After I wrote earlier today, I really started to think about what I want for my 37th year. I wrote out pages and pages on a legal pad, trying to go from big ideas to narrowing it down and figuring out smaller steps to start with.
My overall goal? Not necessarily my goal for the next year, but more long term. I want to become a trainer and life coach and combine them along with nutrition to help others discover and achieve their goals.
To start smaller, I need to break down my goals. I need smaller goals I can meet to push me in the right direction. Now that I made my main goal, I need a plan. What do I need to do to get me to my ultimate goal?
Financially, I'll need to pay for the classes and certifications I'll need. SO first I need to stay focused on my own personal finances. I need to continue to pay down debt and live within my means and also put some aside to use for these classes and certifications.
I need to continue with my own fitness routine and expand on it. My focus needs to be there. No one is going to workout with a fat trainer! I need to do more weights, get more focused on my running and keep trying new exercise options, routines and classes. The more well rounded I am, the better I can be for others.
I need to reach other to others. Doing something like this is going to be a lot of work. I know this is something I do not know too much about. I need to reach out for help and for further connections. And I need to keep a list of my connections. Who knows what future contacts I could have and what I could learn from one of those connections?
To start small, today I sent out emails. First to my friend Kristin. I trust and value her insight and opinion. She's honest and smart, insightful and caring. Her words won't be harsh, but she'll offer valuable insight that will help me clarify my goals and help me find the direction I need to go.
Then I messaged a few people on facebook. Derrick and I went to high school together. He's a life coach now and recently. He always has positive and thought provoking status updates but I've missed them lately. When he was looking for information, he posted it as a status. I connected him with 2 people I thought could help. Since he's already done so much research and used 2 contacts I provided him with, I thought he could give some great information and share great ideas.
Then I emailed a trainer I used to work with who just opened up her own studio. She worked in the corporate world for years, but was laid off a few years ago. After being a stay at home mom and working out all the time, a friend of hers who was a trainer, encouraged Alex to get her group fitness certification, which she did. Now Alex is a personal trainer with her own studio. I'm so proud of her! I loved taking her group classes and had so much fun in her classes. Plus, she always busted my butt. Since she's done all of this within the past 3 years, I thought she could have some great direction for me.
Last, I messaged my cousin Krissy. She's a recent college grad who was working as a counselor in a prison when funding for the program was cut. She's since become a trainer and teaches classes at a couple of gyms north of Boston. She's young, fun and beautiful and full of energy. Having JUST gone through the certification process, know she can help! Plus, she was really interested in learning more about my marathon training too. She might be interested in running it in 2012, which would be a blast! :)
So my small steps today were to reach out to a few people. Tonight when I see my boyfriend, I'm going to talk to him about it too. He already knew that I had this in the back of my mind, but I want him to know that I want to pursue it more seriously now. I want his thoughts, ideas and opinions on it. He was very supportive when I first mentioned it to him 2 months ago. I know he'll be a huge support for me in this whole process. I also know that I'll need his support and encouragement along the way.
Now I need to work on the rest of my goals for this, how I want to structure this and what my actual birthday intentions are going to be for my 37th year. :)
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And some more thought, more writing and pages more on that legal pad. I've come up with four new birthday intentions. Some are tweaks to my last year intentions, but they were so good last year, that's it is that hard to just toss them completely out! :)
The four new intentions are:
1. I will take small steps weekly, tracking my progress, as I work toward the development of a new & fulfilling career path.
2. I will continue to surround myself with healthy, positive people who lift me up, inspire, encourage, & believe in me, and continue to bring more of this into my life.
3. I will keep fitness, exercise & health a priority in my life by working hard, pushing myself, trying new types of fitness and exercise and remembering to rest and recover as necessary.
4. I will live life to the fullest and be open to bringing in new experiences, adventures and characters into my life.
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