Whenever I start to experience success, I then  start to focus on it with all my energy.  When I am building my business, I tend to ignore my health. And visa versa. Right now a new joint venture, www.SmartOfficeStrategies.com and the speaking part of my business are taking of like gangbusters.  And I don’t want to ignore my health.

I made 2 major shifts

In December, I come up with my “I AM ECStatic” Model. And I had a major shift. I am getting better and faster results! The reasons it works are a) It makes you feel good and b) It sets comprehensive and holistic goals. Then in March, I had another shift. I learned how to handle my fears and excuses. I didn’t eliminate them but I can give myself permission and the conditions I need to move forward. Taking just the first step is ok.

How will you increase your successes on multiple fronts? What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know?

I can’t believe how much I have gotten accomplished in the last 6 weeks. I have started a new business venture. Renewed 2 contracts. Gone international. Went to a speaker’s conference and a workshop. Actively continued the real estate hunt. Oh and I gained 7 lbs. Isn’t that always the way.

What happened?

I’ve clarified and acted on my strengths. I want to have a speaking career and help women. I’ve finally put together the right team. It is easier to move forward with support. I finally understand how fear makes you lie to yourself and use excuses. Which brings me back to the weight thing. All the goals I want to accomplish will be easier the healthier I am. More importantly,  I will not let  my fear of  weight sabotage  the attention I want to attract for speaking.

Your biggest source of wealth is your health. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.

When you do, you control the outcome of your day by determining in advance the most important and rewarding thing you will accomplish before the day is done.  Of course there are times when interruptions or emergencies happen. Before you start to handle them, identify and then schedule the earliest time possible to complete your #1 priority.

Answer Honestly:

* What is your #1 health priority?

* How far down your priority list are you so far today?

* What one thing will you get done today to advance your most important goal?

* What priority deserves all of your attention next?

What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.

How are you doing with your Goals? Do you have a plan? YOU X CHANGE X FOLLOW-THROUGH = SUCCESS3.  This formula will work for you. But I have to admit, the Follow-through can be the most challenging step.

It’s OK to adjust.

When it feels like you have dropped the ball, it’s ok to evaluate and adjust. It’s not starting over – it’s continuing on. Ask yourself “What is working?” If you would like to learn 7 Strategies for turning intentions into consistent action. Listen at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/imready4me.

Pick a strategy that will work for you. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know?

Today is the best time to get started.

Because you are busy, BlogTalk Radio may be another tool you can use to help you make healthy lifestyle changes. There are lots of shows to pick from. You can download these shows and listen at your convenience. Here is the link for my I’m Ready 4 Me! BlogTalk Radio Show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/imready4me. My next show is January 19 at 1:00.

Check it out. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.

Do to being human, I goofed and did not have the radio interview today.  As you know I am just learning to do all of these techie things.

Tomorrow

The good news is Nina East of www.PersonalGrowthPrincess.com is available to do the interview tomorrow at 2:30pm ET. This is information I want you to have. If you can’t attend, you can downloads this interview at www.blogtalkradio.com/imready4me.

What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.

On Tuesday, December 15th, I will be featuring Nina East, founder of  www. PersonalGrowthPrincess.com on the my Blog Talk Radio show “I’m Ready 4 Me”.

Join me as I interview Nina about the most common mistakes people make when they “do” personal development, and how most personal growth books and seminars actually set you up to feel WORSE about yourself.  Nina is a personal growth expert, published author, and the founder of PersonalGrowthPrincess.com – a site providing self-help book summaries for smart, busy women.

Thinking about your New Years Resolution?

Think you need more than a New Year’s Resolution? A Life Resolution will carry you farther. This is the 3rd part in the  series  New Years Resolution or Life Resolution. Nina East will be sharing information on how to ensure successful follow-through and making decisions that stick.

Information, alone, isn’t enough. You need Activation, Motivation, and Evaluation to be successful. In Part 1 & 2, we talked about how you want to be and how you can make changes. You can downloads this series at www.blogtalkradio.com/imready4me.

What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.

No matter how much we plan, something always happens. It’s like someone is playing a joke on us. I once heard trying to have control described as trying to hold something tight in your hand. The harder you try to hold on, the more gets squeezed out. The best you can do is to set your priorities.

Dead Reckoning

I love this term. It is the process of calculating your position in order to keep on course. When you set your #1 priority, you control the outcome of your day. That’s because you have determined in advance the most important and rewarding thing you will accomplish before the day is done.  Then you get it done.

Today I decided to make exercise my priority. I gave myself a list of 3 exercises that I could do during my day (stretching, walking the dog & the vibration plate). I may only spend 10-15 minutes doing them but they add up. I stretched first thing this morning and it felt great.  I just returned from walking Monk. Tomorrow I am going to add a workout program. What one thing will you do today to advance your most important goal?

It helps to have a priority as a dead reckoning. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.

Here is a quick exercise. Look at all the times you have lost weight.  What is the most common, comfortable amount of weight that you have lost in a healthy manner? It could be 10lbs, 20lbs or 25lbs.  It is important that the amount is one that you have done numerous times.

Why is that?

It means that you are looking at an amount that you know that you can lose and have been successful losing before.  Now divide the amount you want to lose by that number.  If you want to lose 60 pounds, and that prior success number is 20 lbs, then you just have to be successful 3 times!

Breaking your weight goal down into smaller pieces, takes the overwhelm out of your goal. Knowing that you have done it before makes it easier to have confidence that you can do it again. I’ve lost 150lbs and kept it off but I’ve only done it 1 time. I have lost 50lbs at least 3 times, but I have lost 25 lbs probably 20 times or more in my life.  So I know, I know how to do it again!

Trying this could change how you view your potential for success. What healthy choice will you make today? Let me know.