Nido Qubein said the following: "Whether you are a success or a failure in life has little to do with your circumstances ; it has much more to do with your choices. "

I just love this. It helps remind me that no matter where you are, YOU can make the choices needed to be a success or failure.

This past week has been a great week. What made it a great week? Well. I decided to stop being "mean mom" as my 2 year old had recently calling me. I had been stressed and have had no patience.

I decided Monday that this has to stop. I need to be a happier mom. I need to savor this time in our life. So I made a conscious choice and made more of an effort to be more present in my kids life.

I started by getting up early. Reading my personal development books. Getting in my workout as early in the day as possible. We started going to the park everyday, going for walks, having picnics, and playing. We turned off the iPad more. We are staying busy with errands. I stopped obsessing on whether I got the house cleaned or if they got their clothes dirty.

Lately, I have really been working on really being myself. I have always had a tendency to be a "people pleaser". Now, to some of you this may not seem like a negative thing, everyone around you is happy. However overtime, I have come to realize that although everyone else is happy, it is at the expense of you. Deep down, you are not happy. You are struggling and no one sees it because you focus on pleasing everyone else. 

The below quote has really helped put things in perspective for me.

"Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be YOU!!"

I am striving to live each day as me, and focus obtaining my happiness while helping others reach theirs. But not at the expense of mine.

Ok so one of the many things I love about being a health and fitness coach is that they strongly focus on improving yourself by reading personal development. How cool is that. How many job out there focus on improving yourself and then also improving others? It's so cool! Plus I'm getting in the best shape of my life and I'm learning to love myself more than I ever thought I could.

I am looking for 3 women who want to take time to focus on themselves and then pay it forward by helping others. I have a no obligation 5 day coach open house starting tomorrow. And then My next coach training group starts June 15.

If your ready to try something new and take a leap of faith,comment below. Or send me a msg.