Nancy Leggett's Will Do for 2014!

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)

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!

Collecting Failures and Working Towards the Dream

Today is a wonderful celebratory anniversary for me. A year ago to this date I finally parted ways with my long-term job and career and it was a long overdue time for change!

Back in Feb of last year I purchased a "Total Money Makeover Workbook". In this book you complete an exercise of tracking your spending and then figuring out if you did not change a thing how long would you be able to survive if tomorrow you were no longer employed or receiving an income. I was happily surprised to see that I could live for a decent amount of time on the money I had saved and put into investments. Although I completed this exercise and knew in my heart what I wanted to do.... "Take this job and shove it comes to mind" (Okay seriously who here hasn't had one of those days?! Surprise as a creature of comfort and security- I didn't. I continued to go work on a daily basis putting my big fake smile on and spending my day trying to keep busy. Trying not to think of all the other things I would be rather be doing. As time continued things got worse.... the job front hit some turmoil and the job I no longer enjoyed become an even worse situation with working 7 days a week and god only knows how many hours! As a typical human being who kept  ignoring all the signs of what I was suppose to be doing in my journey the Universe kindly stepped in with a little more force and removed the handcuffs that had been holding me back.

As in all good fairy tales the beginning of this journey was amazing. In less than 24 hours my boyfriend and I were on the road and basically spent the following 6 weeks enjoying life. This was something due to our work schedules we had not been able to do previously in our 11 year relationship. Using a trailer we had owned for 3 years for the "first" time. It was amazing! Enjoying life and remembering what the important things are!

Then there is back to reality! This past year hasn't been a bed of roses without a whack of thorns. Redefining and finding yourself is a full time journey! I have taken several courses and headed down several paths and journeys. With most of them leading to disappointment. A comment was made to me recently about going out and collecting failures! What a great way to view trial and error. That vision has helped me to step outside of my comfort zone. Although I know I still leave some stones unturned, I am after all still a work in progress!

I am no where near the fairy tale ending of this story and I am still unclear of what the next steps look like. I am getting up each morning with a smile on my face, looking forward to new opportunities and actively seeking them. I know if I don't keep working on the dream I may have to return to that other life! That truly isn't an option! I have tasted freedom, a passion for work and fun to be combined. I will some how get this all figured out! Then I'm sure once I do well then there will be another journey to be had! For now I am off to go collect some more failures.....

Yvonne's Will Do 2013!

"Will Do Lists"

   We are getting close to that time of year when everyone starts thinking about their new year's resolution!
I am sure there are lots of others who think the same as me of New Year's resolution- a commitment that if they don't screw it up the first day due to being hungover from the night before it quickly looses its zest within a week or two, if you really stretch it maybe a month. Then its all over until the next year.

  I was inspired 2 years ago not for a New Year's resolution but a "Will Do List" for the entire year. This funny enough coincided with my year long challenges which yes they were part of my 'will do lists'. A 'will do list' is very different than a New Year's resolution. First off New year's resolutions are traditionally unrealistic with no  real plan in place to make them happen. Remember without a plan a goal is only a wish. Besides its hard to make a commitment that is going to last for entire year. Believe me I know! I am about to head into a crazy one in this upcoming year but that is another blog!

 A 'will do list' can contain ideas from all parts of your life: family, career, fitness, health, friends, activities, interests, learning, new hobbies! You name it! Think about what is the most important part of your life or perhaps there is something new you want to introduce into your life. What things if you focused on them for a year could make a huge impact on your life. That's a 'will do list!

Let's have some fun with this- Let's pretend an item on our 'will do list' is to reach out and contact an old friend. Awesome! Now let's take it a step further- remember we have a year. How about contacting one old friend a month. Simple right! Phones work two ways and we always have facebook! In the next year you could reconnect with 12 people that this time next year will be a part of your life. Who doesn't have room for more friends?!  The trick is to commit to it! Get it on paper! Share with your friends. Inspire others to join you!

This last year I wanted to make sure my goals were somewhere that I could see them so I printed them off and placed them in a nice frame-  Trick: place it somewhere that you will see it everyday! Imagine having your 'will do list' framed and in the bathroom so that you get a peek at each and every morning. Now don't tell me that won't help with the focus!

This year I have started on my "Will do List" and decided to create a vision board. It was a fun adventure going through my crazy collection of magazines (yes I have a problem). On top of it all I was inspired by a picture I saw and randomly decided that it needed to be included on my "will do list" . Go ahead, act like a kid again and have fun with pictures and scissors.

( See the crazy woman there; the one ready to do a pull up with one arm)
That is going on my "Will do List' oh yeah baby!!!

   Have fun and create your own "Will do List" and even better share it with me and many others! We all love the inspiration!