What Are You Waiting For?
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This is an article I came across this morning on The Daily Love. Enjoy 
"How many times have you let an opportunity pass you by because you thought you weren’t ready or believed that you didn’t deserve it? How many times have you sat on the sidelines instead of jumping into the game of life because you thought you weren’t experienced enough? How many MORE times are you going to wait for the right time to get off your butt and make some mountain-moving changes in your life? Do you play it safe? Do you play to NOT lose? Do you do everything in you power to NOT rock the boat?
Let’s be honest. How’s that working out for you?
Look, I’m writing this blog to you to be an interruption in your life. I’m doing it because I care, and I’m coming from a place of “I know what you’re going through.” A few months ago, I finally got out of a 2 year rut. Yep, true story. I’d been maintaining. Surviving. Floating. Strolling. All of my days were beginning to blur together and I lost my passion for my purpose on this planet: to motivate and inspire as many people as possible.
I still was doing what I knew I had to do to in order to stay afloat and upkeep the image of “being Jenna, the holistic lifestyle coach”. But the nonstop facade of “everything is all good” was exhausting and I got burned out. I slacked off on my newsletters, I wasn’t holding myself accountable with my own workouts, and everything around me felt stagnant. I felt like I’d hit rock bottom, because my authentic self was a vivacious, courageous, zestful, powerful, excited and dazzling woman. Feeling flatlined, or neutral at best, was not in alignment with the real me. So I felt off-kilter and I didn’t like it.
I cannot tell you how many times my friends and colleagues would send me info on auditions for various fitness jobs. Anything from Nike ads to reality shows with networking events in between. I didn’t go to ANY of them because I felt I didn’t look the part and I was totally unmotivated to jump in the fire. Finally I realized that the playing- it-safe talk wasn’t serving me in any way. Based on results, everything I was doing, or lack thereof, was keeping me where I didn’t want to be.
So what did I do? I got MEGA uncomfortable and did some serious shifting.
I cleaned out my closets and gave away a bunch of clothes that were just taking up space. I organized my shelves and cabinets to clear some energy. I threw out all of the unnecessary stuff in my car to make it a peaceful environment. I started taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes and practicing hot yoga on a regular basis and, one day, I got an offer to be a part of a revolutionary fitness and diet plan DVD. This was something I’d always wanted to do, but was waiting for the right time to make it a reality. What is the right time anyway? When will there NOT be circumstances in your life that will make it challenging to complete the other stuff you have going on? Well, I was tired of using circumstances as excuses to keep me cozy. I was ready to break out of my box and see what was possible for me. I told myself, “They wouldn’t ask me to be in the DVD if they didn’t think I was ready.” Apparently my thought was quite accurate. This week, I was on Dr. Phil and The Doctors to promote my DVD, called P.I.N.K. Method, and it has already been a huge success. It’s like a sexy P90X for women. It’s so beautiful to play a part in the drastic changes in the lives of the women who have made the choice to make the change. Hundreds of pounds and inches have already been lost between all of them. I’ve gotten so much wonderful feedback and it goes to show that my little head voice wasn’t doing anything but sabotaging my potential. I knocked down my fear of success and I’m now welcoming it with open arms.
Finally I can genuinely say this: I’m accepting the fact that I have a gift and it’s my duty to share my passion, vision, energy, and love for life with this world. I will do whatever it takes to make fitness, wellness and nutrition off limits to no one. Sitting at home and wishing I felt better about myself, like I used to, won’t make that a reality. I can’t wait for life to happen, because life is happening NOW. I’m the author of my life and I can create WHATEVER I want!
No dream is too unreasonable. No desire is too ridiculous. No vision is too gigantic. Successful people do what unsuccessful people aren’t willing to do. For the last few months, I’ve known that I have my power back and I’m ready for anything. After this week, my life will never be the same and I’m more than okay with that. I’m ready for nonstop amazingness. Get ready, WORLD!
Love all that is you,
Jenna xox"
Here is the direct link to the article: http://thedailylove.com/what-are-you-waiting-for/
"How many times have you let an opportunity pass you by because you thought you weren’t ready or believed that you didn’t deserve it? How many times have you sat on the sidelines instead of jumping into the game of life because you thought you weren’t experienced enough? How many MORE times are you going to wait for the right time to get off your butt and make some mountain-moving changes in your life? Do you play it safe? Do you play to NOT lose? Do you do everything in you power to NOT rock the boat?
Let’s be honest. How’s that working out for you?
Look, I’m writing this blog to you to be an interruption in your life. I’m doing it because I care, and I’m coming from a place of “I know what you’re going through.” A few months ago, I finally got out of a 2 year rut. Yep, true story. I’d been maintaining. Surviving. Floating. Strolling. All of my days were beginning to blur together and I lost my passion for my purpose on this planet: to motivate and inspire as many people as possible.
I still was doing what I knew I had to do to in order to stay afloat and upkeep the image of “being Jenna, the holistic lifestyle coach”. But the nonstop facade of “everything is all good” was exhausting and I got burned out. I slacked off on my newsletters, I wasn’t holding myself accountable with my own workouts, and everything around me felt stagnant. I felt like I’d hit rock bottom, because my authentic self was a vivacious, courageous, zestful, powerful, excited and dazzling woman. Feeling flatlined, or neutral at best, was not in alignment with the real me. So I felt off-kilter and I didn’t like it.
I cannot tell you how many times my friends and colleagues would send me info on auditions for various fitness jobs. Anything from Nike ads to reality shows with networking events in between. I didn’t go to ANY of them because I felt I didn’t look the part and I was totally unmotivated to jump in the fire. Finally I realized that the playing- it-safe talk wasn’t serving me in any way. Based on results, everything I was doing, or lack thereof, was keeping me where I didn’t want to be.
So what did I do? I got MEGA uncomfortable and did some serious shifting.
I cleaned out my closets and gave away a bunch of clothes that were just taking up space. I organized my shelves and cabinets to clear some energy. I threw out all of the unnecessary stuff in my car to make it a peaceful environment. I started taking Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes and practicing hot yoga on a regular basis and, one day, I got an offer to be a part of a revolutionary fitness and diet plan DVD. This was something I’d always wanted to do, but was waiting for the right time to make it a reality. What is the right time anyway? When will there NOT be circumstances in your life that will make it challenging to complete the other stuff you have going on? Well, I was tired of using circumstances as excuses to keep me cozy. I was ready to break out of my box and see what was possible for me. I told myself, “They wouldn’t ask me to be in the DVD if they didn’t think I was ready.” Apparently my thought was quite accurate. This week, I was on Dr. Phil and The Doctors to promote my DVD, called P.I.N.K. Method, and it has already been a huge success. It’s like a sexy P90X for women. It’s so beautiful to play a part in the drastic changes in the lives of the women who have made the choice to make the change. Hundreds of pounds and inches have already been lost between all of them. I’ve gotten so much wonderful feedback and it goes to show that my little head voice wasn’t doing anything but sabotaging my potential. I knocked down my fear of success and I’m now welcoming it with open arms.
Finally I can genuinely say this: I’m accepting the fact that I have a gift and it’s my duty to share my passion, vision, energy, and love for life with this world. I will do whatever it takes to make fitness, wellness and nutrition off limits to no one. Sitting at home and wishing I felt better about myself, like I used to, won’t make that a reality. I can’t wait for life to happen, because life is happening NOW. I’m the author of my life and I can create WHATEVER I want!
No dream is too unreasonable. No desire is too ridiculous. No vision is too gigantic. Successful people do what unsuccessful people aren’t willing to do. For the last few months, I’ve known that I have my power back and I’m ready for anything. After this week, my life will never be the same and I’m more than okay with that. I’m ready for nonstop amazingness. Get ready, WORLD!
Love all that is you,
Jenna xox"
Here is the direct link to the article: http://thedailylove.com/what-are-you-waiting-for/
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