Someone came up to me on Saturday, after our 6-wk Boot Camp Graduation, which is my favorite day of the month. She said, you need to repost that video “change one word” video every month. I wasn’t quite sure what video she was talking about, but after sitting uncomfortably through her quoting a few lines from one of my more recent videos, I knew which one she was talking about. She said, “that one changed my life.” “Whoa, ok,” I thought. I started shooting videos 2 years ago, when a mentor at the time said, “you need to do videos”. Like, pretty much everyone I know, the thought made me want to throw up. But, I started doing them. I know that getting out of your comfort zone is good for me, and creates growth, and that is something that is important to me. So, I did them. Once a week, and then twice a week, and then it became something I did almost every day. Contrary to what people think when you are someone who actually records videos of yourself, I do not like the sound of my voice and have never watched or listened to any of my videos. I rarely take a second take, mostly, because I want it to be over and want it to be authentic. My husband will pull them up on his phone at night when we are watching tv and I…
When I decided to stop drinking 164 days ago, I thought of all the awesome stuff I would share with you guys about setting my goal and the journey. But, then I passed up my goal and everything seemed so much different and better, so I kept going and didn’t say anything. So……… now, I am backtracking and going to give you the “play by play” of what made me decide to stop drinking and what made me continue with it. Lot’s of “real talk”, which I think is the only way to truly find happiness and make big changes. Earlier in the year, my husband and I went and saw 3 Doors Down perform in Portland. While we were there, the lead singer shared how he had stopped drinking a few years ago. Ironically, I don’t actually remember his exact words, but something about the timing of it and him sharing his “why” it made me think, “If a rock star can do it, I can do it.” So, we made the drive back and I decided that I would quit drinking for 100 days. The year before I had done a 40 and 60 day stint of not drinking, (just to give my liver a break and make sure I could if I wanted to), so I thought that it needed to be longer than that. I am not a huge fan of 30-day challenges, mostly because it seems like instead…
I’m asking, because the other day someone, actually a mentor of mine called me very undisciplined. This same person months ago, asked if I was disciplined in something, one aspect of my life in particular. I said yes, but not in another. He said, there is no yes and no. You either are, or you aren’t. It’s all or nothing. I’m literally still thinking about that. And if I agree with it or not. I think it’s right. He hasn’t steered me wrong yet. But, it had me thinking about the word discipline. I actually think, without looking it up, it’s another word for lazy. And, I could be wrong, because my vocabulary sucks, even though I read a lot of books. (I heard that helps) And L-A-Z-Y is a 4 letter word in my mind. Who the hell wants to be called lazy? Not me. Are we just being nice to ourselves and each other by using the word “un disciplined”?? So, fast forward to now. I talk to a lot of people on a daily basis. Some members –some not, some alumni, some friends…….and I hear a lot of reason why they aren’t coming to classes, or they stopped coming to classes, or why they can’t sign up for classes. And doesn’t it just come down to not being disciplined? I think about the crew of 7-10 people who wake up and…