Reflect and Reset

Time to Challenge Yourself As 2024 fades away and 2025 takes control let’s take time to look back and reflect on the ups and downs of the past year. We all have had those moments we achieved some sort of milestone, we have also had those moments we never want to relive. I’m hopeful that you had some time at the end of last year and the first week of this year to relax, reflect, and refresh yourself. I hope you have gotten into a place where you are ready to rise up again, and accomplish your goals. As much as I am NOT a fan of New Year’s resolutions, for the fact that the name in of itself let’s people know that it’ll be a bust by February, I AM a fan of creating a new plan, schedule, and goals to work on THROUGHOUT the year ahead. I like the feel of starting over, having a second chance, learning about myself and reaching goals. I love the promise of a new tomorrow, where anything is possible, but without a goal or plan of attack days can roll by into weeks and month, only to leave you feeling like you let yourself down once again. This year, I want to challenge you to several new things. First you need to stay positive. Easier said than done, I know, but if you know that hard times will come-that there will be some struggles in your journey, then you can plan for that. While you’re in a good place prepare for the “suck”. How will you handle phantom pains when they hit? How will you decide when you need to talk with your prosthetist about your fit? When do you change your doctor after everything else has failed and you feel in your gut that you need someone else’s help or opinion? These are all things that can knock the wind out of you and set you back. For some of us it can derail us so badly that we loose our momentum and never get it back, we can get lost in a dark place. Prepare! Make a Plan! Execute that plan TODAY!!! I am not immuned to this “delay game”. I play it with myself when I’m too tired, too happy, too busy….”I’ll start tomorrow”. You know that game, right? I’m preaching to myself when I say we need to stop that if we want to achieve, overcome, rise up and become the warriors we were born to be. This is our year! We will do this together. Accountability is key when you are struggling. This week I have 2 Call to Actions for you. Don’t ignore these, let’s get after it together. I can hold you accountable, and you can hold me accountable. First, come up with your word or phase of the year. Something that will keep you focused on your ultimate goal. Keep it short and simple 1-2 words if you can. This becomes your war cry, your mantra, something you will write and speak to yourself everyday for this whole year. What is your word or phrase? It could be: Control Be Present Rise Up Be Epic Breathe Walk Mine is: Charge Forward Second, join me in a virtual race. The one I have just registered for is called “Reset” by Virtual Pace Series and you can register here This is a choose your distance challenge. You can do a 5K, 10K, Half or Full Marathon. The beauty of this race is that you can do it on your time and in your location. You can choose your distance and how you complete it. Walk, Run, Hike, Bike, Swim, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that you are challenging yourself WHER YOU ARE AT. If you can’t do 5K in one event, then break it down into 2 or 3 days/events. If you have already completed a walking. 10K then maybe you need to try running a 5K or even a 10K. The point is to have something holding you accountable and a goal set before you. You do you, where You Are At in your journey. Earn that medal and when you open it, AFTER COMPLETION, you are going to fall in love with challenging yourself. Join me in 2025, a year in which you achieve your goals and realize the warrior within you is Stronger than you could ever have imagined! Yes you can! You will! You are Stronger enough, brave enough and more than capable. You are a WARRIOR!!! I hope you find 2025 to be everything you want and more. Please join me next week right here as we support one another and build each other up! And as always, Be Healthy, Be Happy, Be YOU!! Much love,