"If You Fail to Plan...."

Success is not an accident.

I can remember for years that as I moved from one project to the next in life, whether job opportunities, financial decisions, or my health, all required some form of planning AND execution. Many of the conversations I am having with clients recently sounds strangely familiar. There is no game plan.

You have heard the saying "Success is a Planned Event"? SO SO SO TRUE! 

Here are some ideas for planning for your health success:

1. Don't do it alone! You already got yourself here, which for many people, "here" = unhealthy, 20-30lbs over their optimal weight, winded at the top of the stairs, and to top it off, horrible eating habits. 

2. Get A Running Buddy - maybe not for running literally, but for encouragement and support. Most likely you have an environment of unhealthy people around you. Step into a new environment that requires a higher expectation when it comes to eating, physical activity, etc. Yes, that could be why you join a gym, a weight loss challenge, or a coaching group. New concepts to you? Email me, and I'll explain how they work.

2. Create Planning Time: put a date in your calendar where weekly you assess what is coming up, so as not to be caught off guard. Most of your appointments didn't "appear" on your calendar. You deliberately put them there. What most often gets left out is the "meal planning, cutting veggies, making shakes, freezing foods" time. If you haven't got your health, then you're not going into your life with your best foot forward.

3. Hire a Planner: PICK ME!! Personal Wellness Coaches are like your financial planner: our only focus is your health, when you have a million other things you have made a higher priority. My first priority is your health, your weight, and your goal of creating a healthy, active lifestyle. Interested in a coaching session? Call me (313-418-9790).

And finally,

4. TELL PEOPLE - most successful people will tell you that why they accomplished their great feats was due to rehearsing to themselves and everyone around them, the goal they would soon achieve. SO, GET THE WORD OUT!!

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!"

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