How To Make a To Do List! :)

I don't know about you, but I LOVE making my to-do list. No feeling of failure, frustration or any other negative emotions. My to-do list is productive and effective.
My to-do list SAVES me so much time and is the PUSHING force of my success. I FULLY and COMPLETELY believe in making to-do lists. If I didn't believe in it, I wouldn't recommend it to you.

Inspired by Chalene Johnson's 30 Day Push. 

• Master a carefully crafted and diligently maintained to-do list
• Develop and honor your priorities
• Set, refine and achieve meaningful goals
• Accomplish your tasks everyday for remarkable and efficient productivity 
• Learn how to make healthily habits and destroy the bad ones 

First Step:  Determine your priorities.

What is most important to you? What do you really want? 

*Write down your top 3 priorities:This is a MUST and "will not compromise" kind of list.

Second Step:
A. Write down really HUGE BIG goals that you want to accomplish THIS YEAR( but they still make sense and are realistic for you)! Don't just write goals down the goals that you know you will accomplish or that will be easy for you. It's healthy to challenge and push yourself. This is a brainstorm. It can be messy. :) Just make sure you get all your ideas down on paper! ( Don't worry neat freaks, we will organize this soon!) Just write down everything that comes to mind. :)

Make sure your brain storm includes a list of ten goals that represent all areas of your life. - We want to create balance. :)

• health
• work
• family
• finance
• personal relationships
• and you! what can you do to feed your soul, body and mind? :) What would make you happier that you can start doing? :) 

*Goals need to be measurable and specific.

DIG DEEP! This is YOUR year! :D No limits, no boundaries… it's just you and your dreams. What is holding you back?
NOTHING!  That's right! NOTHING! Make it happen!

Third Step: Find your push goal!
Before you can find your push goal, you must first organize your brainstorm. Prioritize. Re-write your brain storm in the order you want to accomplish your goals.
What do you want to get done THIS month?
What do you want to get done this week?

PUSH GOAL: a goal that makes all the other goals happen. :)

For example, these are my 10 goals for 2013 and my push goals. -- You will usually have two push goals, but mine was a unique case.

Fourth Step: Important Person Promise
Make a promise to several people whose opinion matters to you; people who you would feel awful if you let them down.

Fifth Step: To-Do List
From the 10 goals that you have come with for this year, you are now going to come up with a small action step that you can take every day that will bring you closer to your BIG AMAZING dreams. :)

Here are some guidelines about making your to-do lists to help YOU be the most productive and effective you can be! :)

• Make your to- do list at the same time , same place every day
• Keep your to- do list with you at all times
• Add two or three small steps that will move you forward on your list everyday
• Review and revisit your list every at least hour or two hours

Sixth: Step: Make the habit stick!

If you have the iPhone, Awesome Note is an amazing tool! -- Might as well make this fun if it isn't already fun for you. :)

Set alarms on your phone to remind you to check or write your to list. :)
Also,  the guidelines above will help making this a habit.

And there you have it! Enjoy making your to do list and dreaming! :)

Brian Tracy's 12- Step Method to setting and achieving your goals!

Since goal setting and self discipline is the theme of this month for me, I thought I would share this video I came across called, "Brian Tracy's 12- Step Method to setting and achieving your goals".

I'm quite a nerd when it comes to goal setting and to-do lists. ;) When I saw this video I was sooo excited and interested!

For those who would much rather read and get straight to the point, feel free to scroll below to where are all the hard cold facts are of basis of what was said in the video, "Brian Tracy's 12- Step Method to setting and achieving your goals". :)
But for those nerds out there, like me, here is the video. -- Have fun!! :D

BRIAN TRACY"S 12-STEP METHOD TO SETTING AND ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS!

Step 1: Decide EXACTLY what you want in ALL areas of your life!
Here are some tips before we begin:
*** The important key in is to have clarity.

This is a practice of idealization: idealizing your perfect life.

Do NOT have self limiting beliefs (i.e. fear) because it holds you back and is NOT based on reality.

*** What is your 5 year fantasy? Project forward, what do you want your life to look like in 5 years?

You may also practice the "Quick List Method"-write down your top 3 goals in 30 seconds. This is very accurate whether you had 30 minutes or 3 hours.

Let's get started! Let us commence the dreaming phase! :D

1st area: INCOME
Ask yourself, "If my lie was perfect, what would my INCOME be?"
-Career?
-Position?
-Earnings?
-Business?
What is your FIRST step to making this happen?

2nd area: FAMILY
Ask yourself, "If my life was perfect, what would my family look like?"
-Relationships?
-Children?
-Lifestyle?
-Vacations?

What is your FIRST step to making this happen?

3rd area: HEALTH
Ask yourself, "If my life was perfect, how would my health be?"
-Weight?
-Exercise ability
-Energy Level
-Immunity

What is your FIRST step to making this happen?

4th area: NET WORTH
Ask yourself, "If my life was perfect, what would my net worth be?"
-Wealth?
-Retirement?
-401K?
-Life Insurance Policy?

What is your FIRST step to making this happen?

*** The hardest part of success is taking the first step! - You can do it!

Step 2: Write it ALL down!!! - Make it a reality! And remember to make sure you are setting SMART goals!

Step 3: Set deadlines and sub-deadlines.

Step 4: Identify your obstacles.

- Ask yourself, "Why haven't I already accomplished this goal?"
#1 reason are your excuses. EW!
DESTROY your excuses! -- Or as I call them, monsters. Destroy the little ( yes, little) monsters that are mentally holding you back from accomplishing your goal(s)!

Theory of Constraints: there is always one limiting factor or constraint that sets the speed at which you achieve your goal.
What is yours?

The 80/20 Rule Applies…
-80%of the reasons that are holding you back are inside you.
-20% of the reasons are outside yourself

Some reasons may be lack of knowledge and/or skill but that you CAN learn!

Step 5: Identify the knowledge, information and skills you will need to have and know in order to achieve your goal(s) ( to be in the TOP 10% of your field- if that is what you wish).
#1 Weakest skill- sets the hight of your success but improving your weakest skill would help you make the MOST money.
What is your weakest skill?
What is the #1 skill that would make you the most successful? What are you best at? What areas can you improve in? HOW can you improve your weakest skill?

Step 6: Identify people who will help you achieve your goal. - You can never make it to the top all on your own.
- Make a list of every person in your life that you will have to with or work around to achieve your goal(s).
-Identify customers. - > Ask yourself, "What is in it for them?"
-The most successful people are those who build and maintain the largest networks of other people whom they can help and who can help them in return.
-Be a "go giver" rather than a "go getter".
-The more people you know and know you in a positive way, the more successful you will be.

Step 7: Make a list of EVERYTHING you will HAVE to do to achieve your goal(s).
- Combine the obstacles that you will have to overcome, the knowledge and skills you will have to develop and the people whose cooperation you will require.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step"

"You can build the biggest wall in the world one brick at a time."

Have a "I can do that!" attitude.

"Anything can be accomplished if you break it down into small enough steps"

Step 8: Organize your list by sequence
- What do you have to do before you can do something else? What's the order?
-Next organic your list by PRIORITY >> What is more important and what is less important?
*** Remember the 80/20 Rule: 80% of the reasons holding you back are inside you. Get your priorities straight. Sit down and write them out.

Step 9:  Make a PLAN! >> A CALL TO ACTION
*Be a planner!
- Plan each day, each week, and month in advance.
-Plan each month at the beginning of the month.
-Plan each week the weekend before.
-Plan each day the night before.

Step 10: Select the most important task for each day.
Ask yourself, "If I could do ONE thing all long, which one activity would contribute the most value to my work and to my goals?"

Step 11: Develop the habit of self discipline!
- Make a to-do list
- Set priorities
-Do the most important thing first!
-Once you have decided on your most important goals task, resolve to concentrate single mindedly on that one task until it is 100% complete!
-Once you have developed the habit of completing your tasks, you will earn 2,3 and even 5x as much as other people are earning!

*** Confidence grows when more and bigger tasks are completed

Step 12: Practice visualization of your goals
-Create clear vidid exciting emotional pictures of your goals as if they were already a reality
-A mental picture combined with an emotion has an enormous impact on your subconscious and on your superconscious mind.

Go to open houses that look like your dream home. Touch the walls, take in the scenery, truly feel how it would feel to live in this house. Would you feel successful, wealthy, proud, happy?
Test drive your dream car.
Hold that designer purse you have always wanted.
Try on clothes that you wish to one day purchase.

This concludes "Brian Tracy's 12-Step Method to setting and achieving your goals". I hope you enjoyed it and found it helpful.
*** This is ALL Brian Tracy's research and knowledge. I DO NOT own any of it. I just wanted to share it with you. <3 nbsp="nbsp" p="p">

 

Make GOALS NOT resolutions PLUS How to reverse engineer your goals! :)

 

 Okay, come on... we both know that you didn't complete your 2012 resolution(s). So why would you in 2013? 

It's okay though. I understand. Resolutions are TOO STRESSFUL. They are, aren't they? I mean, geez louise, they are TOO BIG and they can make you feel so overwhelmed. When I think of resolutions, I think of making this HUGE wonderful goal for your self, and then months later you're crying in a corner (Okay maybe not to that extreme) from beating yourself up from not doing ONE action step to accomplish that BIG fantastic goal you had. We create these cycles of making promises to ourselves and then breaking them. It is easy to break promises to ourselves, especially when we set goals that are too GINORMOUS to ever complete. 

Face it, most people don't like change. 

But NOT YOU! No sireee. Well, you may be afraid of change, but soon enough you will LOVE it. It won't seem so daunting and scary. I promise. :) You have come to the right place. Let's get you started RIGHT so you can FINALLY accomplish your vision for the New Year. :)  

First of all, we want to break EVERYTHING down or reverse engineer.  Sooo.... :) 

STEP 1: Create YOUR vision of 2013. 

What does it look like?

• Do you want to re-decorate your home? Do you want to do some re-modeling? Do you want to move into a bigger/ smaller/ nicer home? Do you want to live in a different location? 
• Do you wish to travel? 
• Do you wish to cook? 
• Do you wish to revamp your style/ wardrobe? 
• Do you want to build your own business? Continue to build your business to greater heights?  Do you want to get a promotion? Do you want to find a higher paying job? 
• Is there a project you have been wanting to complete? 
• Do you want/ need to be more organized? 
• Do you wish to improve your health/ fitness? 
• Do you wish to improve your productivity level? 
• Do you want to spend more time with your kids? 
• Do you want to buy a new car? 
• Do you want to learn something new (learn how to speak foreign language, learn how to play a musical instrament, take painting/ drawing/ caligraphy classes)? 
• Do you want to finish school or start taking classes? 

 

 

 

 Start off 2013 RIGHT! Get organized!

As you can see, you are limitless. :) In this process just brainstorm. Don't be afraid to be messy. Write EVERY single idea you have for yourself and possibly even others in this new year of 2013 and maybe even in the coming years. :) Take a sheet or sheets of paper and a pencil and a blue pen and begin writing. :) Allow all your ideas to flow onto your paper.

STEP 2: Organize your ideas in the order you wish to complete them in. Which ones are the most important? Which ones do you want to start working on right away?

STEP 3:
A. Time to reverse engineer! :D I absolutely LOVE it. This will be a two-step process
Currently, my boyfriend and I are in the process of working towards our goal of moving into our very own 1st apartment together. We did NOT put a date on it. (I know everyone says to put a date on when you are going to complete your goal... However, the universe is much smarter than you when it comes to these types of things. You can be pretty vague with this part. My boyfriend and I just said in 2-6 months we will have the funds to live on our own. That is our goal but we are still open and okay if it happens sooner or if it takes a little bit longer. Does that make sense?) After we made this HUGE amazing goal, we reversed engineered it!
We asked ourselves:

1. What is the minimum amount of money we will need to live on our own? 
2.  What furniture will we need?
3. Do we want a home phone?
4. What will we need for the bedroom/ bathroom/ living room? 
5. What needs to happen so that  the packing experience and moving day is a smooth transition?
6. How much will food/ other neccesities/ electric/ internet... cost per month? 

 

We asked ourselves a lot more questions and came up with many more ideas and actions steps that we have to take.Basically, this part is about doing your research and becoming prepared for ALL aspects of your goals

B. Next, we have to reverse engineer one last time. :) This part of about the "how". In this step, ask yourself, "What do I have to do to meet this goal?"

For example,  for 1. "What is the minimum amount of money we will need to live on our own?" we came up with $2,500 -$3,000, depending on the type of floor plan we go with. Then we asked our selves, "How can we conjointly make that amount of money?" "What steps can we take to be able to make that amount of money a month?"
We asked each other these types of questions or everything we wrote down in Step 3 Part A.
For 2. "Where would we buy our furniture?" "How much do you think it will all cost?"
For 3. We researched phone/ internet payment plans.
Get the picture?
Isn't it so much nicer when you break it all down and when you can research and figure out the answers to all your questions? :) It doesn't seem so daunting now, does it? :)

STEP 4: This is the last step! :) You made it! Now after all the research you have done, you can finally put what you have broken down to work! Our goal is to put these into little bit sized pieces until we can say we ate the whole thing without over feeding our-self!
Do you keep a to do list? Well, you better start making one! :) Now we are going to add those small action steps into your to do list. :)
For example, with our reverse engineered goal of making $2,500-$3,000 a month, we decided that I need work and build my business and that he (my boyfriend) needs to work x amount of hours x amount of days of the week. :)
*** Reverse engineered my business separately, so those action steps that I need to take are already taken care of and have become habits. :)

Second example: If you wanted to reorganize and clean out your garage.
You would find a time where you could take time to clean your garage every week, like every Saturday you would spend a focused 2 hours cleaning and reorganizing your garage
1) You would create, "throw away" "give away" "keep" "sell" piles little bit by little bit
2) Create walk ways
3)  You Would work from the outside in
Then before you know it, you could organize a garage sale! :)



WHAT ARE YOUR TOP 10 2013 goals? 

Always continue to strive for excellence baby!

As I was singing in the shower after a really challenging workout moments ago, I realized that there will never be a time where I can say, "Yes! I have my dream body now. I can stop exercising! I can eat cookies and ice cream all day long!" No! Having a strong healthy vibrant body is a constant effort that you have to work towards every day.It is about self love and being the best you because no one is youer than you. :)

Before I found Beachbody, their amazing community and fitness programs, I would always ask myself, "Okay, if I work really hard how long will it be until I will have my dream body?" -- Don't you see? I was focusing on the destination not the journey. The journey is what truly matters and plus, it is the best part. We must learn to enjoy all the ups and downs life provides us with because with each high and low there is something amazing to learn.

Of course there will be a time very soon, when I will feel like I do have my dream body. There will come a time when I am completely comfortable and confident in my own skin. But once you accomplish one goal, you must form new and bigger ones. Everyday, you always must challenge yourself so you can be stronger than you were yesterday. That is how we grow. That is how and why successful people are successful.

Let me ask you this:
What if you stopped working out and eating healthy? Well, soon enough, you would be where you started... Having to lose 20-50 lbs, gaining more muscle, working on your cardio endurance and so much more.

What if you just became fluent in a second language and just stopped speaking in that language for a month? You might be still somewhat of a good speaker in that language but you would have forgotten a few things. And would have to start from ground zero is certain areas

It is always a constant effort. You have to do it every day so you can learn, grown and become stronger.

 Don't be down on yourself if you can't do it perfectly right away. Take baby steps. Accept where you are right now.You're doing great. Keep going.

Remember, after you accomplish a huge dream of yours continue to dream bigger. Most if not all companies would not be where they are today if they believed that after one huge accomplishment that was all they would ever achieve. No successful person or company has ever thrown their hands up in the air and said, "Well, that's it. We might as well throw in the towel because this is the best we will ever be able to do." NO! We all must challenge our selves and our imaginations to dig deeper so we can do as much as we possibly can and be the best we can be.

The universe has HUGE plans for you. Plans that you probably can't even conceive right now. Just start crossing off one goal and dream after another and you'll get there. 

Silence and still your mind and you'll know what to do.

You're a rock star and don't you forget it!

Peace out and dream BIG!

xoxox Tianah  <3 br="br">

Make time to love and improve yourself every day! Be the best you that you can be!

Exercise is so crucially important to living a happy healthy successful life. Exercising teaches me so much and strengthens not only my body but also my mind every time I do it. Having a strong mentality is everything.  If you have a strong mentality, you can conquer anything! <3 br="br">

Last week, I didn't exercise as much as I usually do. :/ wa wa waaaa I know, right?  I noticed that my body started to really slow down, I didn't feel as happy and energetic as I usually do and I actually started to go into a depressed state of mind. JUST because I didn't exercise for a few days! Crazy! So make sure to exercise for at least 30minutes every day. Even if it's just going on a walk. :)

If you don't exercise, you are only depriving yourself.
Exercising...

• balances your body
•  refreshes you
• sets the tone for the day
•  increases confidence
•  helps you solve difficult challenges
•  is a getaway 
•  is a time for you and only you, it is an act of self love and dedication to being the best you that you can be! :)  and so much more!

So if you don't workout on a daily basis, you are only hurting yourself!

Always make time to improve yourself every day! <3 br="br" xoxox="xoxox"> Love, Tianah <3 br="br"> P.S. Always drink LOTS of water. How much water you ask? You want to drink half your body weight in ounces. :) This is a great website to get filtered water! http://www.waterbobble.com/

 

Being organized and prepared is HEALTHY not nerdy... Here is my story thoughts and some tips to help you get started!

For the last several weeks I have been doing A LOT of cleaning and organizing.
4-5 months ago, I left college and moved in with my mom temporarily until I  am able to make it on my own and move into my own apartment.  I have officially made my goal that my boyfriend and I will move in together! :D I am so excited!

 In 4-7 months I WILL be living on my own. I WILL create the life I dream of everyday.

In the process of this journey I decided #1 I had to get REALLY SERIOUS. And that includes having a clean, organized and tidy space for myself! Successful people are clean and organized. They are in CONTROL. They know the ins and outs of everything!

With all the extra STUFF I had from college my space was clean but still cluttered and somewhat unorganized. So I decided to get down to business.

Successful people do what the average person is unwilling to do!

And you know what I realized? I realized that when my space wasn't as clean, organized and open as I wanted it to be, while I would get ready for my day, I would become very hot, angry, irritable and really pessimistic about life and would become a really not so fun person to be around. I felt like a victim, nothing was going my way, I felt like a loser, I felt out of control, I felt like I was falling deeper and deeper into failure... I know it sounds silly, but it's true! And I'm sure lots of other people feel the same way but maybe they don't understand why they feel that way and blame it on other outside forces.

But then, when I took control, by cleaning, organizing and throwing away things I never used or didn't need thus creating more space, I felt so much happier, relaxed, open, loving, giving, organized, efficient  successful... and so much more!  It was such a therapeutic experience! Being organized isn't nerdy, it's HEALTHY! It's good for your well being and mental mind set. You sleep better at night and you become less stressed!
You CAN make your life go from this...

to this :) 

How does the first picture make you feel compared to the second? ... Interesting isn't it? :)

Cleaning and being as organized as we can be is something we all should strive for each and every day because #1 it helps us be and become a better person and #2 it helps create more success in your life!

If you are messy ... If you have this huge load you are carrying EVERY DAY and have things falling all over the place and have so much to do... If you find that events and circumstances keep happening, that you either forgot about or that were totally unexpected and off your radar, then how can you attract new and better experiences into your life when you are too busy picking up the pieces of YOUR mess?


YOU have to take CONTROL of YOUR life! No one else can do this for you. You HAVE to drop it, you have to just let it go and just start going through piece through piece... bit by bit. Decide whether keep, sell, give away or throw away. It is a process but I KNOW you can do it! 

Take control of your LIFE! Start cleaning up your life now!
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* Get rid of cluttered counters!
only lay out what you use EVERY DAY. everything else can go in a nice cupboard or storage unit and maybe some of it you can throw away!
* Have clean organized drawers! -- This is a neat website that can give you some ideas and help you!

* Get rid of extra products
-- do you have tons of shampoos and conditioners or different brands? Are they half empty? Have they been sitting around for months? Throw them away! I say simple is better! You don't need tons of beauty products. You just need 1-3 that keep you happy and healthy.

I use castile soap for:
body wash
shampoo
face wash
hand wash
cleaning my make-up brushes

I use Beauty4Ashes products
Scar and Elasticity Repair Stretch mark Oil 
Cranberry Vanilla Whipped Body Butter
GodHead Superfood Multivitamin Conditioner

I use a natural form of toothpaste from Whole Foods
Natural Gate Toothpaste Peppermint

And 3x a day I use teatree oil and salt as a scrub on my face.

THAT:S IT!

More Organization tips to come!
Send me a message on something you need help with and I'll write about it!

How much can REALLY change in ONE year?

 It's so amazing how much can change in a year... I don't feel like we look back and reflect enough. We don't give ourselves credit for all the hard work we have accomplished. One year ago from yesterday (Thanksgiving) I was in denial about a lot of things going on in my life... I ignored how unhappy I was, that I was in a horrible toxic unhealthy relationship tha

t would NEVER work, and that I was in the WRONG place trying to fulfill something that wasn't mine to fulfill... Simply, I was not on MY path. I was on someone else's, climbing someone ELSE'Smountain.

 A year ago from now, I was at my Dad's friends' home, Yvonne and Steve's. They are like an aunt and uncle to me. Even though they are good people and I enjoy my time with them, I was very sad because I wasn't with my boyfriend at the time who claimed he loved me. His father had a problem with me, but really, it was a reflection of who is and what personal problems he has. I was sad about a lot of things (including the fact that my boyfriend who said he loved me, would not stand up for me and allowed instances and people get in the way of our "relationship" ) and clearly I was not being treated the way I should have been.

 Ironically, my boyfriend at the time, lived just a block away from where I was. This is HUGE irony, because Steve and Yvonne weren't local, they live in the city as did my boyfriend that I was with at the time... I remember Yvonne telling me that I'm young, I shouldn't be tied down in a relationship. I remember her telling me how pretty I am and how much I have to offer to the world. And she was right... 

A year from that day, you know how I spent my thanksgiving? I spent it with a someone who really loves and cares about me. Even his family cares about me, enjoyed seeing me and can't wait to see me again. I have found my place, my path, and a person that truly understands me, sees me for me, whole heartily loves me, holds me and comforts me when I am in pain and I do the same for him. He and I are rock solid. We are building goals and dreams together. In an entire year, I managed to go down a path that wasn't for me( those paths are usually very long and painful, which it was) and I managed to leave everything behind and start anew. :)

 I do what I do, to help people. I want people to be able to take control of their life like I did with mine. I want people to

 not be afraid to stand alone and be independent from everything else, even from society.  I want to help people discover their TRUE dreams. I want to help people be able to heal from traumatic pasts and still come out the other side still shinny and new. I help people. It's not about shaleology or Beachbody challenge groups... It's about the journey. I want to help people discover why they were born; what they are meant to do in this lifetime. We are all rock stars and we are all meant to shine.

In one year...

• I ended a toxic unhealthy relationship of 2 two years
• I left college
• I discovered and I continue discover what I am meant to do in this life
• I got my health back
• I healed my heart and my mind from the past
• I have become a vegan
• I have lost 12 pounds of fat + gained muscle mass
• I have become a beachbody coach
• I have found my soulmate
• I have become affiliated with a great organization that educates me about success, The Law of Attraction and important information I wish to learn about
• I have met a lot of amazing people
• I went through a 200hr yoga teacher training program
• I have done lots of dream building
• Improved the way I think and talk to myself
• I have learned SO much in these last 6 months than I EVER did or WILL in college
• I have and will continue to do A LOT more and improve myself each and every day 
• I have found my inner divine warrior