Good morning one and all. I am not sure how many people read my musings but for the 2 I know of...Thanks!
I have to say I admire the ones who get up at 5 am and are doing a challenge and are doing well. I am getting ready to start another one and I work the odd shift where I do not start until 10:30 AM. Plenty of time to roll out of bed and get drinks made and pills taken. So you guys who are up at the dark before dawn stage...WAY TO GO. You folks who drink meal replacers in the car on the way to your J O B.... You are champions. To the ones who plan out a weeks worth of meals to make life simpler because you have a family to take care of also.....You are COMMITTED.
I can do all these things too but the age I am and the job I do does not add challenge to the "challenge." So if any of my friends need help planning or doing things while on the challenge I am willing to help you anyway I can. Anyone who is on a weight loss journey can get down when the scale doesn't move or when they are a half inch away from a smaller size. Do some of you secretly say "glad its happening to them" How many are jealous that they want to do a challenge but for some reason be it money or lack of commitment you secretly want your friends to fail. You suggest going out to eat or have candy sitting around and pressure them to take some. Maybe you have put down the products they take and now for the sake of your "pride" you have to keep it up. Even when you see them doing well. Nope you aren't going to admit you might have been wrong. That is out of the question. So subterfuge is a better way to go. You hinder, not help and I just have to say what kind of friend does that? You may not do it on purpose but I tell you misery loves company. So lets encourage the "losers" here. Lets tell them way to go when you see them. Life is to short to waste it on bringing others down when they want to better their lives and become fit and healthy.
Take action folks, life is passing you by. Believe, Begin, Become. I am out here rooting for you challengers. Never doubt that and ask for help if you get down. I will be right there to lift you up.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Sunday, January 26, 2014
January 26
This morning I am thinking I haven't written in awhile and yep its true. I have not. I guess winter is my slow time. I am still doing what I need to do, but as I was reading my cousins blog I realized I had not made any real weight loss goals. I just told her when we do not write down our goals they are just wishes. Like when you wish as you blow the candle out on your birthday cake. You are not suppose to tell or it wont come true. Seems silly. If you don't tell then you can get your wish. If you tell it won't come true? Who invented that crap?
I like to pray and ask God to show me things. I ask for guidance and protection. I know wishes are for fairy tales. I was always told to wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which fills up first. If you think about it that is kinda gross. But very true. Wishes are like waiting for the lottery to hit. Magically appear and save us. Like the romanticized prince charming or Disney princess. We are warped by stories we have heard.
So what do we do to help our dreams come about? Quit dreaming? No!! We starting writing them down. Dreams can be goals. Places to visit, things to do. We have to be specific and they have to be attainable. We have been working on SMART goals for awhile now and its hard to really nail down what it is you want. Time wise and goal wise. Some of us may have given up and just decided that its to hard. We are comfortable in our certain station of life. Some think that working for the weekend is what its all about. Then take the 2 days off and back at it again. I want to change that. I want my husband home with me. I want us to be able to travel and go at a moments notice to where ever we choose to drive or fly. It is not my "WISH" it is a written down attainable goal. I have a vehicle that can get me there. I have met many people no different than me except they had the desire to give up stuff now so they can have more later. Sounds easy enough right? Why wouldn't everyone be doing this? It is not easy. Like a wrote above they do not have a written goal. Maybe no one ever told them about it. Maybe they have tried and others made fun of their dreams or goals. They hit a bit of resistance and it stopped them or at least may have slowed them down.
So here we are almost to February and how many of you are still working on those "resolutions" did you give up because it seemed like to much work to get them? Quitting smoking or losing weight? Finding a new job or doing better at your old one? What ever it was did you write it down? Do you have it on a place where you can see it everyday? Its not easy. There is no magic pill for weight loss. Its hard work and exercise and making good food choices. I know I have been living it for a year. I know what I want and I am not giving up. I may stop along the way and have a pity party for 3 days but that's it. We have things to do. I have people to help reach their goals. Right now I would rather help others reach goals because to me it seems easier than getting mine. BUT when I help others get theirs I will more than likely get mine along the way. Life is short folks. I am making a choice to live the back half better than the first. TImes a wastin folks. Get busy writing down some dreams then figure out how to get them. Ask me I am more than willing to help you.
I like to pray and ask God to show me things. I ask for guidance and protection. I know wishes are for fairy tales. I was always told to wish in one hand and spit in the other and see which fills up first. If you think about it that is kinda gross. But very true. Wishes are like waiting for the lottery to hit. Magically appear and save us. Like the romanticized prince charming or Disney princess. We are warped by stories we have heard.
So what do we do to help our dreams come about? Quit dreaming? No!! We starting writing them down. Dreams can be goals. Places to visit, things to do. We have to be specific and they have to be attainable. We have been working on SMART goals for awhile now and its hard to really nail down what it is you want. Time wise and goal wise. Some of us may have given up and just decided that its to hard. We are comfortable in our certain station of life. Some think that working for the weekend is what its all about. Then take the 2 days off and back at it again. I want to change that. I want my husband home with me. I want us to be able to travel and go at a moments notice to where ever we choose to drive or fly. It is not my "WISH" it is a written down attainable goal. I have a vehicle that can get me there. I have met many people no different than me except they had the desire to give up stuff now so they can have more later. Sounds easy enough right? Why wouldn't everyone be doing this? It is not easy. Like a wrote above they do not have a written goal. Maybe no one ever told them about it. Maybe they have tried and others made fun of their dreams or goals. They hit a bit of resistance and it stopped them or at least may have slowed them down.
So here we are almost to February and how many of you are still working on those "resolutions" did you give up because it seemed like to much work to get them? Quitting smoking or losing weight? Finding a new job or doing better at your old one? What ever it was did you write it down? Do you have it on a place where you can see it everyday? Its not easy. There is no magic pill for weight loss. Its hard work and exercise and making good food choices. I know I have been living it for a year. I know what I want and I am not giving up. I may stop along the way and have a pity party for 3 days but that's it. We have things to do. I have people to help reach their goals. Right now I would rather help others reach goals because to me it seems easier than getting mine. BUT when I help others get theirs I will more than likely get mine along the way. Life is short folks. I am making a choice to live the back half better than the first. TImes a wastin folks. Get busy writing down some dreams then figure out how to get them. Ask me I am more than willing to help you.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Ready for a change?
Good morning friends!
Its 6 am and I have been up for an hour and have showered, fed the cat, let 2 dogs out and back in now just sitting here thinking....when was the last time I put up a post? January 9th. I guess I have not had things on my mind. This morning I do.
How long does it take to change a habit? 21 days people say. I have changed a bunch of habits over the last year. My eating habits, exercise habits, business building habits but the thing that has made the biggest difference is my bed making habit.
I was never a bed maker. Roll out, get dressed, then at night make sure I could roll back in. I know I am not the only one. Then I read in a Ron Reynolds post that its hard to master big things if you don't have the discipline to do the little things. He suggested making the bed for instance. So I started doing that. Not a big thing really. Every morning you get up and make an effort to make the bed. Some mornings it was a nicer look than others but over time I got a handle on it and now do this 99% of the time. Its hard to make a bed when Larry is still in it. The thing is Larry has now started pulling up his side of the bed. When he gets up before me to go to work he pulls his side closed and smooths it out. So by me starting a new habit it eventually worked its way to him. Little things turn into big things.
We are eating healthier. Our food choices and exercise habits have changed the look of our family. Larry is very receptive of the things we cook now. Except fish. I get that, I struggle with that too. The point being is when we make an effort to change no matter how small over time people begin to notice.
People watch us and what we do. Our actions have to match our words. Say what you mean and mean what you say. At Advocare we say Protect this house. Our business was founded with 10 guiding principles. I can not say I would not do any of them they are all so insipiring I wish every business had them.
Honor God through our faith family and friends
Respect and strengthen the family
Believe in the dignity and importance of the individual
Crate a standard of excellence recognized by the direct sales industry
Believe that honor,integrity and principles are the foundation of a great life and company
Commit to mutual loyalty and trust between advocare and its distributors
Establish and continually improve the vehicle of opportunity and the pursuit of financial freedom for all advocare distributors
commit to ongoing personal growth and development through professional training and educational programs
build self esteem by promoting a sense of worth among all people
continually expand our market by providing the most effective and highest quality products and services available
These are the things my company believes in. I think that's awesome. I know CDS does not tell me those things. They just want me to show up at my J O B and put in my time for as little as they think they can get by with. Some Jobs are worse than mine for pay. With Advocare though I can help lots of others see the bigger picture and know this company will never embarrass us. They say what they mean and mean what they say. Do you work for a company like that? Do you want to?
Its 6 am and I have been up for an hour and have showered, fed the cat, let 2 dogs out and back in now just sitting here thinking....when was the last time I put up a post? January 9th. I guess I have not had things on my mind. This morning I do.
How long does it take to change a habit? 21 days people say. I have changed a bunch of habits over the last year. My eating habits, exercise habits, business building habits but the thing that has made the biggest difference is my bed making habit.
I was never a bed maker. Roll out, get dressed, then at night make sure I could roll back in. I know I am not the only one. Then I read in a Ron Reynolds post that its hard to master big things if you don't have the discipline to do the little things. He suggested making the bed for instance. So I started doing that. Not a big thing really. Every morning you get up and make an effort to make the bed. Some mornings it was a nicer look than others but over time I got a handle on it and now do this 99% of the time. Its hard to make a bed when Larry is still in it. The thing is Larry has now started pulling up his side of the bed. When he gets up before me to go to work he pulls his side closed and smooths it out. So by me starting a new habit it eventually worked its way to him. Little things turn into big things.
We are eating healthier. Our food choices and exercise habits have changed the look of our family. Larry is very receptive of the things we cook now. Except fish. I get that, I struggle with that too. The point being is when we make an effort to change no matter how small over time people begin to notice.
People watch us and what we do. Our actions have to match our words. Say what you mean and mean what you say. At Advocare we say Protect this house. Our business was founded with 10 guiding principles. I can not say I would not do any of them they are all so insipiring I wish every business had them.
Honor God through our faith family and friends
Respect and strengthen the family
Believe in the dignity and importance of the individual
Crate a standard of excellence recognized by the direct sales industry
Believe that honor,integrity and principles are the foundation of a great life and company
Commit to mutual loyalty and trust between advocare and its distributors
Establish and continually improve the vehicle of opportunity and the pursuit of financial freedom for all advocare distributors
commit to ongoing personal growth and development through professional training and educational programs
build self esteem by promoting a sense of worth among all people
continually expand our market by providing the most effective and highest quality products and services available
These are the things my company believes in. I think that's awesome. I know CDS does not tell me those things. They just want me to show up at my J O B and put in my time for as little as they think they can get by with. Some Jobs are worse than mine for pay. With Advocare though I can help lots of others see the bigger picture and know this company will never embarrass us. They say what they mean and mean what they say. Do you work for a company like that? Do you want to?
Thursday, January 9, 2014
New year New me
Its 10:30 and I should be asleep but it escapes me at this time. I have some things on my mind so I figured I would write a bit. My days of counting are now done. I have exercised for a year. I have started to take better care of myself so with the new year it brings a clean slate.
Last year on the evening I was sitting in Missouri at Lynnette's house. David died a year ago today. I was wondering why I was out of sorts today. As I sit here in a clean kitchen and have time to reflect on the last year this night came flashing back to me. I think I wrote a FB post about it. David and I had a special relationship. He tolerated me in the beginning then learned he was not going to get rid of me. That I would keep coming down and so he learned to appreciate me and maybe even love me in his own way. He knew that I would come down and do things with L so he wouldn't have to.
I knew David would do anything that I asked of him. You knew his heart was as big as he was. I have the best memory of him picking L up and tossing her over his should like a sack of feed. Her kicking like she was shocked and appalled at his caveman behavior but I know down deep inside she loved it.
I started to change my life shortly after that happened. Seeing a young strong man die at the age of 49 makes you uneasy. So I knew it was time to change. I got a 24 day challenge and tried the losing weight thing again. I knew I loved the Spark but until that time in my life I was not ready to do anything. So I got some friends to exercise with me after seeing the new can you 24 DVD at Advobowl in Des Moines. I knew I could do that. I knew I needed to change and seeing the 50 year mark pass you buy all of a sudden life is moving faster and you still have things you want to do. A year in the life of a teen seems forever but to me I think its the 9th of January and its still daylight at 5 pm. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone but when you can visibly see time changing from day to night its huge. I look at pictures and see my transformation so I know its real.
Pardon my rambling tonight. I am a bit melancholy and I know I have to shake it off so I will keep writing until inspiration hits me. It usually comes as I write. I think of something I want to do or need to accomplish and after hearing Ron Reynolds speak and reading his vitamins for the mind I have made changes. I have lots more to do but I started making goals and lists and working towards building my business. I now have people using products I never thought would. Things change in a year but like the days getting longer you don't see it until all of a sudden its 5 pm and still light out as you drive home. Change happens whether you see it or not. I hope this next year does not leave you in the dark days of December.
Please make the most of the days you have on this earth. We don't know when God wants us to come home so we keep doing what He asks of us. So until then I am making 2014 the year of transformations. Mine, my family and friends and anyone else I can share the miracle of Adovcare with. It has giving me hope and I know God doesn't want us to just "get by" he wants abundance for us. Lets get busy doing His work and changing more lives.
Last year on the evening I was sitting in Missouri at Lynnette's house. David died a year ago today. I was wondering why I was out of sorts today. As I sit here in a clean kitchen and have time to reflect on the last year this night came flashing back to me. I think I wrote a FB post about it. David and I had a special relationship. He tolerated me in the beginning then learned he was not going to get rid of me. That I would keep coming down and so he learned to appreciate me and maybe even love me in his own way. He knew that I would come down and do things with L so he wouldn't have to.
I knew David would do anything that I asked of him. You knew his heart was as big as he was. I have the best memory of him picking L up and tossing her over his should like a sack of feed. Her kicking like she was shocked and appalled at his caveman behavior but I know down deep inside she loved it.
I started to change my life shortly after that happened. Seeing a young strong man die at the age of 49 makes you uneasy. So I knew it was time to change. I got a 24 day challenge and tried the losing weight thing again. I knew I loved the Spark but until that time in my life I was not ready to do anything. So I got some friends to exercise with me after seeing the new can you 24 DVD at Advobowl in Des Moines. I knew I could do that. I knew I needed to change and seeing the 50 year mark pass you buy all of a sudden life is moving faster and you still have things you want to do. A year in the life of a teen seems forever but to me I think its the 9th of January and its still daylight at 5 pm. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone but when you can visibly see time changing from day to night its huge. I look at pictures and see my transformation so I know its real.
Pardon my rambling tonight. I am a bit melancholy and I know I have to shake it off so I will keep writing until inspiration hits me. It usually comes as I write. I think of something I want to do or need to accomplish and after hearing Ron Reynolds speak and reading his vitamins for the mind I have made changes. I have lots more to do but I started making goals and lists and working towards building my business. I now have people using products I never thought would. Things change in a year but like the days getting longer you don't see it until all of a sudden its 5 pm and still light out as you drive home. Change happens whether you see it or not. I hope this next year does not leave you in the dark days of December.
Please make the most of the days you have on this earth. We don't know when God wants us to come home so we keep doing what He asks of us. So until then I am making 2014 the year of transformations. Mine, my family and friends and anyone else I can share the miracle of Adovcare with. It has giving me hope and I know God doesn't want us to just "get by" he wants abundance for us. Lets get busy doing His work and changing more lives.
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