Success

SUCCESS

Everyone has their own vision, definition, idea of success. For most people it is winning, achieving a bigger paycheck, graduating from some sort of school, getting married and starting a family. All huge wonderful, life changing events. 

What of the little things? For instance, getting to work on time, not eating a doughnut when you really want to, going for a walk, trying a new food or buying that dress? Have you thought about celebrating the little things like you do the big things? 

As a business owner we are programmed to celebrate the huge successes. But what would happen if we celebrated the small things? Saying hi to a a total stranger, making contact with someone who scares you, deciding to try a new approach. Those are small things. Those small things are the things that NEED to be celebrated in some type of way. Whether is a meal, sharing that feat with someone by telling them, or just going to get a cup of coffee celebrate it!

You see, when you celebrate the small goals you set yourself up for further success. You recognize the fact that the big goals require small goals to become a HUGE success. Small brush strokes to a larger picture, small pieces of the puzzle coming together is worth celebrating. Without these small steps would you make it to the bigger goal? I don't think so.

It is perfectly alright to give yourself permission to celebrate you as you work through the small steps. You are worth the celebration of every small breakthrough, small steps taken, and goals met.

What will you be celebrating this week?

Family Time

 

Today was epic! No other way to explain how completely awesome today was. It started off with me off to work at 4 am. Then it was to a track meet for these three boys that I missed by about 15 minutes. So we had lunch and then Turner Falls we went.

Turner Falls is completely relaxing and gorgeous. Even with all the people around it was relaxing. The water was flipping cold but refreshing. Laughs were had and smiles the whole time. 

That was what made today good. Today was needed after a week of work, stress and fighting. It was not all sunshine and butterflies around here. 

Today brought us back together a family and reminded us of the joy we have with each other. today was a day to let things go and begin anew. Today was total fun and play. Today will never come again but the smiles will remain in our memories for an entirety. That is what today needs to be about. Not just today, but tomorrow and the day after. Don't let the days go by without smiling and laughing with those that you love. Life is to short for that.

Family Affirmation--A Work In Progress

This is our family affirmation wall.

It brings a smile to my face. I love it and it brings me hope. I believe in affirmations of any type. I do because affirmations are positive and can create change in yourself, the world and your situation. I have seen it happen on a regular basis. 

Then I look at my family. We love each other and support each other but are not always nice to each other. Just not on a regular basis. I am going to change that fact. My truth is that I am a great mom, I am a great wife and my family is a great family. 

It just doesn't happen over night. Or even in a short amount of time. It can take months or years. I just know that as long as we are moving forward, I as I know that I am growing, we are doing it right. I have to remember that as we grow and change certain things will become more evident. I need to be patient. I need to love the moment I am in and let my family be.

It is difficult to let them be, but I must. In order, for my family to grow into separate, unique people I need to let them be. So, when it becomes crazy around her I will choose to stop, breathe and read my family affirmation wall. In the end, all will work out perfect for each of my kiddos and husband. I choose to be content and love where they are. 

That also makes my heart smile.

Back At It

So this is me after my 2 mile run today. I am happily sucking drinking my Nutriemeal/Fruit Smoothie. It was a cool but humid morning today.I have not been running on a regular basis since the winter set in and I completed my first 5K last fall. It felt good and I was not in as bad shape as I thought I would be.

Have you stopped doing something for yourself that made your days more productive? I will be the first to answer yes to that. I had put off my needs to take care of the family and my job. Note I did not say my business but my job. I loved my job but I was missing something for me and allowing it to become a higher priority over family and business.

I was getting cranky and taking to many things to personally. When before I was almost an even keel type of person, I had become the type of person who wanted to cry all the time and my feelings where being hurt to often. I needed to get back to my why of I started my business and working on myself.

It is alright to realize that you slipped back into some old habits. Especially if you get back into making yourself a better person without the guilt. Guilt will hinder you in the long haul. Shake it off and move on. If I can, then anyone can. I have done it many times and each time I come out a stronger person.

To achieve the greatest success, you have to embrace the prospect of failure.

Pauline Estrem - See more at: http://www.success.com/article/why-failure-is-good-for-success#sthash.2ltmD9aW.dpuf

  “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas Edison

To achieve the greatest success, you have to embrace the prospect of failure.

Pauline Estrem - See more at: http://www.success.com/article/why-failure-is-good-for-success#sthash.2ltmD9aW.dpuf

    

To achieve the greatest success, you have to embrace the prospect of failure.

Pauline Estrem - See more at: http://www.success.com/article/why-failure-is-good-for-success#sthash.2ltmD9aW.dpuf

Done Something New?

Have you ever said you would never do something? I have and ate those words this weekend. I wore white pants this weekend for the first time in my life. And it was completely freeing! I enjoyed my day without worry of sticky hands or spilling for or liquid on them. I am still in awe of myself for doing it and not stressing out I was going to ruin a pair of pants.

How can a pair of pants be so freeing, you ask. And I answer: It is not the pants, but the resolve to do something without fear of what could happen. I put those pants on this weekend and did not think of the negative possibilities of what I might do or what someone might do. TOTALLY AWESOME!!! 

As I came to realize that I could wear these pants, I wondered why I could not come to the same thought process in my personal and business life. What I do is perfect for me. I am here to please my God and my husband. How I approach business is how I do it, not how someone wants me to. I can be given the tools and coached in words or phrases to say. It still comes down to how I approach and act towards people and situations.

I am here to succeed for my family and myself, not my mentor, boss, friends, or family. Just my family and myself. That is a very liberating thought process.

Please let me know how you can liberate yourself and what are your reasons for it. I would love to hear from you.

Photo courtesy of: http://www.inofashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Maiyet-in-white-pants-and-blazer.jpg

Hello

Hello World,

   I am Reasa. I am also on a journey of weight loss. I am a 39 year old female with 5 kids who has been married for almost 20 years. Yep, I have know my wonderful husband for over half of my life. It is a subject I try to stay away from.
   I started my weight loss journey a few years ago. My highest weight was a tad over 250. I didn't have a scale in my home at the time so I am just guessing. It could have been more or less but I am leaning towards more. Two years ago, after many attempts at the traditional plan of exercise and diet, I saw a doctor about weight loss surgery. It didn't feel right at the time so I went back to being a gym rat and dieting. I loved every minute in the gym but was not seeing the results I should have been.
   Then about six months into exercise I was having stroke like symptoms and my blood pressure was triple digits over triple digits. Not good. I also was limping along and  using a cane for a few months and no answers as to why. 
    So I went to another doctor about weight loss surgery and fell in love with his staff and point blank attitude. I started the process of getting the insurance to approve my surgery and meet the medical clearances I needed. At that time in Feb 2012 I was weighing in at 228. Now, mind you as you think that that is not to bad, you were not big at all, you must know I am 5 foot 4 inches. I may not have looked as big as I was, but I could feel it in my bones, attitude and health.
     It was not an easy decision. And it is not an easy process. My mind is not mine, I am the same but don't feel like it and my body is changing so quickly I do not know what to think of it. So I am going to write it down here and share my story, along with some recipes I enjoy that are bariatric friendly. And let me tell you  some are yummy and some not so yummy. 
   So, welcome to my life and craziness. It is mine and I enjoy most of it. I hope you stay around and enjoy.


     Reasa