Do What You Love.
Good Morning Kittens!! How is your day going so far? How is your week going? I think I may be able to see a glimpse of my life coming back to me....LOL! The past two weeks after returning from BlogHer (well almost two weeks) have been overwhelmingly jam packed. The transition after resigning has kept me a lot busier than I thought and let's just say I haven't had any time to sit down and chill yet....but I'm catching up. I've made SO much progress toward cutting out the "what's not working" in my life to make room for "what I want" in my life. You all know about me resigning my "day job" so I could pursue my dream of working on my own with FitFluential, a vision I've had since I started blogging in late 2007.....I'm also selling this blasted condo.....for those of you that have read my blog for a while you know, I have a beautiful home, but my time here has been AWFUL because of horrid neighbors. HORRID. Add to that, an absymal real estate market and it makes NO sense for me to pay almost $2K a month for a place that makes me miserable. DONE! And last week I had to get a new car- I've been traveling so much for work I didn't even have time to turn my old car- my parents had to do it for me.
That's madness. That kind of existance is madness. When I finally SAW that-- the picture of my LIFE, I didn't like what I was seeing. All work- too much stress-- not enough down time and not enough time for my passion which is improving my health and well-being. Enough.
I saw this on Pinterest (the new crack) yesterday and it shows part of what I've been missing. Just quality down time with amazing people. All I've done the past two years is WORK and travel as if I have no home. I've spent more time in limos, airports, hotels and cabs than I ever want to again and I missed a lot.
DO WHAT YOU LOVE.
We've all heard that, right. But guess what, so many of us don't. We settle into routines or doing what is "expected" of us.....for fear of disappointing others or ourselves, for fear of failure, for fear of many things.
MOST OF WHAT YOU FEAR AND WORRY ABOUT NEVER COMES TO FRUITION. BUT-- ALL OF WHAT YOU DON'T DO OR DON'T PURSUE WILL NOT COME TO FRUITION.
That picture of Cathe Friedrich above is awesome. I remember when I was married that my husband would come downstairs when I was working out and tell me "not to lift too heavy so I don't get too buff". And you know what? I LISTENED!! I couldn't imagine EVER letting HIM down, I had to be the perfect wife and be exactly what HE wanted. Guess how that worked out? He cheated on me and ended up leaving me for Miss Redneck America!
Guess what? I love muscle. I admire women that compete in Figure. (I am not going to compete but I admire them.) I'm building MY best body for ME, for how I want to look and feel and function. Not to try to please someone else. DO WHAT YOU LOVE.
I like to run. But I discovered that I don't necessarily like to run when I 'have to' run, like in training for a 1/2 marathon. I want to just RUN. So I am doing what I LOVE not what my BFF's are doing.
I LOVE YOGA. I love it more every time I do it. I tried it years ago and it didn't invade my body and soul like it is now. I'm doing it NOW because I'm addicted and it's changing me. Not because it's cool or because Madonna does it. ;-)
DO WHAT YOU LOVE.
Pick your workouts based on what excites and inspires YOU not others. Compete with yourself, other than friendly fun competition with others. Get excited about YOUR daily strength improvements and endurance, not about what the scale says.
If you aren't LOVING what you do for work, why are you staying? "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" or, if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. (probably poor grammar, Danielle?) Do you think that one day you will walk in your office and magically you'll be paid double and have less responsibilities and less stress? Doubtful.
Don't get me wrong.....going out on your own isn't easy. There is a big difference between taking a RISK and taking a CALCULATED RISK. I took a big calculated risk in resigning my job to pursue my business. I do NOT have six figures in the bank to just casually dream about making my vision a reality. It's time for me to HUSTLE but guess what-- now I'm doing what I LOVE LOVE LOVE and so the hustle is a bit more glorious. And the reward is going to be so worth it. You all recall me sharing a little video from my BFF Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) a year or two ago-- he inspired me and got this buzz in my head going- take a peek at this video (please note, if swear words bother you, this would be rated PG-13)
LOVE this man.
Below is my ramble-on-a-thon from yesterday. I'll be shooting another vlog later today. Yesterday I went to Hot Yoga (um, so addicted) and today I'm doing my new Physique 57 DVD. Whoa. I previewed it and it looks KILLER!!
I gotta tell you kids. I'm dang excited about the future, personally and professionally. I'm changing my life.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What is your plan? Do you want to "just get through the day" or do you want to go to bed psyched as heck about what you "get to do" the next day??
Cathe Friedrich, Gary Vaynerchuck