First off I have to apologize for not blogging for so long. This is the first time in months that I failed to post a Friday inspirational quote and I would feel incredibly guilty if I didn’t have an excuse for it. But I do. I just got back from spending one of the most incredible weeks of my life with my family in Orlando, Florida. I was so busy spending time with my family that I really had no time or even the interest to log on to my computer. I didn’t stress about my business or responding to emails or making it to the gym twice a day. I gave my all to my family and in return I have a week of the most incredible memories that I’ll have forever. Now that I’m back to reality, however, I’m excited to get back to business and back into contest prep full throttle!
Big Mike.
I think I just realized something as I’m heading off to my last leg day before vacation. I think I’m more worried about letting my trainer Mike Ely down than letting myself down. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody so committed to their career and to making people’s dreams come true more than him. The amount of passion and energy he exudes every time I see him with me or any of his other clients is absolutely amazing. He encourages me to do the unthinkable and impossible. He’s the trainer that I want to be when I grow up. I can only wish that some of his magic and charisma rubs off on me. So shout out to Big Mike and to all of his girls getting ready to compete! So happy to be part of this incredible team.
No matter how bad you think you have it…
somebody has it worse. Here is an incredibly inspiring story about a man who had every reason to give up but instead found passion and a new life in fitness despite some amazingly painful circumstances.
Loving your Jobs.
On this gloriously sunny Friday I popped out of bed knowing that I would get a great workout in, would do a little more work tweaking of the beta version of my site and I knew that my facebook group “Team Motiv8″ was having Flex Friday today. I mixed some protein into my coffee, turned on my computer, checked my email and began replying to all of the messages and comments I’ve gotten overnight and I handed out as much advice as I could. Even though I’m now doing 3 a days and my diet is extremely limited I couldn’t be happier with my career choice and the funny thing is I have yet to collect a pay check.
So in keeping with this theme I bring you one of my favorite inspirational quotes from Steve Jobs:
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.Steve Jobs
Throw out the books.
That’s what my new trainer has been telling me lately. Don’t go by what a scientific study tells you is going to happen to you body, go by what you’re seeing in the mirror. And maybe even more importantly, don’t go by what Mary or Katie are doing, but go by what I’ve doing. How are my results. Am I happy with them? Well then does it really matter what some superdork says my results should be?
Well this contest prep I am putting my conditioning into the hands of my trainer. He has me doing stuff that I swore I wouldn’t do because it was unnecessary or shouldn’t work, but it is working. He’s be watching how I’m growing and shrinking and is changing things accordingly and this just may be the best I’ve come in in a long time. So I guess I’ll keep playing by somebody else’s rules, take the leap of faith, and see what happens.
Back at it!
Well I am in full swing contest prep mode and we’ve finally called a show…6.5 weeks from now in Kentucky. My trainer is freaking out a bit because I didn’t give him enough time to prep me so he threw me right into two a day cardio sessions and 5 days of heavy lifting. I’m tired, I’m hungry, I’m emotional but somewhere deep down inside of me I am loving having my ass handed to me now so I don’t get it handed to me on stage. Keeping in the theme of this post and because I know my mom gets a kick out of when I do this with my back…
The original redhead.
This morning I went searching through inspirational quotes so that I could post something about the way I’ve been feeling lately. I really couldn’t put my finger on it but knew whatever it was that it’s been making me feel so confident and capable. I’ve had a few setbacks with my business included losing a trainer who I thought was integral to the website. But after a good cry and a long bath I realized that anything that trainer could do, I could do now as well, after all I am a trainer too.
Regardless of things not going perfectly and not happening on my original schedule I haven’t given up. In the past I would have concluded that all of this was just too much and I would have quit because I had no business starting or running a business. But something has been guiding me along. Something has led me to the bank to start up my business account. Something has me investing a new computer platform for my website. Something has me making business cards and tee shirts. Something is letting me fall asleep easy at night without fear of what tomorrow may bring.
I’m looking back through the past year’s events and I’m realizing that the thing that may have flipped the switch was my first interaction with Ava Diamond, the original redhead badass chica. We initially chatted about the size of our rearends as we planned to exchange posing suits but it turned into something more. Ava, one of the strongest and most intelligent women I’ve ever come across saw something in me, something that I don’t think anyone outside of my immediate family has ever seen and that was my potential. With just a few conversations she planted a seed that has been growing ever since. She’s convinced me that it is a complete waste of time to be anything but fearless.
So today’s post goes out to my new mentor and friend, Ava.
“There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential” – Rusty Berkus
Heart doctor has change of heart.
A friend of mine sent me this article by a heart doctor who admits that the true cause of heart disease isn’t what he thought he initially believed it to be be. It may be shocking to some that a reduction of fat intake and the lowering of cholesterol may not be the solution but a whole foods diet may be key to heart health.
People pleasing peer pressure.
Here’s a neat article about how some people will not turn down food in fear of hurting someone’s feelings or not being accepted.
Check it out!
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