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Every time I seem to get so far and then no further. I find it hard-going when I don’t get positive feedback (e.g. lose weight) and then I don’t know where to go next.

Anyways, you’re right and I’m inspired – I just want to make a success of it this time!

Garry

Really kicked me into gear Craig. Recently I have changed my diet and have been exercising 5 days a week for most of the year. I can now fine tune and document what I need to do as my “NON NEGOTIABLES”. What a great term.

I just need to be able to bring myself to pack Tuna in my suitcase when i travel and I will be on my way.

Great to meet you Craig and Johnny as well, oh and you to Christina.

Cheers

If you have a coach, do you also need a mentor or someone for say business? if so do you do that?

A big shout out to our newbies – Barbara, Jaki, Nat, Robyn, Garry and Jen… welcome to me-dot-com and nice to meet you all

In answer to your question Garry..

1. Make some (life-changing) decisions
2. Possibly get yourself an accountability partner, coach, mentor or trainer
3. Set specific goals and create a practical plan
4. Take action
5. Take more action
6. Deal with the lumps and bumps…
7. Keep finding a ‘way’ rather than an excuse…

Some things that really hit home:
“What our head wants and what our body needs are (often) very different things”
I’m *just* scratching the surface with this. I do *not* have to have a load of chocolate just because it’ll make me “feel” better. When I get a junk-food craving my first approach is to check in with my body and ask “do I need it?” Sometimes it works and sometimes I have that big ol’ mocha latte anyway but, it’s a start.

“Perseverance wins out over potential.”
Awesome. Just the reminder that I need. I’ve been beating myself up quite a bit recently. I have a goal in mind, Craig, I want to land a software development job that will allow me to telecommute in order to be more active in my daughter’s daily care. I’m in a software development job now, I’m working on my master’s degree (4 courses to go!) and yet it’s still not enough … I still feel like I don’t know enough, I’m not smart enough, I’m not skilled enough. It makes me tired just typing it!!

Thanks for the inspiration and the invaluable reminders of how we create our own lives every step of the way.

((hugs))
Jen

OK, OK I get it! I’ve been reading your updates for the last few months now, and I agree. It’s all really great stuff.

WHERE DO I START!?!? (I’m in the UK by the way)

Thanks,
Garry

1. When the student is ready the teacher will appear (an oldie but a goodie).
2. I’m 100% responsible for my life, so I should start living it and… stop whinging about all the apparently unkind people “out there”; oh, and no more self-pity parties (not negotiable).
2a. Suck it up.
3. Other people are just as shy, nervous, uncomfortable as me… (this was more of an internal, self-generated reflection)… so pull out some compassion because life’s not all about me… it’s taken me a long time for me to figure that one out
4. Commitment will get you through when motivation fails. (I’ve already passed this one forward to someone at work today.)
5. Even though vampires are incredibly sexy and popular at the moment, choose to empower people and not be an energy vampire.
6. I really like the petrol station (mind) and cars (thoughts) metaphor: I’m going to use this one with my own clients… hope that’s ok.
7. Don’t over-think things.

Basically, I’ve got a long way to go, but I feel recharged for the journey ahead.

Thanks!

PS I’m a bit on the reserved side. But the people that I did meet were a bit of inspiration on the side.

Oh for a world where we all own up to the inescapable truth – wherever we are at, physically and otherwise, is a place entirely of our choosing.