Today, I am sitting in the Louisville International Airport standing by for flights home. While sitting here with time on my hands, having shopped every shop and checked out everything of interest, I am observing people.
My thoughts generated by this observation are in the direction of understanding for the challenges faced by so many people while struggling not only with their weight and health, but in who they truly are inside.
We so often define ourselves by what we see in the mirror. I do know this, as I too let the reflection identify who I was and maybe even today, still do to a degree. When we are overweight and unhealthy, we are invisible to the world. We do not want to be noticed or observed in anyway. We walk through an airport on a mission of just getting to our destination without being seen. We only hope that no one will look at us and think "that poor woman". I can remember hoping no one would know how young I truly was because my appearance did not match who I was inside. I did not like myself and I did not want anyone to know how miserable I was inside.
Life is too short to live in misery. ANYONE, yes anyone can take control of their life. Anyone who CHOOSES to be who they truly want to be can do so. All it takes is the commitment to yourself.
I know that I make it sound easy but from experience, the hardest thing is the decision, along with the commitment to yourself. We all deserve to be happy, energetic and live life to the fullest. We do not deserve to live in misery about our appearance, our weight, or our health. We deserve the best life has to offer. It is a God given right to create our lives and live it to the fullest.
In my observation today, I am tremendously moved to tell everyone who is where I once was...
"Just Do It"
Take life by the horns, grab all that you deserve, grab all that you want. Be unstoppable. Be who you want to be, be who you truly are. Get up and move, get up and get healthy. No one and I really mean NO ONE is going to do it for you. You must do it for yourself.
When you are past this point in life and you look back to see who you once were, you will be proud of yourself, you will feel empowered and know YOU CAN DO ANYTHING you want to do. But it takes:
1) Decision
2) Commitment
3) Action
4) Belief
Just do it!
To your unstoppable success...
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
It Begins with a Decision
It is so easy to find excuses. We can use every avenue of escape imaginable to justify where we are in our lives. But the truth will always be the same if we just take a very deep look within.
"We are Where We are Because of Decisions and Actions We Have Taken!" Nothing more and nothing less.
When my husband died in 2009, it would have been very easy for me to take the low road. To feel sorry for myself and get even more pathetic about my physical condition and my health. To say that the time spent at the hospitals and the 24 hours per day caring for him, put me in a place where I could not turn back.
I could have easily accepted my age of 57 years old as being too old to change, too old to get healthy or too old to live again. That would have been the easy road and believe me, it was very tempting and very hard to not fall into that trap.
While dealing with the pain, I was working on getting my thoughts together, it occurred to me that first of all, Jerry would have never wanted me to just give up or give in and 2nd, it was not in my nature to take the easy way out of anything. I had to take some drastic action.
Jerry died on March 11, 2009. I decided even before the service that April 1st would be my "drop dead" date. I would do something dramatic about my life on April 1st. At that point, I was not sure what it would be, but it would be something. I stayed with my son until April 1st. On my 6 hour drive home I felt an energy overtake me. Yes, I was in a great deal of pain but I knew that I could turn the pain over to God and He would help me do whatever I needed to do.
On that drive home, my life changed dramatically. Dealing with the loss would be a long process, but dealing with me could be an adventure and I decided right then and there, to make my life an adventure in some way. I decided to TAKE CONTROL ONCE AND FOR ALL.
At that point, I did not know how or where to begin, but the decision was made. There were no other options for me. The only choice was taking control of my life, my health and my future. Boy was I in for quite a ride!
The hardest part was behind me, the decision was made. Understand this if nothing else...
When you make a decision at the level of eliminating all other options, there is only one route to take. Excuses and failure are NOT an option. The ONLY option is success. Nothing can stop you when you make a decision at this level. It is not a hope, a dream or something to "TRY", success is the only option.
To your unstoppable success...
"We are Where We are Because of Decisions and Actions We Have Taken!" Nothing more and nothing less.
When my husband died in 2009, it would have been very easy for me to take the low road. To feel sorry for myself and get even more pathetic about my physical condition and my health. To say that the time spent at the hospitals and the 24 hours per day caring for him, put me in a place where I could not turn back.
I could have easily accepted my age of 57 years old as being too old to change, too old to get healthy or too old to live again. That would have been the easy road and believe me, it was very tempting and very hard to not fall into that trap.
While dealing with the pain, I was working on getting my thoughts together, it occurred to me that first of all, Jerry would have never wanted me to just give up or give in and 2nd, it was not in my nature to take the easy way out of anything. I had to take some drastic action.
Jerry died on March 11, 2009. I decided even before the service that April 1st would be my "drop dead" date. I would do something dramatic about my life on April 1st. At that point, I was not sure what it would be, but it would be something. I stayed with my son until April 1st. On my 6 hour drive home I felt an energy overtake me. Yes, I was in a great deal of pain but I knew that I could turn the pain over to God and He would help me do whatever I needed to do.
On that drive home, my life changed dramatically. Dealing with the loss would be a long process, but dealing with me could be an adventure and I decided right then and there, to make my life an adventure in some way. I decided to TAKE CONTROL ONCE AND FOR ALL.
At that point, I did not know how or where to begin, but the decision was made. There were no other options for me. The only choice was taking control of my life, my health and my future. Boy was I in for quite a ride!
The hardest part was behind me, the decision was made. Understand this if nothing else...
When you make a decision at the level of eliminating all other options, there is only one route to take. Excuses and failure are NOT an option. The ONLY option is success. Nothing can stop you when you make a decision at this level. It is not a hope, a dream or something to "TRY", success is the only option.
To your unstoppable success...
Friday, June 25, 2010
The Transformation Process
This week I took the major step of starting my BlogTalkRadio.com show up again. Why was this such a huge step for me? Because it is something that requires me to "put myself out there", to expose myself and my inner feelings to the world.
In the hayday of my business (pre-widow days), I found it very easy to step up and talk about who I was, what I was thinking and the inspiring things in my life. Let's face it, when you are highly successful, you are on top of the world and in a place where people want to hear what you have to say.
But life does not always allow us to continue on the same path. We have interruptions, distractions and sometimes, we take great falls. Which is exactly what happened to me. I not only fell, I crashed and burned.
But once I made the decision to step up to the plate again and declare who I am to the world, I began to climb out of the hole I was in. Once I decided to recreate myself and take my life back, things began to happen and they continue I continue moving forward every day. But it was not by accident, it was by DESIGN. I have been designing my life for the past year. I have been creating a future for myself that involves the person I truly am.
First, I planned what I wanted my lifet to look like and then I planned how to get there. Now I wish I could say the process is easy, but it is not. It has been one of the hardest things I have ever done (if not THE hardest thing) and will continue to be. It requires me to look deep into myself, to identify the good and the bad. It requires that I deal with a lot of my internal pain and yes, especially my own numerous short-comings. It is a process of self discovery and self cleaning.
This is an ongoing process, but one necessary for anyone who wants to move from where they are to a better place. It requires, decision, determination and commitment. It requires a lot of work.
But the work is very rewarding. When I look in a mirror today, I don't see what I want to see yet, but I see the process I have been through. I see how the work has paid off for me and the affect the work will have on my entire life and the people around me.
Transformation is a journey... A very long, difficult but fulfilling journey. It is one available to anyone at any level of life. Anything worth wanting, can be had as long as we make the decision and have a clear vision of what we are working toward.
The process continues...
To your unstoppable success...
In the hayday of my business (pre-widow days), I found it very easy to step up and talk about who I was, what I was thinking and the inspiring things in my life. Let's face it, when you are highly successful, you are on top of the world and in a place where people want to hear what you have to say.
But life does not always allow us to continue on the same path. We have interruptions, distractions and sometimes, we take great falls. Which is exactly what happened to me. I not only fell, I crashed and burned.
But once I made the decision to step up to the plate again and declare who I am to the world, I began to climb out of the hole I was in. Once I decided to recreate myself and take my life back, things began to happen and they continue I continue moving forward every day. But it was not by accident, it was by DESIGN. I have been designing my life for the past year. I have been creating a future for myself that involves the person I truly am.
First, I planned what I wanted my lifet to look like and then I planned how to get there. Now I wish I could say the process is easy, but it is not. It has been one of the hardest things I have ever done (if not THE hardest thing) and will continue to be. It requires me to look deep into myself, to identify the good and the bad. It requires that I deal with a lot of my internal pain and yes, especially my own numerous short-comings. It is a process of self discovery and self cleaning.
This is an ongoing process, but one necessary for anyone who wants to move from where they are to a better place. It requires, decision, determination and commitment. It requires a lot of work.
But the work is very rewarding. When I look in a mirror today, I don't see what I want to see yet, but I see the process I have been through. I see how the work has paid off for me and the affect the work will have on my entire life and the people around me.
Transformation is a journey... A very long, difficult but fulfilling journey. It is one available to anyone at any level of life. Anything worth wanting, can be had as long as we make the decision and have a clear vision of what we are working toward.
The process continues...
To your unstoppable success...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
What is Transformation?
Life is a never ending process. It is a journey which takes us in different directions. Sometimes we just go with the flow and accept life as it comes, just making the best and getting by.
Sometimes we take life by the horns and manipulate it to be what it should be. We manipulate the best case from that which is dealt to us.
This is the point where transformation begins. It is a point where we intentionally change the way we think, the way we see things around us and the way we respond to those things. It is a time when we start to create for ourselves the very best we can experience.
Transformation takes a hard decision. It is hard because it is normally not what you want to look deeply into. For example, my weight. It was easier to say that I had fat genes, had experienced too many injuries to exercise and my health was not good enough to diet. That would have been the easy road and was the road I took for a very long time.
But after my husband died from cancer, I realized I could only live my life if I "Recreated" it. The person I had become was NOT the person who lived inside of me. The person I was on the outside was tired but the person inside wanted to live life and be an example of what was possible. I had to become the person I was intended to be. I had to RECREATE my life. This is where my transformation began.
Sometimes we take life by the horns and manipulate it to be what it should be. We manipulate the best case from that which is dealt to us.
This is the point where transformation begins. It is a point where we intentionally change the way we think, the way we see things around us and the way we respond to those things. It is a time when we start to create for ourselves the very best we can experience.
Transformation takes a hard decision. It is hard because it is normally not what you want to look deeply into. For example, my weight. It was easier to say that I had fat genes, had experienced too many injuries to exercise and my health was not good enough to diet. That would have been the easy road and was the road I took for a very long time.
But after my husband died from cancer, I realized I could only live my life if I "Recreated" it. The person I had become was NOT the person who lived inside of me. The person I was on the outside was tired but the person inside wanted to live life and be an example of what was possible. I had to become the person I was intended to be. I had to RECREATE my life. This is where my transformation began.
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