Setting Goals, Making Change Happen

Setting goals to better ones’ self is fundamental in the grand realm of finding and staying motivated.

As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Life is a journey, not a destination."

Setting a goal gives you focus, something to work towards, as well as something tangible/of value when you reach your goal. How often have we set a goal and in the process of reaching that goal our lives were enriched in many other ways – learning more about who we are… than we could have ever imagined.

Each and every day we are free to choose what path we will take. Every decision/choice that we make will have a ripple effect in the space of time. We are all here for an unknown length and it is up to us if we want to live life to its fullest each and every day or not.

I can’t tell you how many times I have had clients say, “I don’t know where time went” or “I don’t know how I got this way” or “I wish I could have done things differently” or a smoker who told me that she was diagnosed with lung cancer and said, “I never thought it would happen to me.”  They are all surprised that the decisions/choices that they made prior had such an impact on their life today.

As a lifestyle/wellness coach, we focus on the decisions/choices that are/can be made today in order to change tomorrow. Everyone is unique – allow yourself to dream and set realistic goals.

You have the power to improve your life, your health and your future!

Listen to your dreams; set one, two or more goals; set your navigation course (create a plan of action to reach those goals), and set sail!!! It’s your journey – allow your motivation to be the wind in your sails.

photo by: Nicole Larsen

Nicole Larsen

Lifestyle, Health & Wellness Consultant

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Your Diet and Health Linked

When you eat, do you think about how the food/beverages consumed will affect your body? If not, you should.

Your health is directly impacted by what you eat. Your entire body depends on proper nourishment. Your body will try to make do with what it’s given, but may be functioning at a suboptimal level and causing long-term harm. It’s your body’s primitive survival instinct to stay alive. For example, your immune, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems; organs (internal, skin…); cellular processes; mental function; and so on are all linked to your nutrition and can be compromised based on the types of foods you eat. It’s not just about calories (kcalories) – energy in and energy out. We live in a society that is fixated on weight loss. It wasn’t until the  baby-boomer generation that other anti aging nutrients gained media attention – that doesn’t make them less important. These nutrients have always been vital to the success of your survival, longevity and graceful aging.

• Variety and moderation to increase your likely hood of getting various nutrients and minimizing the chance of becoming toxic, deficient and/or developing an allergen sensitivity or other illnesses like cancer are fundamental.
• AVOID overly processed foods.
• Make healthy foods convenient by planning ahead. Read the packaging labels – Nutrition and Ingredient Labels.
• Strive to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables – they are loaded with nutrients, low in calorie and unaltered.
• Wash all your produce.
• Go organic whenever you can. Check for price comparisons – many times organic foods will go on sale, be a few cents higher and/or need to be moved fast before expiration date…. This is a great time to buy. 

  

 

Food for thought!

Two famous quotes from Albert Einstein: 

 1) “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” 

Okay - this may be a bit harsh, but in all honesty how many times have you done this?  I know that I can think of  a few instances where I have. How about you?

2) “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”

Set your goals, plot your plan of action to reach them, and take action daily until they are achieved!

This is your journey!