Before you begin writing, take some time just to think about it.

Ask yourself:

• What contributions would I like to make?

• How would I like to be remembered?

• What effect would I like to have on people?

• What do I want my life to “add up to?”

• What is it that I value?

There are no “wrong” answers, so don’t get hung up or too self-critical here; let this just be your own personal vision of how you’d like your world to look.

You’ll get a chance to refine your vision statement after you’ve done all the other exercises.

To help you get started, I have provided a few examples. After reading them, let your imagination run free and think about what your fondest desires and deepest hopes would look like if they became real in your life.

What would you like to be? : Examples- Gourmet chef; Civic leader; Loving mother; Musician; Computer wizard; Someone others rely on; A person of my word; Well-liked; Someone who organizes volunteering events; Trustworthy

What would you like to do?- Examples- Climb mountains; Run a marathon; Write a best-selling book; Retire by age 50; See my grandchildren graduate college; Become a minister; Serve the poor; Learn to paint; Learn a foreign language; Live in a foreign country; Pay off my mortgage; Run for public office; Own my own company.

What do you value? Time with family; Truth; Respect; Admiration; Dedication; Commitment; Honesty; Honor.

After you’ve made some notes, look over the lists you’ve compiled. These are the things that are important to you and you are now ready to write your personal vision/mission statement for how you will live your life.

The best part is that you get to choose.

Breakthrough coaching: What is the one thing you can do right now to follow your bliss?

Have you ever compared your body size and shape to another person? You are not alone.

In casual chats, my women friends will often confess they compare themselves to other women friends, strangers and even TV show personalities. Often, this comparison leaves us discouraged, depressed and beating ourselves up over what we have eaten, the exercise we did not do or the cravings that control us.

Then one day I came across a blog with powerful questions which really helped me step into the vision of myself as a “thin and fit” woman. I made the decision to shift my thinking which created a powerful shift in my feelings, actions and beliefs around who I am.

This  decision has changed my life.

I decided to practice “vibrating” slim and fit. I began to ask myself the following questions:

What would a slim and fit healthy person think?

How would a slim and fit healthy person feel?

What are my most limiting beliefs about my weight and body and food that are keeping me stuck that it is time to clear?

As I came up with the answers to these and similar questions, I began to practice them.

Every time I caught myself in my old, limiting, fat thoughts and feelings, I would stop myself and change them to slim thoughts and feelings.

I knew that if I could change my thinking and feelings about fat, body, and food, my body would respond, and I would create a lifestyle of fit and healthy living.

Take Action!

1. Answer these questions for yourself. Describe specifically what you as a thin, fit woman will be thinking.

2. Close your eyes and feel the emotions and physical sensations you feel as a thin and fit woman.

3. Keep check of your thoughts and when you catch yourself thinking the old “I am fat” thought, quickly replace them with the thought of you as your “Thin and fit self”.

4. Take a breath and remember and feel the emotional and physical sensations of you as the thin, fit woman.

The more you mindfully replace your thoughts the easier it will become until one day the old thoughts will no longer pop up.

Embrace the new thin and fit you!

Blessings,

Sandra

Breakthrough Coaching Questions: What are your current thoughts about your future? What emotion(s) does this bring up for you? What do you need to be thinking to get the future you desire?