Time flies when you’re having fun!

How are you doing with regards to the goals you set at the beginning of the year?  Or maybe you’re in the middle of goals you started last year.

Are you on track?

Focus on the end result!

Are you looking at gauges to see where you can make things better?

It’s very easy to get side tracked with everyday life, politics, work, etc.

But stay focused, stay the course. It will be worth it.

We are definitely a society of “want it” gotta “have it” now! But, many things take time.

Weight loss and fitness goals are no different.

If you haven’t already, set some goals to get your fitness and nutrition on track. If you’re in the middle of your goal, keep going.  At the very least, small changes to your daily activities can produce significant changes and results down the road.

Distractions will come up and it will always be easy to make excuses and start tomorrow.  But tomorrow never comes.

All we have is today!

It’s the laser guide focus, disciplined, strong willed people that will accomplish what they started.

The Power of Focus

I believe and have faith in you.

I believe that if you imagined accomplishing a goal, you have what it takes to get there or you never would have had the thought.

Take some time, reflect on what you’ve started or want to get started. Create a start and an end date.  Work backwards from the end date to today and add steps to complete it.

This is the beginning.  As you work towards the goal and time passes you will make corrections and fix aspects of the goal process to streamline and make it work better for you.

Will is a famous actor starring in Bad Boy’s, The Fresh Prince, In Pursuit of Happyness and many more!

Many actors and actresses just don’t live on the same planet we do, but I think Will Smith does!

I encourage you to watch this daily until you believe you can have everything you want too.

It’s out there for ALL of us.

We must have the courage, persistence and determination to go out and get it!

FINISH STRONG!

Our parents tell us you should be more like little Johnny or go and do what the other kids are doing.

As we enter school, if you stand out, you are labeled a trouble maker or distracted.

By college most of us have fallen to the words of these well intended, but unfortunately misled elders in our lives.

It’s no wonder that many people feel trapped, afraid to break free from the rest of the pack in order to create, do and be something we feel inside.

Are you trapped?

We like to talk about what we want, sometimes becoming emotional and passionate about the subject, yet we do the exact opposite things which would lead us in the direction of our dream or do very little to nothing at all to go after it.

So, what are you afraid of?

What are you hiding from?

What do you think will possibly happen to you if you shed the ways of old and go after what you truly feel is in your heart?

Death? Probably not, unless you want to jump from a plane without a parachute.

Will someone take away your birthday? No, but it might be nice to skip a few.

I love this next one,

“Well, I don’t know how…” (you need to say it in a whiny voice for full effect)

You don’t know how? Everything we “know how” to do we were either taught or learned by doing.

Remember this, “if your WHY is big enough, the HOW won’t matter!”

Here’s another good one.

Will you lose friends or family? Ah ha! That might be it.

We’re so concerned with what other people will think or what we perceive they may think if we go after what we want.

Yeah, you may lose a few friends or family members trying to keep you down, but it’s very well worth it.

Why stay friends or in a relationship with someone that doesn’t allow you to or want you to be yourself and be the best you, you can possibly be?

If you look throughout history the greatest men and women didn’t stand in a crowd, didn’t bow down to mediocrity and didn’t settle for what others thought they should do.

Break Away from the Pack! Go For It!

They took a stand, studied the subjects they were interested in and took action towards their goals and dreams!

Will you choose to be afraid and trapped the rest of your life

or

will you choose to be the best YOU. The YOU that only you can see right now. The YOU that could bring greatness to your family, your community or even the world.

The choice is ultimately yours to make.

Make it a good one!

I wrote an article several years ago about the retail store Old Navy and their misleading size labels on clothing.

But, now more and more retailers are adding extra material to the waist line and labeling it a smaller size.

Why? To make you feel like you really aren’t as fat as you think you are.

Well thank you very much, retailers!

If the tag says it, it must be true!

Who’s telling us the truth these days?

Politicians?

Nope

Infomercials?

Nope

Clothing Designers?

Nope

Let me ask you… does it make you feel good to know that your waist line is 40 but you fit into a size 4?

Who are they kidding?  I believe it’s a slap in the face to actually think by lying to consumers about the severity of their weight problem you won’t hurt their feelings or self-confidence.

It’s kind of like having a sheltered childhood.  Parents think they’re helping by keeping kids from the “dangers” of the world, but once they’re out on their own, reality and shock set in.

The reality is that some people are fat and we need to do something solid and concrete, not shelter people from the truth!

If I were you, I would think twice before squeezing into those jeans and buying into the lies and deception of the retailers trying to sell you.

But, if living a lie is something you like, makes you feel good and you’ll worry about the consequences later, than by all means, be my guest.

Are you ready for a change?

Ready to make 2010 your best year ever, I mean really, “Your Best Year Ever!”

We’re here to help!

Check it out! TAKE 21

Have you noticed that New Year’s Eve makes liars out of many normal, honest, upstanding citizens?

Close to the end of the year, you’ll catch them say things like,

“This year will be different” or “I’m going to do better this year.”

Perhaps I’m talking about you.

The clock strikes 12:00 am and for a brief moment you believe it will be different; this will be your year!

Maybe it’s the champagne?

January 1st rolls around and you start thinking,

“I don’t need to start right now.”

Besides, you might have a hangover from the celebrating you did the night before. By January 2nd the New Year bells are silent, and now those big plans are starting to fade.

Reality sets in and you start saying things to yourself like,

“Those were silly thoughts. I can’t do that.” At this point, you begin making changes to your goals. Some you might scratch completely.

Others you modify to make them fall within your comfort zone. Next you experience procrastination. It’s the first of the year, and you convince yourself you don’t have to start right away. You’ll get comfortable with the beginning of the year and get settled, and then you’ll start on your goals.

Does all of this sound familiar?

Why do you think it will be different this year?

It’s starting out just like the last one. And if you don’t do something fast, you’ll end up at the end of 2010 feeling just like you do right now.

In order for your life to change, you have to change.

The bigger the changes, the bigger the commitment, and the bigger the commitment the bigger the results!

There’s no quick and magical way to get out of life what you want unless you have a plan to get it.

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, he will achieve.”

Napoleon Hill

There is absolutely no thought or idea that you have that cannot come true.

We are born with the ability to think and create anything. From airplanes and space ships to electricity and automobiles, there isn’t anything in our life that wasn’t first created in someone’s imagination first.

2010 - The starting line... GO!

Starting today, make the effort to set, track and achieve the goals you have for this year and your life!

You’re going to live out this year just like 2009, this time why not be, do and have more!

“When you develop yourself to the point where your belief in yourself is so strong that you know that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to, your future will be unlimited.”

Brian Tracy

“Kick Back for Courtney!”

I want to thank everyone who has donated time, money and energy in helping Courtney and I out during this crazy time.To give you an update on her situation.

We went to a doctor’s appointment Monday to have our Orthopedist look at her knees.

Courtney had been complaining about soreness in her right calf. After seeing Dr. Griffin, she had us go to the hospital for a vascular test on her right leg.

The test found a blood clot and we were moved to the emergency room. The first thing doctors do when blood clots are forming is use thinners to thin the blood. This will help with dissolving the clots.

But, we had a major issue. Since she has a brain injury and had bleeding on the brain during the first week, they had to run tests to see the significance of her injury at this point.

Tuesday morning she started complaining of shortness of breath and her left leg started aching. The doctor brought in oxygen for the breathing and we had a test done to make sure there were no clots, but there was a clot in her left leg and left lung too.

Courtney has been on Heparin (a blood thinner) and will be moved to Coumadin another blood thinner that will be taken for at least the next year.

Today, Friday, we are having an ECG (electrocardiogram) test for her heart. This test will determine if she has any heart damage due to the blood clots moving.

As of right now, we don’t have a discharge date. The doctors want to make sure her blood id thin enough and at a level she can maintain at home.

Courtney was very excited about the “KBC!” event on Saturday, but unfortunately we won’t be attending.

If you’d like to come by tomorrow night after the event, that would be great. Just let us know so I can plan.

Here is the link to the event and donation page. Kick Back for Courtney!

Whether you want to donate or participate you are more than welcome to come to the event and enjoy cheering those on that are kicking!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Shelby at Shelby@trinitybody.com

Talk to all of you soon!

Finish Strong!

Nathan

P.S. Courtney says hi and wants everyone to know she is very grateful for all the support, prayers and concern for her during this experience.

P.P.S. I’m writing the story from the beginning from our perspective as we’ve experienced this situation. Stay tuned, I will tell you later how you can get a copy.

So many times we get into a rut of thinking about everything we would like to have, but don’t have.

Better yet rather than focusing on what we want, we focus more energy on what’s wrong with what we currently have.

It’s so easy in society today to gripe and complain right along with coworkers, family and friends on facebook about how pitiful life and our situations are.

There seems to be a new sub culture on facebook and other social media. Trinity member and client of mine, Shelley, who by the way is a “Super Star” coined the phrase, “Facebook Commiseration!” You can substitute and social media name for Facebook. You have Shelley’s permission.

I love it!

It seems every day I see on my homepage, “friends” complaining about being tired, it’s Monday, job sucks, my life sucks, I have to work out again, blah, blah, blah!

And to make it worse, your friends will agree with you or feel sorry for you giving you every reason to keep on feeling sorry for yourself!

It’s ridiculous how much b$$$$ing and moaning goes on every day.

I will let you in on a little secret; I remove complainers and hit the “view less of this person” option if someone continues to create negativity.

Most of us don’t realize nor except the fact that if we continue focusing energy and voicing negativity about ourselves and our situation, the more negative and bad our situation continues to become.

Rather than focusing on how fat and out of shape you are, redirect your focus on how thin you are or what size you want to be. Focus on the image of yourself already being thin, in shape, in a bikini at the beach or whatever feels right for you.

Instead of complaining about the economy and not having a job, get out there, hit the streets and start networking! At the very least, there are always minimum wage jobs out there while you find the next major career opportunity.

Just the other day, here at Trinity, one member was looking for a job and another just happen to be looking for someone exactly like the job seeking member.

Was it Synchronicity?

I say YES!

Trinity promotes that type of positive culture throughout the classes, programs and members.

It will make it much easier to work towards your goal if you believe and think positively about its attainment.

So, no more lack, loss and limitation.

Focus on Wealth, Health and Abundance!

As birthdays and holidays grew near I remember flipping through catalogs and picking out the gifts I’d like to get for my birthday or Christmas.

I remember sitting up in bed at night pretending as if I already had them. The feelings were so real, sometimes I’d forget in the morning that it was only pretend and look to see where the toys were.

My birthday would come and as I unwrapped my gifts, there it was, the toy or toys I had imagined receiving!

Since we’re older now, toys may be a far illustration for some of you to grasp.

So, what about being a millionaire? Being able to say, “I am a millionaire!”

Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have millions in the bank?

How it might feel to never “have to” work again?

How you’d walk?

What would you feel on the inside? A sense of accomplishment that you can provide everything your family needs?

Where you might take vacations?

What would you do with all the free time you would have if you decided not to go to work?

If you really got into this exercise, did a smile spread across your face? Did you sit up taller or feel a sense of joy or control?

If so, now take this exercise and apply it to weight loss.

So, many people ask me, “How do I lose weight?” The simple answer is eat supportively, exercise efficiently and get plenty of rest.

But, what about when that’s not enough?

I understand many people have no idea what it would feel like, look like or how they’d act if they were at their ideal weight, but what if you did know?

What if you were able to close your eyes and see yourself there? On the beach, at a party or wherever/ whatever you would be doing if you had the body you dream of?

Start right now!

Take action now!

The action I’m referring to isn’t a workout or and exercise class. It’s visualizing in your mind what you want to look and feel like when you achieve your fitness or weight loss goal.

Start by taking the next 5 minutes, sit quietly and bring into your visualization as much feeling, color, brightness and action as possible. The more senses you can pull into the visualization the better.

It may be difficult at first. Especially, if you haven’t done this type of thing since you were a kid, looking at toys in a catalog. It might take a little time, but it’s worth it right?

5 to 10 minutes a day is all you need!

Good Luck!

Have Fun!

and

Finish Strong!

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Al Oerter, Winner of four Olympic gold medals in the discus

Al Oerter 1971

The Olympic Games are a perfect representation of what many people go through everyday in life.

Just as we have struggles and fears in our everyday lives, people also show their struggles and fears in the Olympic Games, but they do it in front of the entire world to see.

What we also see, though, is how these athletes are able to achieve a break through and then success. We can learn from watching this process.

If we continue to focus on our fears and don’t continuously work on overcoming them, we will never see success.

We can all be champions!

Everyone has a dream, a goal, or an ambition.

What are you waiting for?

Start now.

Start where you are and go get out of life what you desire in your heart.

Believe in yourself.

You can do it.

It may not be easy, but who wants to settle for mediocrity?

Olympic Gold Medal Winners, Misty May and Kerri Walsh