The greatest things in life start with "Change"

 I am kicking off my traditional

 New Year project with just that --Change! 

For the previous 5 years I have kicked off my adventure of the upcoming New Year by creating a list of "Will Do's"! Focusing on my personal, career and financial goals. My "Will Do" lists were an amazing tool to keep me on task and having a direction to steer my ship for years but now.....

My life has taken an amazing turn and is forever evolving with new opportunities and wonderful challenges. Needless to say my carefully crafted "Will Do List" was unable to keep up with the new ideas and inspirations so it was shelved very early into the year. As we entered into the final couple months of this year my mind out of habit began to think about creating my new "Will Do List" but my heart wasn't into it and I knew it was time for something new but WHAT?

Ironically within days of my light bulb moment I received a message from one of my girlfriends letting me know that she would not be participating this upcoming years "Will Do List" but instead she had been introduced to One Word 365. Needless to say having hit my own roadblock and eager to ensure that I did have some sense of direction for the upcoming year I was all over that "google" and checking it out. 

My first instinct was "WHAT!! ONE FREAKING WORD! How is that possible?!" 

The weight and the power of that one word- Oh my! Then the inquisitive introvert in me took over and surprise, surprise if I didn't realize I had already been living my one word "YES".  At the beginning stages of my new journey I was scared and living outside of my comfort zone everyday. I made the commitment to myself that if any opportunity provided itself and it aligned with my ultimate goal my answer would always be "YES"! Whatever hurdle I needed to get over after that was mine to figure out. Who knew that one word and in my case and a very little word could make such a HUGE impact and live up to the weight! 

Insert this upcoming year and the responsibility of picking my new word to match the expectations I have of this upcoming year. I knew needed a big word with lot's of excitement and open to opportunities...... I have mediated and stewed over this word for probably 2 months-- hey this is a big deal I am giving a year of my life to this word! Then the light bulb hit again and I realized my word has been sitting here this whole time just waiting for me to see it......

2015 My Year of Adventure!

 I can not wait for the opportunities that word is going to give me the courage to do and accomplish! 

Nancy Leggett's Will Do for 2014!

Mandy Emery's Will Do for 2014

Mandy’s Will-Do for 2014

My number one goal for 2014 is deceptively difficult - it sounds so simple, but I know that it will be a real challenge for me.  What I’m setting out to do is to control my temper and stop shouting - especially at my kids.  I don’t mean to sound like I’m a crazy person that is always yelling and carrying on - but I have those all-to-common moments where my chest gets tight, my blood pressure rises and I get so frustrated that I could scream - and too often I do!  And then I get even more frustrated - at myself.  After YEARS - and I mean years - of nearly daily yoga practice, how can I still lose my cool like that?  So my biggest goal for this year is to take all that I am ON my mat - flexible, strong, consistent, temperate - and take it OFF my mat and into my real life.  I found a great quote the other day - “Advancing in your yoga practice means that you can continue doing basic things - like breathing deeply, observing your entire body, and quieting your inner narrator - in increasingly difficult situations (on and off your mat)”.  That pretty much sums it up. 

That’s the big goal - in fewer words, it is to make my LIFE my practice, to commit to living as fully as I can in the moment, and to prioritize the quality of my actions over the quantity of them (the to-do list isn’t likely to go anywhere...). 

My other goals for the year are as follows:

-  continue to make one-on-one time with Chris a priority (date nights, maybe even a weekend away sans kids, etc)

-  Put my best efforts forward with my new job

-  continue with yoga each morning before work - I’m currently at a steady 30-45minutes, I’d like to increase that to 45-60minutes if possible.  Once weekly this will be a 6am Bikram yoga class (90min).  My goal posture to master for this year is peacock (a forearm balancing inversion) AWAY from wall support! 

-  continue running avg 3d/week - I’ve joined the Marathon Club again and my #1 goal race is the Waterton-Glacier Relay in June.  I’m sure I’ll do a number of smaller events as well. 

-  2013 photo book finished by the end of Feb 2014

-  finally finish Sebastian’s baby book (he’s 26mo!! LOL)

-  One visit to Kelowna with kids

-  One trip to Ontario with kids if possible

-  At least 3x camping overnights this summer

-  At least 2x ski weekends this winter

-  Sober February as in 2013 

Beth Spaven's Will Do 2014!

WILL DO LIST 2014

“One day, she noticed something new in her reflection. Something that had a new light all its own”

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Personal

MAKE MYSELF MY TOP PRIORITY. TAKE PRIDE IN WHO I AM!

MAKE SATURDAY DATE NIGHT A PRIORITY AGAIN

EAT MEALS AT THE DINNER TABLE

READ A MIN OF 1 BOOK EVERY MONTH

COMPETE ALL THE PROJECTS I HAVE ALREADY STARTED AND WILL START IN THE FUTURE (I HAVE SO MANY HALF FINISHED PROJECTS ITS DRIVING ME CRAZY)

STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE... “FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAYS” WILL BE MY MOTTO FOR THIS YEAR

USE MY VACATION TIME FOR HOLIDAYS NOT TO DO CHORES

BE MORE SOCIAL.

HEALTH & FITNESS

EAT AS CLEAN AND LOCAL AS POSSIBLE. TRY TO AVOID MODIFIED AND PACKAGED FOOD. ZERO MILE/100 MILE DIET WILL BE MY GUIDELINES. WE HAVE SO MANY AMAZING LOCAL FARMERS AND ARTISANS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND!

START RUNNING AGAIN. COMPLETE 3-5 RACES THIS YEAR. SO FAR I HAVE REGISTERED FOR TC10K IN APRIL AND GOODLIFE 8K IN OCTOBER

DO MORE YOGA AND MEDITATION. AIM FOR 3 DAYS A WEEK

USE MY GYM MEMBERSHIP. UTILIZE THE POOL AND DROP IN FITNESS CLASSES

USE THE GYM WE BUILT AT OUR HOUSE FOR STRENGTH TRAINING

CAREER 7 FINANCIAL

FIND A CAREER IN MY NEW FIELD. I ALREADY HAVE A JOB BUT WANT A CAREER

CONTINUE TO EDUCATE MYSELF AND KEEP MY LICENCE UPDATED

SHOP MINDFULLY, THINK BEFORE I PURCHASE. IS IT A NEED OR A WANT, WILL I EVER USE/WEAR/EAT IT OR PUT IT IN THE CLOSET/SHELF AND FORGET I HAVE IT.

COMPLETE THE 52 WEEK MONEY SAVING CHALLENGE

PAY OFF CREDIT CARD DEBT

START A TFSA ACCOUNT

SELL MY OLD CAR (I BOUGHT A NEW ONE NOVEMBER 2012)

HIRE A LAWYER TO DEAL WITH ACCIDENT/ICBC CLAIM (I WAS HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN NOVEMBER 2012)

Cassidy Sherrington's Will Do 2014!

Cassidy’s 2014 Goals

Lifestyle

v Plan one adventure per month to look forward too!

v Have a date night every week, cherish the time we have together

v Practice patience and SLOW down, breath before getting sooo worked up over little things-“is this really worth it” and start taking my time with things

v Save $50 a month

v Take one new course in rehabilitation/disability fitness

v Research doing rehabilitation and disability fitness under my own name instead of through a company/corporation

v Continue to work hard and further my current career by networking

v Read one book per month, try reading more before bed

Health and Fitness

v Compete and place top 10 in the WBFF Fitness/Bikini competition in July 2014 (this sort of dominates everything else right now)

v Run the LuLu Lemon Sea Breeze Half Marathon in August

v Continue to be a strong Dragon Boat competitor and get all my own gear this year

v 2014 Underwear affair in June

v No stressing out over getting my workouts done, it is my time and I will enjoy it instead of racing and worrying about getting it done the entire time

v Aim for training 6 days a week (strength 3-4 days and cardio 5 days a week)
v Continue to do food prep weekly, work on decreasing the grocery bill while continue with clean eating

Yvonne's Will Do 2014

Will Do 2014

Personal

Books! Reading a book month inspired by a selection made from a friend

Blog! Weekly putting my thoughts into words and blogging my little heart out

Photography! Participating in Instagram’s Monthly Photo Challenges

Wanderlust! A trip to the South and one to Europe

Fitness/Health

 I am dedicating this year to nurturing my body! As my body is now my career and livelihood I need to ensure that I am putting the best step forward for it each and everyday!

Paleo! Living a full year of the Paleo Lifestyle

Triathlons! Lake Chapparel and Calgary

Marathon! Victoria BC in the Fall

Spartan Race/Underwear Affair

Yoga/Meditation! Maintaining a daily short practice of my own

Career

Training! Complete a training course each quarter

Personal Development! Read a PD book once a month

Opportunity! Seeking opportunities to grow my business in turn enabling me to be more mobile

Business Plan! Follow through and make it happen on my more detailed business/career planning

Financial

Meet my Financial goals within my extensive Business Plan

Pay off vehicles

Living within my budget, means and respecting my purchases

Making steps Financially towards my even BIGGER goals for 2015/16!

Shannon White's Will Do List 2014!

Shannon's 2014 Will Do List!

Fitness

1.      Continue working hard with my trainer/ coach. After my first 10 sessions are up, evaluate if I want to take a break for golf season and follow my program then go back in the fall and work with him again?

2.     NO more focusing on the scale! I will weigh myself at the 1^st of every month starting January 1^st 2014.

3.      My goals are to see the inches fall off and build strength seeing my body tighten and body fat decrease. By March 16^th, I should start to see results.

4.      Commit to 4 days a week in the gym, and 1 day a week with my trainer.

5.      Sunday food prep to continue, eat clean all week and allow myself cheat meals when I want within reason, and not feel guilty about it.

6.      I WANT to feel amazing and 100% confident in a bikini this summer! This goal was about 60% attained in my 2013 Will Do, NO EXCUSES for this summer!

 Personal

1.     Love myself, look in the mirror everyday and tell myself that I am beautiful and deserving of everything great in life. Be 100% confident with myself and my body. It's the only one I got, I need to ROCK it.

2.   Be open to LOVE again this year. I found love in 2013, and experience heartbreak too. I am strong, and I want to find love again in 2014. My heart is open.

3.      If i enter into any new relationship in 2014, my will do for myself is that I need to keep my health and fitness goals in place and not let my partner railroad my dreams and goals.

4.      I won't settle for less anymore, in a partner I want them to adore me, to love me, and to tell me I'm the best part of their day. No more settling!

5.      I will go on an adventure in my JEEP! I'd like to travel to Alberta and see the mountains and visit Jasper.

6.      I will ride my mountain bike more than once this year. Time to take it out and get it muddy with the JEEP.

7.      I will take my new found strength from training and apply it to my golf game. I want to break 100 on every golf game this season. My strength will help me with my game. I want to be focused and not sloppy!

Financial

1.      I want to start saving money. Get back on a budget pay off my credit card and save towards a house! I really want to buy a Husky puppy, but I can't until I have a yard!

Career

1.      I want to finally finish my Disability 303 course by the end of the year.

2.      2013 was an amazing year for working with new clients. I built up my business by about 70% from the year before. I want to work with lots of new clients this year. I love helping people, and I love what I do.

2014 will be a year of fitness and personal goals for me. Strong is the new SKINNY! I want to be strong and sexy in 2014! I'm going to ROCK my 30's... Whoop Whoop!

Kim Lee's Will Do 2014!

Will Do2014

Personal

1.This year we are going to take a minimal of 2 trips.

-Planning for Mexico in March J

-Heading to Vancouver in August.

-Hopefully sneak in a trip to Phoenix.

2. Simplify/clean my life.

- Lose the excess junk in my home, and create a clean up list to tackle each room in the house.

- Drop poor relationships and create stronger ones.

3. Come from a place of yes, unless it conflicts with my simplify.

4. Don’t rush, enjoy the day and moment. Hold doors for strangers and be kind in general, as it makes a difference.

 

 

5. Create a better self image.

- Don’t be so hard on myself.

- Allow for spontaneity.

6. Show appreciation to loved ones through words or kind gestures.

7. Plan for family events, such as swimming, bowling, mini put, even hiking and picnics.

8. Try new activities.

- rafting, paddle boarding, a full spin class ;), TRX etc.

9. Get out of my comfort zone, approach others, go after what you want, and stand my ground J

10.  Have a larger garden this year.

11.  Every month I will revisit this list to make sure I am on track.

 

 

Health and Fitness

1. Do yoga 3 times a week to improve my core and flexibility.

2.Complete a half marathon. Lululemon sea wheeze in August.

3.Train Cujo to run “with” me and get into a routine of running with her.

 

4.Fundraise and run for the MS Enerflex run and the Cancer Underwear affair.

5.Meditate weekly.

6. Complete several more runs, Color me rad, Spartan, Ladies Fest etc.

 

Career (As I do not work outside of the home currently, I create a career as a homemaker J)

1.Continue to recycle and decrease the amount of non renewable resources that I buy.

2.Create and swap out toxic household cleaners for home made products.

3.Buy beauty products and home essentials that comply with green, clean and animal cruelty-free regulations.

                                                                

 

 Financial

1. Create a travel account and add to it monthly.

2.Pay off remaining student loan.

3.Stick to my budget, revisit it daily, weekly and monthly to stay on track.

4.Open a RRSPD, as it is different from the basic RRSP. Since I am classified as disabled through the government they will also contribute. more money, why not!

                    

 

** All the pictures here are of some amazing times I’ve had this year. All of these I wouldn’t have done if it wasn’t for my 2013 will do list.  There are only 4 photos but I have numerous more. The experiences I have had this year and the friends I have made are irreplaceable, and I couldn’t ask for more**

Yvonne's Will Do 2013!

A New Year for New Challenges....

   We are heading into a New Year and it's time for my favourite topic- "Will Do Lists"

I have always been an anti-new year's resolution person. New Year's resolutions rank right up there with I will start on Monday, it's almost the 1st of the month I will start then?! You know those first few weeks of a New Year at your gym with all the "new" people taking up your space? Gggrrr!

As soon as the temperature starts to cool down my brain automatically starts to go through the files of what I want to accomplish the following year and what will be my "Big" focus for the upcoming year?! Reflection this year is an interesting one..... Some of my goals I aimed a little high right off the start and forgot the baby steps. Baby steps are vital to ensure your success. It's like training for a marathon, yes key word training! A marathon was on my "Will do List" this year and I trained for it and completed it successfully with a smile on my face. Unlike my great adventure of Project 1825 where I decided I was capable of jumping into a 100% healthy eating with only one treat item a week. A little over zealous and surprise I fell flat on my face. Through falling we get back and up recreate.... enter the Art of Conscious Eating which has definitely had an impact on my life. Prior to Project 1825 and Art of Conscious Eating I ate without a lot of thought. You know those moments when you run out of the house at 11:45 and then at 12:30 your out and your hungry so.... yes we all know where we end up! With the Art of Conscious Eating it brought up my game so I would look at the time before I ran out the door. 11:45? mmmmm I'm probably going to get hungry? Should I make a quick shake? Do I have something I can grab and pack for when it hits?! No I did not hit my original target but I did still make an impactful and positive change in my life. 

My BIGGEST tip and lesson learnt from this year, keep your "Will Do List" visible!!! Halfway through the year I moved my work space and I did not bring my framed copy of the my "Will do List" therefore out of sight out of mind.... I did still accomplish most of what was on my to do list but it was no longer a focus it was something being accomplished more out of habit.


Over the next week I am going to play scrapbooking style with my magazines and create a new vision board. I have an idea for my main focus of the year but have not finalized the logistics of it yet?!

How about you?! Care to join in the wonderful world of "Will Do Lists"?! You will be amazed what you can accomplish if you keep it front of you and align your life with your goals! Come on you know you want to....