My feet are dragging . . .
Posted: October 22, 2014 Filed under: Energy Medicine DNA, Iwannabeaskinnybitch | Tags: accountability, athletic, bitch, Candess, Candess Campbell, candesscampbell, clients, coach, counselor, dog, Domingo, iwannabeaskinnybitch, luck, Luke Brady, recumbent bike, Rob Liano, skinny, skinny bitch, skinnybitch, trainer, walk, walk my talk, walk your talk, weight, weight loss, weights, wisdom, wonder, Yasodhara, Yoga Leave a commentWhen people say “If I only knew then what I know now” makes me wonder why they aren’t using that wisdom now.
Rob Liano
As much as Luke Brady prepared me before he left on vacation, I didn’t follow through. At the gym he went over all my exercises and weights and wrote them down. Today I have a training appointment with Luke and although I am looking forward to getting back on track, my feet are dragging.
What I did do while he was on vacation. Weights at home, Yoga at the Yasodhara Yoga Center, road my recumbent bike and walked Domingo at least once a day. Nevertheless, it was not enough!
Previously, I blogged about accountability and this is a great testament to my needing to be held accountable. Although my feet are dragging, I am ready to get back to it!
Wish me luck!
(And for all my clients who I hold accountable and know me to be a tough counselor or coach; this is your one chance to call me on walking my talk!)
Accountability
Posted: August 19, 2014 Filed under: Energy Medicine DNA | Tags: accountability, aerobics, bike, bitch, blog, Candess, Candess Campbell, candesscampbell.com, committed, crave, Domingo, Energy, energy clearing, Energy Medicine, Energy Medicine DNA, exercise, iwannabeaskinnybitch, Mahfuzul, motivation, skinny, skinny bitch, Spokane, Spokane River 2 Comments“I decided to take an aerobics class. I bent… twisted… gyrated… jumped up and down… and perspired for a half an hour. But by the time I got my tights on…. the class was over!” – Anonymous
Several years ago I wanted to begin exercising again by riding my recumbent bike for 30 minutes a day. For motivation I called my friend Cheyenne and told her my goal. For every day that week that I didn’t ride my bike, I would pay her $50. She was delighted to help. Did I ride every day that week? Of course!
Once I understood how motivated I was by that agreement, I used it with clients. When they were stuck and not obtaining their goals, I made this offer. They would clearly outline their goals and I would assist them by having them write a $50 check to the charity of their choice. I’d keep the check and if they didn’t reach their goal, I’d put it in the mail to their charity. I’d even provide the stamp. Just thinking of writing a check (money talks) motivated them to complete the goal. Accountability works.
What motivated me to write this blog, and a case in point, is that I am transcribing this blog on my iPhone while I’m walking Domingo along the Spokane river. After spending this morning on Skype with Mahfuzul making changes on my website and creating coupon codes to give away a free CD download to my list, I really wanted to stay in my office and get the email out!
Because I have a training session with Luke, my athletic trainer tomorrow morning, I was motivated to “step away from the computer” and take a 45 minute walk in between clients. (Oh, I just found a quarter in the dirt!)
My work is fun and I love it, but I’ll have plenty of time to get back to work later. Right now I’m building my commitment to movement and exercise until my body craves it as much as my mind loves to work.
It helps to be accountable!
Iwannabeaskinnybitch!
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I’ll set the email to go out on Friday August 22nd.