Let 2024 Be your year of conquering your goals!
When it comes to goals, I believe you must have the DESIRE to change and that desire must be greater than the desire to stay the same. When I started my journey, my goals were to be healthy and get my body back after having two children. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine this shy girl from Sumter, South Carolina would be on stage in Las Vegas competing in a bodybuilding show!
During my early part of my journey there were challenges the biggest one was living in a small town with no resources. The fitness industry was a lot different then than it is now. In our small town there were NO health clubs and the gyms were for men and very few women ventured into the gym. Most my circle of friends and myself attended small aerobic classes which were usually held in a gymnasium or church. Just like everyone else I had to find time, childcare and a way to get there (we only had one car). Despite my uncomfortableness in a jazzercise class (yes anyone who knows me knows that I am challenged when it comes to the grapevine!) I continued to dig deep and move forward slowly losing weight, trying to manage the household, kids schedule, a work schedule and of course we all evolved around Don's military work schedule.
Does any of this sound familiar to you? We all have important health and fitness goals We want to achieve. It doesn’t matter if you have a hectic job or stay at home, have kids or don’t have kids, or if you are married or single, or a seasoned athlete or just a beginner … we all want to be our best selves and we all face personal challenges on varying scales that make achieving our well-intentioned goals and resolutions feel daunting at times.
One way to conquering your goals, is you must have the Desire to Change and the Desire to change must be greater than the desire to stay the same! No doubt about it there will be challenges along the way, you will have to dig deep bring on a lot of determination and strength to power yourself through those challenging times. It took me 4 years to finally reach my goals and it was worth every struggle and every tear!
