"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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Introducing: Beneath the Surface

Weight. Food.

What just popped into your head? Lose weight, gain weight, I have a weight problem, I eat a lot, that person weighs too much, my mother always says "lose weight". We could go on, right?

Wellness.

Now what popped up? Doctors? Chiropractor? Massage Therapist. More thoughts flood your mind, right?

Where did those thoughts originate from? Why do they come up for you when you see those words? One of the answers for most people may be society's standards for appearance and what is presentable. It may even be what our mother and father ingrained in us as children; or what some inconsiderate kid said to us when we were most vulnerable. So, if we don't measure up, naturally there must be "something wrong". That moves us to the next obvious step to "fix the problem": lose weight. Where most people start is THE GYM! Yes, they must have the answers! They have equipment, personal trainers, juice bars, group classes, etc. Of course! Right? Or a pill! Yes a pill that sucks all the fat out of my body! That will do it! I'm home free! Right? Or Acupuncture! Does acupuncture help you lose weight? (not sure... we'll check!) All these solutions from outside sources make promises to produce results FOR you: sculpt this, hard abs that. NOW!

I propose that they're all missing something: You...

When people take on weight loss, sure they need to manage their calories, increase their activity and their metabolism. However, secretly we just want someone or something to "do it TO" us. I did. I had 4 personal trainers work with me in 3 years. I got results. But what do you think happened when they stopped "doing it to me"? That's right, I was headed back to where I started. Have you experienced that? As a Personal Wellness Coach, something I most often hear is, "It worked until I stopped. Then I didn't know what to do next."

There are a couple dictionary definitions of missing/miss: 1. to notice the absence or loss of; 2. the failure to perceive or understand. When I propose that there is something "missing" in people's quest to weight loss and healthy living, I'm am referring to the latter. They -we, society - fail to perceive that what really needs to be addressed is what is happening behind the scenes. Let's make this personal. For instance, when you look in the mirror every day, what do you say to yourself, about yourself? What are your thoughts EVERY TIME you eat something (unhealthy or otherwise)? What relationships are you avoiding because they remind you that "there's a problem here!"? How do you effectively go about goal setting for your weight loss in the context of what you want, not where you're running from?

Introducing Beneath the Surface. In this blog we'll share stories; some mine, some others at their consent, maybe even yours! We will pose questions, propose inquiries and dialog about what is happening beneath the surface. Under the surface is where compromising thoughts and dis-empowering conversations go undetected, and where it all starts and dictates tangible results. What you won't find here is a "how-to" that exempts you from doing dirty work for the results. What we have here is a place to start a different conversation about where you are going with your health, what you want for your future, and what steps to take. You are also welcome to use this as a place to keep you in focus of where you're going. Share with us what you want to accomplish. Let us support, encourage, and coach you into a future of health and vitality that inspires you, and others! And we will always bring you back to YOU: the source of the results you've been looking for all along.

I invite you to imagine your normal thought life dictating the results you always wanted. Imagine life with your dreams of healthy living fully realized. Imagine the words "food, weight, and wellness" automatically invoking empowering, inspiring, self-loving thoughts. Like the future you see?

Join us for a new conversation for real results.
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