Goals and stuff
I have always been a journal-girl.. paper or online.. I feel good writing things down. It was the only way I could study when I was younger too.. some how writing things down helps them stick. So I also write my goals and dreams down. I thought - "wow - what a fluke" when I read back my written journal from when I was about 13/14. I had sat down with my best friend and written exactly how I visioned my adult life to be. Things like:
-Handsome awesome husband with dark hair and blue eyes
-Two kids, a son and a daughter. The son should be older to watch after the girl and protect her
-I want to live in a big city!
-I want to be a business woman, working with computers in IT. I want to go to ITT-Technical Institute.
Okay so... 99% of that happened... lol. I used to write down the number for that ITT Technical school EVERY single time the commercial would come on. I don't know why? But it was some goal I thought up when I was little.
I haven't read this since I was a tween - I forgot it existed to be honest. It wasn't something I kept top of mind but maybe it was in my subconsious.. who knows. My family matches what I said I wanted - to a T. I live in a large city and I work in a Corporpate office - well paid to be a leader in software testing. REALLY??
I can't help but wonder - what if we all set outlandishly LARGE goals. What if we write them down.. and let our subconsious get to work for us. What if we don't dream average but we dream HUGE? Worst case? Nothing happens. Best case? You end up reading it back years later going wow.... that worked....
I know, I know, its far fetched, its hokey sounding, and my "vision" for my life as a 13 year old girl was pretty realistic and easily could have happened regardless. I totally agree.
Let's fast forward to fitness coaching. I watched my coach Rosa go from just starting out - to being crazy successful. I decided to do it with ONLY "help others get fit" goals. I decided even day one in training - to not pay attention to the rank advancement stuff... how team cycle bonuses work.. I just wanted to help support people on their fitness journey.
Rosa is very inspiring. She encouraged me to set small goals. And so I did. "You should hit emerald within your first month!" - and so I did. "You need to hit success club every month and set some bigger goals" - and so I did. I was feeling AMAZING as the woman I was working with kept seeing results.. kept having "ah-ha" moments. I've had messages from people basically telling me I had changed their life.. their circumstances... they believed in themselves again - they were finding their confidence and inner strength.... THIS was what I started for. I can honestly say - I can't think of anything more rewarding. It fuels my soul and speaks RiGHT to my heart.
But as I continued to follow this passion, I started to notice my OWN potential. I was having people join me because they too agreed - this is life changing. Helping people in this way... its amazing! It's like building this super positive amazing supportive wonderful fitness family... but its so much more than just fitness!
And so now I find myself a diamond coach. (meaning, leadership level) - I got here in less than a year without it even being an initial goal of mine. I am earning a free cruise for my husband and I... and I am attending a coach event in Nashville in July. I am making money that I never set out to earn. I am going to be debt free because of this.
So.. I am really looking at my life now with this HUGE ah-ha moment of....IT'S TIME TO DREAM BIG! If ever there was a time - it is now. I dare anyone to under estimate me, but more than that - I encourage you to join me on this life-revolution. I am a realist to a fault - but I am out now to show myself that big things come to those who believe in them. The next twelve months .... I simply can't wait. :)
