This week I’ve seen how changing one little action has flowed on to make a positive difference to other areas of my life. Sparked by the idea of giving myself the gift of success for Christmas I have a whole new perspective on my 90-day planning and there’s been a major leap in momentum. For … [Read more...]
SMART Goals
One of the ways to clearly define your goals is to use the SMART acronym. There are now several versions of the SMART acronym and whichever version you choose is a good place to start. In a previous blog, I went through some of these in more detail or check out my recent video (and there’s always … [Read more...]
6 Steps to Spring Clean for Weight Loss
With spring in the air there’s a natural energy for lightness, freshness and being outdoors. It’s a perfect time to set yourself up to lose winter’s extra kilos and to bring in all you need for a healthy lifestyle ready for summer, and beyond. The obvious place to start is in the … [Read more...]
Resistance is Futile Part 3 – The costs of procrastinating
This week, in part 3 of my series on procrastination, I look at the hidden (and not so hidden) costs of procrastination. It seems the more I procrastinate the worse things get: Stress - I know it has to be done and the closer the deadline the more stressed I get. The distractions can also add … [Read more...]
7 things my children heard growing up that I still live by to simplify my life
I've had a bit of fun with this one today! I wonder how my children remember these! These are the 7 things that my children heard growing up that I still live by to simplify life: 1. It's not much; it's just the way it's spread. Stack things into manageable piles then deal with one pile at a … [Read more...]
7 benefits & enjoying the de-clutter process
2014 is finally underway! In between time, I've been de-cluttering my own space and planning and re-focusing on the year ahead. Here's what I experienced during my de-clutter process: 1. It can be physically exhausting - sifting, sorting, throwing out, archiving and cleaning is a great way … [Read more...]
Lessons from another time
It's interesting the twists and turns life takes! At the moment, the focus on my weight has definitely taken second place to growing my business and yet there are lessons I learned on my weight loss journey that are supporting me in this one. Step 1 is to take action and I finally am! The … [Read more...]
Serious Action Required
Yes, it's been a while! So what have I been up to? For a while there life got really busy with all the things I crammed into my Wednesdays. Clients, my health (nothing serious, maintenance stuff), I finally got my tax done, networking and attending workshops and classes both for learning and for … [Read more...]
Saying “Yes” and “Here I am”
Hello my friends! I've been a bit quiet the last couple of weeks so I thought I'd share what I've been up to this week. I took part in the inaugural annual Go Nude for One Day (thanks Deb Field). The invitation was to eat only REAL food for just one day. We decided to go for juice only for the … [Read more...]
Launched!
Today I held my first Weight Loss Without the Scales workshop!!! Go me!!!! A modest comment about how excited I was, and am, to have launched into this next step! It was a small group, small enough so that I could call everyone; this is how it will be while it's this small and while I create a … [Read more...]