How has it been almost two months since I have written on here?! Life moves too fast.

These last two months my life has been full of excitement and hard work! we are creating a lot of heat here in charlotte! Here's a summary of what I have been up to:

Training for my 50 mile triathlon. This has proven to be both very humbling and a very positive experience for me. I haven't missed a day, but I have found balance in my training regimen and have carefully scheduled my workouts to prevent burnout or injury. I am pushing hard, but listening to my body. Probably the best training plan that I have ever put together. Nearly 60 days into training and it has been awesome so far. HOWEVER, this woman that takes on too much, is listening to the signals that the world is sending her and is cutting back my early morning personal training sessions for two months, because there just aren't enough hours in a day. With two months left until race day, I have to ramp it up a little. I am nervous, for sure, but really excited to see what I am capable of.
My son will be TWO this month!!! He is exploding out of baby-hood and into a little boy. He is brilliant and is an absolute joy. He loves so hard. He brings me back to the Earth everyday and slows me down when I am running 100 mph. My greatest struggle right now is making sure that I am spending enough intentional, meaningful time with him. I don't want to look back and feel like I missed any of this time. Children soften all of us and remind us of the simplicity that is joy. The simplest of things excite him. He is starting PRESCHOOL two days a week this month... I am so excited for him and to watch preschool catapult him into a whole new space of growth and development. He is chatty, for sure, and will love to be around other children. He gives a lot of kisses. I just really hope he doesn't go to school and start kissing everyone...
I am 100% a sugar addict... Specifically for chocolate and ice cream. I work out so much and I have always thought "eh, I can have a bowl of ice-cream... It won't kill me". And it won't. However, I just don't need the hold that sugar has on my life. There was no a-ha moment, just a "you know what, I don't need this anymore" moment ... and I cut processed/added sugar out of my diet cold turkey on July 5th (five weeks ago) and have not looked back. For someone with an addiction, it has been incredibly freeing. For the first time in a long time, I am eating to satiety on delicious savory foods, not counting calories or macros or anything... just eating good food in moderation and avoiding desserts/sweets. Progress... Freedom... It is a beautiful thing.
54,000 words into my book and I've hit a wall of sorts. I took a step back for awhile and am trying to look at it from 1000ft view to see what I am really trying to accomplish and make sure that it serves the reader in the way I want it to. I continue to get fed so much affirmation in meetings and discussions with family/friends/my peers and know that this book and what I have to say must get out in to the world... I just want to make sure that I get it right. This has been one of my greatest challenges, but easily one of the most exciting things that I have ever done. I currently have an Oct 1 deadline for when I want to have it wrapped up and to my editor. I love setting and meeting goals... but WE'LL see on that one.
I spent a few weeks with an old friend who has been on an incredible self discovery journey. It was so amazing to see two women with such different pasts (and presents) collide into a space of growth and discovery together. I present myself with an enormous amount of confidence, but this does not come easy and there are often plenty of times when I feel insecure and where I may struggle. As we worked to lift each other into our own greatness during our time together; it brought me into a place of my own self-love, creativity and a desire to challenge the status quo. In this time we decided to begin to build a business and have been working on purpose, concept and the business plan.
My interest in financial planning, educating and reaching my generation where they are is at an all time high. The work that I do with people in this space is is where I am meant to be. It doesn't matter if you make $50,000 a year or $250,000 because I work with all types. I feel the stress and burden that money places in the lives of the clients and friends that I touch and this has to end. You are either a servant for your income or you position it to serve you. We all work so f*!%ing hard each and every day and then we are either uneducated, have horrible habits with money or do nothing to plan for the future. These habits are exactly the same as the habits that we put in place with diet and exercise, they either serve our goals to be fit/healthy individuals or they don't. I am guilty, we all are guilty and we don't know the unintended financial consequences that these behaviors will have on our lives down the road. If you aim at nothing, you are likely to succeed. We all need goals, we all need a plan and something to work towards. I seek to create a more financially educated generation. Join me in the hustle.

no real takeaways from this post except this... which is a big one for me:

Be aware of where you are sending your time and resources. Are they in alignment with where you place value? How are you being fed (emotionally, spiritually, mentally, physically) through what you are doing? What you are eating? Who you are surrounding yourself with? I am aggressive, ambitious, competitive and tend to over commit, creating stress and anxiety. But, in my journey seeking a life of happiness, moderation, mindfulness and purpose, I have to continuously ask myself these questions and readjust.

Are you stressed and stuck or are you willing and able to readjust to live a more purposeful life in alignment with where you place value?

“AVOID UNPRODUCTIVE HEAT THAT BURNS OUT.
IGNITE, STOKE THE FIRE AND KEEP IT BURNING. ”

when your life is on fire