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I’m reminded of an event from one year ago today. We had just finished a quick trip to Vegas to see Aerosmith then detoured to the Grand Canyon before heading home.
Little did we know, one year later we wouldn’t have that opportunity. But we have a different opportunity. Most of us are slowly emerging from our homes to stores, restaurants and starting to return back to our place of employment, offices, etc. Some of the conversations that I’ve been having with people are those of concern and frustration getting back their normal routine after experiencing the freedom being able to work from home. I get it. I really do. We know from experience that to make drastic and lasting change, you need to simplify. COVID has taught us that. It taught us to simplify quickly. So now we are thinking what can we do to keep that feeling? That experience. That freedom. Keep the simplest tasks a priority and keep them consistent. So you need to ask yourself, what are the simplest tasks for you? Maybe it’s: 🦋Getting up 15-30 minutes earlier to get some movement in. 🦋Setting out your workout clothes the night before 🦋Packing your lunch the night before 🦋Taking a few minutes to sit quietly, journal, visualize your outcome on your intentions. Maybe take that outside and listen to the nature. We’ve learned that we can pivot and make things work during this time. We’ve learned what we want to keep in our lives We’ve learned what we don’t want to keep in our lives. Now that we’ve had that awakening, it’s time to make some decisions. If you get off track or feel overwhelmed, or if you catch yourself rushing, don't panic. Simply pause. Relax. Reboot. And go back to keeping it simple and mastering the basics. If this resonates with you and you'd like to hop on a Discovery call, shoot me a message and let's chat! Nourish your purpose now, Rebecca
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“There’s no better way to get your mind right than waking up before daybreak and clanking some iron, stretching the muscles, elevated the heart rate, and changing the physiology of the body.” – Todd Durkin, Get Your Mind Right.
How do we become a person of routine? Having a routine is another way of saying that you’ve established certain customs or patterns of behavior, which are better known as habits. Everybody has habits whether they know them or not. Do we tend to stay up late, sleep in, then rush off to work? Only to find, at the end of the day, we’re too tired from the drive home and its dinner then family and back to bed? Or maybe in our free time we spend it scrolling on social media, playing a game on the phone or watching Netflix… How can we flip the switch to creating habits that are going to get us to our goals? To help us lead a healthy life. To help us stay on the right track. I’m going to share a few that my mentor and Coach Todd has outlined in his book:
I hope these tips help you establish a routine to eliminate your limits, overwhelm and frustration and on the road to a healthy and balanced life! Let me know if this resonated with you or if you need to set up a discovery call, send me a message and let’s chat! Nourish your purpose now, Rebecca Working in the fitness industry for over 15 years, I can say that one of the biggest mental hurdles holding people back from real success is a limiting belief system.
Maybe it was the way you were raised, or the people surrounding you, or a lack of self-confidence, or even fear. If you nurture limiting beliefs, they’ll rule your behavior and your life. To attack your limiting belief systems, realize that you must work on strengthening your mindset first. If your mental, emotional, and spiritual side (your inner self) is out of shape, you’ll never find the success in life you hope to find – no matter how hard you work your body. Most people won’t take the time to do this and instead will just do the training program and nutrition tips looking for the “answer.” These same people will get only a few weeks into the program and lose motivation, and they will be destined to fail because they never took the time to examine WHY they wanted to change in the first place and, more important, what they were willing to do to achieve that change. You are looking for something. Is it a feeling you’re after? Is it a look you want? Whatever it is, it is within you. Start to peel back the layers to get to who you really want to become. Set aside some alone time in the next day or two to write and let your soul sing. Without considering whether it’s realistic, write down what you absolutely want to achieve during this journey. No limits! Be very specific. Define what becoming fit means to YOU. Mentally, physically and spiritually fit. For some it may mean moving without pain, having enough energy to play with the grand kids, or even to get through a day without crashing on the couch afterwards. Perhaps it is to get through the day without feeling the overwhelm of everything you need to do ...to live the life you desire ...to have peace, simplicity and balance Spend some time with it and be true to yourself. Shoot me a message if you need help mapping this out! Nourish your purpose now, Today is the day!!
For years I’ve heard: I’ll start Monday... I’ll start next month... I’ll start on the first... We all know we can “start” anytime we want. Any day. Any month. Yet, we continually romanticize something magical about starting on the first. On a Monday. Next month.
Today is the day to grab your journal and create the intentions you want. THEN, pick one or two things that you feel like you can WIN at and start taking step by step action to achieving it. It doesn’t need to be perfect. It doesn’t need to be everything all at once. In fact, I would prefer it wasn’t. Monday, June 1st. If there wasn’t a better time to start making the change you’ve wanted...well then, that’s ok. Because I also don’t want you to be married to the first. To Monday To next month. Why? Because if you don’t start today and you wanted too, what are you going to feel?
My message to you today is, don’t wait for the “perfect” time. Because there isn’t one. Imperfect action beats perfect inaction every time. If you need help with discovering and eliminating the overwhelm with this, send me a DM and let’s chat! Nourish your purpose now, Rebecca |
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