going to be easy! HECK, if it is easy, then you obviously didn’t set your goals high enough and maybe need to rethink your mindset.
Now, how can YOU keep that mental fortitude and drive alive, you may be asking?? Simple. Not only set that goal, today, not tomorrow or next week or next month….no, TODAY! And then tell someone close to you what that goal may be. For instance, if you are wanting to achieve a better physique, tell some people around you that in 4 months you are going to do a competition, be it bodybuilding, figure, strongman, etc. THIS will hold you accountable. This will give you the drive to, now, not only prove to yourself that YES you can indeed sculpt a new outer you, but that now others are expecting you to!!
Do this with every goal you set, especially if it is one that may need some outside motivation to keep alive!
How about this….state, right here, right now, ONE goal you would like to achieve this calendar year, and I will hold you accountable to it. Let’s see those goals come rolling in people!
THE FIRST DAY OF ACHIEVING YOUR GOAL STARTS…….NOW!!

You can't help but be pumped after reading that!!!!!!  I just loved it!!!!!  THANK YOU ADAM!!!!!!

Post your goals.....Let's get this done!!!!

Game On,
Pam