In my last blog I asked you a few questions? Were you able to answer them? These questions are about having prosperity in your life. The first step in doing so is being positive in yourself and knowing that you do deserve what you seek! It's not always a good idea to share your financial success with others as they may give you negative vibes and put doubt into your thought process thus hindering your progress. Everyone has that one person who you can trust to give you the support you need if you get down and doubtful as in life, we unfortunately do. We wonder, as it gets hard and we don't see the results we seek in the time we think it should take, why do I feel I can get to that point? You then need to ask, WHY NOT ME!?!?! Keep that in the forefront always! You so deserve whatever it is you seek. It's when you feel it's to hard, that you push just a little harder and get through that bump in the road! You give it to God and then focus on what you need to in order to be successful and have the prosperous life you seek. I hear and read about people who take big risks, they fall prey to the fancy videos, the fancy email words, the excitement builds and then instead of really researching they fall victim to the scam. We have all done it in some form or fashion. That my friends is called learning! That is something we can put behind us and take it and build what we really want. That is the key, to know what it is you really want in life. Once you have it, visualize it, write it down, know that it can be yours! Then set the wheels in motion and on a daily basis and work towards it!

I declare a successful day full of blessings bestowed upon me by the opportunities that will be presented to me. I declare to have prosperity in abundance and give as God directs me. These are just a couple of my declarations. What is it that you declare? What is your voice inside your head saying? What you are your visions? You must have positive and belief in the good things you want to happen in your life. When you think prosperous of yourself, you will become prosperous. When you think you will be healthy and fit, you will start to take the steps to do so and it will be easier. It's when you let doubt slip in to your thought process that hinder your outcome of what you are trying to achieve. Would you like to have money to pay all your bills? Would you like to take a vacation and not worry about money? How about giving to a charity or better yet, to God first and not have any regrets? There are steps in this process that will get you to the point I am talking about. Stay tuned as I list them in my next blog. In the mean time write down what it is you DECLARE! I would love to have you share. :)

Prosperity

I was listening to an audio book about prosperity. I found it very interesting and found myself nodding yes and feeling great that prosperity is positive in the bible. God doesn't want us to be poor, he wants us to be rich in his name. When we believe in this and we know it to be true we are going to prosper as we should. As we go along on this road, we must remember to give to the poor and help them get out of that place if it is what God urges us to do. Our time is not our own. Just as the quote states. I have been in places that held little money, living from paycheck to paycheck. I had the stress, the worried moments, the fighting arguments. I have felt like a failure when I lost possessions. Have you ever been in the same situations? I didn't stay down or feel sorry for myself very long. God always gave me that nudge, that push I needed. When I had those things, those possessions, they were not a blessing, and as I see now looking back, God took them to show me what it was like to be humbled. He also gave me peace and I knew that everything was going to ok, and as a matter of fact, much better. From then on, whenever I bought something of value, I thanked God and was blessed to have it, knowing it was not by my own in which I had it. I also pray to God now before making a big purchase. I don't let my wants over rule my following of God's wishes for what I am to have. If he wants me to have it, then it will be so. I will be prosperous! I like to think of myself as his money manager. The money is not mine after all, it is all His, and I pray in his direction on how I should transport it out. (Job 21:16) What is it that you want to be prosperous in? In what manner do you plan on starting on the road to prosperity? Are you ready to move on the wish you have been wishing for and make it a goal with reality!?! These are all questions to start your system. If you do not have a system, your not going to hit your goal very fashionably. Another thing your going to need is to surround yourself with successful people in the field you wish to excel at. I have read, heard and seen this to be true. One last piece of advice, give yourself 90 days to begin to truly prosper! Make sure you have done your homework, aligned yourself with those who are on the same road, have accountability coaches and believe in yourself! Again, know that your time is not your own, but if it's meant for you to prosper in the area you seek, you shall prosper. Deuteronomy 5:33

DO YOU? We are all going through something in our lives. Just when we think that things are running smoothly, there will be something to give you a hiccup. What matters here is how you handle an obstacle. Do you stop and just give up, do you look at that obstacle as a challenge and run over and through it? Do you ask God for help, for Him to take it from you? Do you think you can handle it all on your own? I can tell you that doing it on your own is not going to go the way you want it to. As a matter of fact it will become worse. You have to stay on track, you have to give it all to God and proceed in the direction you know you are to go. Where is it that you’re going? What is it that you’re trying to achieve? Have you taken the necessary steps in order to fulfil your success, your dreams, you’re hopes? Do you have a plan? Do you have a system for the plan? Answer these questions and see what they say. Do you have direction? Do you have organization? Do you have a positive mental attitude to get there? Do you take the time needed to fulfill your passion? Do you know what is most important to you in life? Do you see yourself as successful and happy or do you see yourself tired and broke? It is how you look at yourself, that will become your outcome. You have to be careful not to let negative drive you down, you must turn that positive corner and keep climbing, until you’re at the top. Then help others get to where you are! Do you see where I am going? DO YOU?

What is the secret? That is the question we all ask no matter what area of life we are in, whether it is to success, to happiness, to health and to wealth. I have learned that your going to endure some trials along the road of success. You might not hit it the first time out, you might think you did, however, you still feel something missing. What we do is a process. Since I am a personal trainer, my main focus is staying healthy by eating healthy and keeping my fitness in check. I also have another job now in the insurance industry so my mind needs to be sharp and the key to that is keep it full of positive thoughts! There will be times you just want to give up, when it seems so hard that you wonder if its worth it. You never know what lies ahead, so don't quit. When it seems the hardest, that is when you push harder, dig deeper and move forward with more determination that you ever have before. The secret is to be consistent, be motivated, believe you can do it and never stop! When a negative thought comes to you, immediately put a couple positives in it's place! Be thankful for what you do have, for how far you have come, and if you are at a bump in the road, just know that it will smooth out just ahead. I have a friend who is on the Paleo lifestyle path with me and I tell her, just stay LASER FOCUSED! We both have started around the same time, not knowing we were on the same path! It is always easier when you have someone to keep you accountable, to know they are beside you as you move along, to encourage, to give you those words you need to hear if you had a hiccup, to make you feel worthy of your goals. So your first step is going to find someone you trust to share your visions with. Someone who will be honest and not keep you down by telling you can't do it, or that it won't work. Everyday you should fill your mind with positive thoughts, words, and visions. So go out and start working on the secret! :)

The faith you must have when entering into a new journey is such as this. It develops from a small thought, you think about it, then it grows, and you believe it to be possible. You know it's about to be something more than just a dream you had, more than a thought, more than an idea. That is when you start to plan. The details, the work involved, the time. You then start to prepare with the items it will take to make your journey start to spin and finally you prosper because you have put in the time and the work to finish. When you are all done, you have met your goal, or your dream has become a reality, you realize you didn't do it alone. There is no way you could have possibly known the exact time frame of your idea, your goals or your dreams, however, if you get there at the time you had planned, thank God, because it is his time and only HIS that you will accomplish anything you do in life. There is nothing in this world that you can do alone! You will fail, and continue to do so until you realize you are not in charge. Yes, you are given the idea, but God gave it to you in the first place. HE will decide when it will come to light, if at all. HE will only give you what you can handle and if you don't get to realize the dream, or the idea you had, it's not because you didn't try hard enough, or followed what you thought you were supposed to, it was because HE felt you could not handle it if you did finish that particular thing because it was your idea, not his! So STOP, TAKE A DEEP BREATH, FOCUS, and ask HIM what is it that you are to do next. Once you feel something stir inside, that is the Holy Spirit giving you the answer. It could just be a season of rest, it could be that your now ready to move forward. Whatever it is, PLAN, PREPARE and PROSPER and know that it is only through him that all things are possible! 2 Kings 19:29-31

I wanted to do another blog to just let you know my progress with the paleo lifestyle so far! I have lost about 8lbs in over 4 weeks but more important lost inches, back into my size 4's!!!! I not only eat better, I get my 7 to 8 hours of sleep, I get my exercise at least 5 days a week and most important I wake up each morning and spend time with God! :) With this combination I have felt more energy, more focus and more alive than I have in quite awhile. One of my favorite paleo recipes for breakfast is the Banana Pancakes! So easy with just 3 small ingredients!! Almond butter, banana, and egg!! I will then put blueberries on top instead of syrup!! Yummy!!! The other favorite of mine is the Almond Paleo Protien bars! I have enjoyed sharing my journey with a few friends who have either been on paleo or just starting. It's nice to be a part of a great group that wants to better their lives with 4 keys to life as we know it today! :) Keys To Life: 1. Spend time with God first thing! 2. Exercise at least 3 to 5 times a week. 3. Eat nutritionally sound foods! Respect your body and it will respect you! 4. Sleep at least 7 to 8 hours! Once you get into this pattern and mindset, you will start to feel better and you will see changes all around you. Always be positive in your journey and believe in yourself. You can do whatever it is you set your mind to!!! Thanks for stopping by!

My Thoughts Paleo

I have been trying out this new paleo lifestyle for the past 3 weeks. I am in my last week of the 21 Day Challenge and I have lost 5lbs so far. How do I feel you ask? FANTASTIC!! I have found out that everyone has their own way of finding what works for them. I never thought this would work for me. I never thought I could give up milk, my sweets, cheese ect. but I have realized that I want to be healthier more than I want to have a moment of satisfaction of that junk food. Am I never going to eat it again? Are you kidding me? I feel that if I am on track at least 85 to 90% of the time then the other 10% to 15% will be more forgiving. What I love about this challenge I have done is everything is layed out for me. The shopping list for the week, the meals and the recipes! For me the is huge and I know for many of you that are just as busy it would also be in line with your life should you give this a shot too. But, again, it is entirely up to you on what will work for you. My biggest battle has been nutrition. I can work out like a champ, but eating has always been tough for me. I LOVE food!! Who doesn't right. It's crazy to think people out there have an addiction to food, but at the same time I get it. However, my health is very important to me. I don't want to spend more money being sick when I get older. I want to spend it now on good food. Are you with me? :) That is the short of it. I value your time and as you sit and read this I want you to take away the fact that your the most important person on earth. You are not only valuable to yourself, you are valuable to others and they care about you as much as you should care about yourself! So what will your challenge be?