Jan. 12 - Reference Guides for Structure

Coach Brittani had me logging in everything that I was eating for the first week. I didn't do so bad, but it has to get better!  I realize that I can't keep the same eating pattern that I had, if I want to create a healthier lifestyle, so I'm going to use the 4 books shown to get on the right path. I love the SHRED book by Dr. Ian!  It has a fabulous eating schedule that I will post below.  This week, my goal is the use the SHRED book's eating guide and meal plans to kick this journey into high gear.  I took my weight today and I didn't lose any weight and I didn't gain any either.

Here is the eating schedule that I'm going to try and maintain for the next few weeks.  In order, to maintain this schedule, I'm going to have to prepare several meals at one time and do all the prep work at once.  I'm going to start with making some of the soups from the 2 DAY DIABETES DIET book.  I'm using the SOUTH BEACH DIET BOOK to find some low carb dishes. If I can stay off bread, carbs and sweets for a few weeks, I might see some weight loss. I'm loving the green tea and honey, but this week, I'm going to try far less honey.

I spent the day working on this new company I'm starting with 2 other partners. After being in the publishing industry over 10 years and supporting many new authors and alot of veterans, I've learned one thing, we all try to do too much!  Once you become overwhelmed, sometimes you lose sight of the vision. So, I'm creating a new company that will take the burden off new business owners, artists and authors! I'm truly exciting about it, but not ready to launch it right now. I'm still working on training the team.

My grandmother use to get on to me about my mouth as a teen. I was a mean girl and I bully!  While my grandmother created this selfish, egotistical monster, she tried to reign me in as often as possible. Sometimes it worked and most times it didn't.  I'm still suffering a few stripes from those bad times!  Karma is a beast!  But, it hasn't changed my mind or re-shaped my grandmothers words:  everybody has the power to heal, create, and destroy within them. It's up to you to determine how to use that power!  My great-grandmother used her power to save others from themselves and she was definitely a healer.  My grandmother was a creator!  She gave people the encouragement and the inspiration to do whatever they wanted. She might have given me too much...LOL!

Today, I encourage others to use their creativity to start a profit making business!  We all have the power to create!  The foundation to starting a success journey with this creativity is to create a SELF that will recognize the talent, use that talent, and that will live a life without fear or judgement of that very talent!   Think about it!

Empowerment: The Four Agreement

For the last 5 years I have been trying to live by THE FOUR AGREEMENTS.  It's challenging to say the least, but one of the agreements let's you start each day over, if you don't meet your expectations. I want to share the agreements with you and I will continue to work on this as well. You can read more about them and find out how to start the full practice in your life by going to this link:  http://www.toltecspirit.com

Living the Four Agreements: A life changing Journey

In the bestselling book The Four Agreements written by don Miguel Ruiz  gives four principles to practice in order to create love and happiness in your life. Adopting and committing to these agreements is simple. Actually living and keeping these Four Agreements can  be one of the hardest things  you will ever do. It can also be one of the most life changing things you will ever do.

As you practice living these four practices your life will dramatically change. In the beginning these new habits will be challenging and you will lapse countless times. With practice these agreements become integrated into your being and every area of your life and become easy habits to keep.


The Four Agreements are:

1. Be Impeccable with your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the Word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your Word in the direction of truth and love.

2. Don’t Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

3. Don’t Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret.

New Beginnings

I saw this really interesting post on Sophia A. Nelson's Instagram page and I want to use it to motivate me on this new journey.  The image is below and here is her message:   Each new day is a gift. Yesterday is gone. You must be intentional about your attitude each morning! It's a new year! It's a new you! It's a new life!

I'm going to keep this message in mind as I start my journey!  What are your thoughts when you read this?