WEEK 1 RESULTS!!

THE RESULTS ARE IN...

Rhonda	15
Jenny	5
Vicky	20
Carolyn Ricker
Darci	20
Dannette	29
Lisa	29
Melissa Douglas	14
Maryjane	28
Rich	31
Really Serious	26
Melanie Hopes
Karin	17
Melanie	7
Jillyn	10
Miranda
Krystal	19
Caralee	27
Hillarie	30
Liz Grajeda	21
Hannah norton	3
Christie Allen	17
Bill	24
Sarah Jean Machine	31

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!! 

WOOT WOOT!! YAY!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am super proud of everyone for every bit of effort put into this challenge! Thanks for following along and for taking the survey and for REACHING FOR NEW HEIGHTS! And for those of you who didn't take the survey, you still rock! Keep up the hard work and i hope next time you'll take the survey because it's for so much more than tracking points. It's a great way to connect and give me, and the group, important feedback. I try to make it FUN! 

If you don't see your name on the list above, it's because I didn't get your survey! Google is so RANDOM! Sometimes I just don't get some of the responses. If that happened to you... TAKE IT AGAIN and I will hopefully get it and add you to the list and post it! SO SORRY! There is nothing I can do but ask you to resend it!

Here are the super cool charts I promised! You can only be in the chart if you FILL OUT YOUR SURVEY! 

Aren't those COOL?! It's fun to see where we are all at and how we fit into this craziness! 

Here are the PERSONAL CHALLENGES that some of you have shared with the group! Great ideas and good luck to all of you!

No social media

My personal challenge was no sugar last week.

No snacking after 9 pm. I only did it like 3 of the 7 days. I have lots of excuses but I’m not giving up yet.

My challenge is coming up with a challenge. I am doing great!

NO SODA

Meditative breathing for 5 minutes when I wake up in the morning

Sugar is definitely a challenge for me!

Go to bed earlier so I can wake up earlier.

Cut down on 🚬Smoking

No snacking between meals!

I definitely noticed that I feel hungrier not eating sweets.

To declutter what space I have to reclaim it. So that I can have my own space to create in.

I wanted to leave work at a reasonable time, 4:00, everyday helping me get more focused during the day knowing I needed to leave without guilt.

To not look at my phone till I have exercised and read my scriptures- I failed miserably

Only going on Instgram once a day and not listening to my AirPods except when I’m cleaning

Clear off my to do list/projects.

No soda

To phone someone everyday. Good for me and other person as I live alone and so do many of my friends.

Maintain intermittent fasting while on vacation.

Leave work on time.

Here is your encouragement for the group! THX!!

I know skipping sugar was good for me but I didn’t realize it would chunga my need to snack in general. This is awesome!

I've never given up sugar and wasn't sure I could do it but it was easier than I thought - I have enjoyed my yummy cinnamon rolls today for my cheat day!

I really appreciated the ice cube and bicycle team analogies. Every bit of effort works and sometimes it takes longer to see the results I am looking for, but they will come as I am consistent.

Holding myself accountable has been great! Thinking "Do I NEED that licorice? YOU'LL LOSE a point when you eat it!!

While watching conference today I really got the impression that Sacrifice is GOOD for us. God allows us to do all kinds of sacrifices because He knows that’s what we need to learn and grow and progress. He doesn’t always make the pathway easy in front of us.

This is a real help to me as these are things I have tried to do and this helps me to follow through.

I signed up for the challenge. I was not really engaged. My attitude is turning and I want a better week than last. Im still hanging in there.

Sometimes my goals create more work, so that's probably why I don't want to do them. I'm lazy!

I justified finishing the 2 liter soda because “ I didn’t want to waste” it - frown face. After that I realized if I resist buying it it is easier to resist consuming.

I have thought I was feeling really numb lately and out of place. But I have found that I am feeling that way but now because of anything except for me. I have put a big bubble around my self so that I do not feel right now. I am protecting myself but at the same time that means I am losing myself. By putting up the bubble I am harming myself more then what I think is going to harm me outside of it.

Just the positivity in general is awesome and you encourage me!

I do better when I have specific target goals, otherwise I am too scattered in my thinking, so I like the weekly and daily goals.

So many ah ha moments! Surprises are around every corner when you try something new and dedicate your time to helping others!

I LOST 5 POUNDS! 

Thanks so much for all your thoughts and also for your feedback to me personally! I really appreciate the boost and the advice! 

I hope you are having a great week 2 and are decluttering and making room for some wonderful new things to come into your life! YOU CAN DO THIS! Please keep on trying and don't give up or beat yourself up. Remember, you might be in the valley of disappointment but good things are happening behind the scenes!.

Declutter Your Thoughts! By Camille Smith

 A Message From our Cheerleader!! 

My darling friend and mentor, Camille Smith, recorded this wonderful message for you that will inspire and help you with this week's challenge. I hope you will take just a few moments to watch it. Camille is an excellent teacher!

Week 2: Tweak our Systems!

GREAT JOB finishing week ONE everybody! I am so thrilled that you finished and you came back! Please keep up the hard work in week 2! We are just starting to have some fun! I can't wait to hear how things went! I LOVED IT! I am feeling lighter, and freed from the ball and chain of my constant snacky snacks and soda cup! Tell me all about your experiences! Thanks in advance! 

Click this link to fill out WEEK ONE SURVEY (by Monday night at midnight)! 

https://forms.gle/2caL4ixi8RrX4KYD6

  WELCOME TO WEEK 2 "TWEAK OUR SYSTEMS!"  

Week 2 is all about tuning up and streamlining our SYSTEMS!! Let's forget about big lofty goals right now and work on the systems that will get us there. I am so excited about this week! We will work on 3 areas. 

1. Decluttering a physical space in your room, office or home. 

2. Cleaning up some space in your day for inserting good habits. 

3. Addressing the distracting or painful thoughts that clutter up your mind.

You can do a little in all 3 areas or choose which one(s) you need to polish up the most.  Just make sure you work on something every day this week to GET POINTS! Give yourself a point for every day you work on any of these. All the information is on the video below and also there is an audio link HERE

 A few notes from the video (not a full transcript) 

Tweak the system and declutter: 

 

“Forget about GOALS, focus on systems instead!” This was said by James Clear, the author of Atomic Habits and I’ve never heard more beautiful words in my life! As an adult, the word GOALS has usually depressed me! It was like a set-up for failure and then beating myself up for being a LOOOOOSER!!! We have all set goals and failed them. Maybe we succeeded sometimes. But then what? 

 

The cartoonist behind the Dilbert comic, Scott Adams, explained to Clear that “Goals are about results you want to achieve and systems are about the processes that lead to those results. Think about this. “Winners and losers have the same goals!” and “Achieving a goal is only a momentary change.”  We are focused on changing the results, but often those results are fleeting, even if we do get there. Creating good habits, and ridding ourselves of old ones is far more effective, doable and long lasting when we do them at the systems levels. “Fix the inputs and the outputs will fix themselves.” 

 

Sadly, sometimes we completely set ourselves up for disappointment with goals because we assume incorrectly that once we reach the goal THEN we will be happy. We spend our lives anticipating happiness instead of finding it IN THE JOURNEY. “When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satisfied any time your system is running. And a system can be successful in many different forms, not just the one you first envision.” (Clear). 

 

“You do not rise to the levels of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems!”

 

So what system do you have in place? WAIT… we gotta go one level deeper!

I also created a short video for you explaining what the bracelets will look like and some of the colors etc. Here it is! Some color samples are pictured below the video followed by a LINK to ORDER bracelets/lanyards from. 

All bracelets are ADJUSTABLE!! 

Tan, Sahara Gold,  Rose gold, Black, Sahara gold, Mahogany, Champagne

PEWTER

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IF YOU ARE READY TO ORDER... CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK!

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Beautiful Talks and Sermons This weekend

 Beautiful Souls-

Just 2 more days left in this challenge! I am so proud of you and I can't wait to hear how your week has been! The survey and all the info for this next week are coming to you tomorrow! 

I just wanted to give you a heads up about some beautiful talks/sermons, that are happening today and tomorrow, put on by my church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. All are welcome to participate in this General Conference and hear inspiring, light-filled messages from worldwide church leaders from many nations! I can't even tell you how many of these talks and sermons have blessed my life in profound ways! What a great way for us to wind up week 1!

They are on at 9:00-11:00 am and 1:00-3:00 pm (AZ time) both Sat. and Sunday! That's in just a few minutes! They are streamed live. Here is the link

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts?lang=eng&video=16339403840441677119&mode=watch

This is a painting from one of my favorite artists, Yongsung Kim