This is the final 1/3 of this quarter's race. The place in which we look back to see how far (or how little) we've come. If this was a race track, we'd have to sustain or pick up the pace to reach our goal. The greatest benefit of having a group with whom to run your race is the accountability that comes with camaraderie. The sounds of cheers (that great group of witnesses) and the hopes of family and friends increase our resolve to succeed.
No matter where you are in developing and "owning" your 3 Daily Actions--"Get Fit, Get Organized, and Get Inspired," there is time to improve. Is that not our deepest desire in this group--to change our lives for the better so that our lives might be ready and able to mentor the next generation (leaving a legacy)?
Get Fit: Be committed to "Weigh-In" each Wednesday. Why? It will inspire you to make progress toward your fitness goals: strengthening your muscles and bones, burning (if necessary) fat and calories, reducing your stress levels, and increasing your stability.
Get Organized: Your calendar MATTERS. Have you mastered planning, taking into account differing seasons and schedules? Be committed to "ordering your day aright so that you might gain a heart of wisdom."
Get Inspired: Summer Reading--remember those days? Have a reading schedule for the summer. Finish unfinished books, open your Bible daily, and stay abreast of current affairs. Learn about something new. Increase your understanding and passion for something you love--missions, a country, an issue.
Be encouraged,
Becky
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Week Eight: Your Routine
Get Fit: Take it "on the road" -- Be sure to have light weight fitness apparel and shoes you can pack in a backpack or suitcase for those unexpected opportunities to briskly walk or swim or workout with family or on business. The summer is full of outdoor activities that you can capitalize upon IF you have the right apparel!
Get Organized: Continue to press toward a calendar (cheap and sweet) that works, routinely examining your schedule WAG (because every week is different), eliminating and concentrating your closet/garage/desk for things to pitch or put away, and DON'T HESITATE to put together an EMERGENCY KIT for your car(s) and front door this weekend. You never know when you or a loved ones will need them.
Get Inspired: Though the "end of times" news was BIG (and brief) this weekend, it reminded me that we should always live as if today is the last day of our lives--full of passion for God and others, making every day and conversation count, and considering our future as all we've got (rather than our past is what we can rest on)! Yes, and amen?
Be encouraged,
Becky
Get Organized: Continue to press toward a calendar (cheap and sweet) that works, routinely examining your schedule WAG (because every week is different), eliminating and concentrating your closet/garage/desk for things to pitch or put away, and DON'T HESITATE to put together an EMERGENCY KIT for your car(s) and front door this weekend. You never know when you or a loved ones will need them.
Get Inspired: Though the "end of times" news was BIG (and brief) this weekend, it reminded me that we should always live as if today is the last day of our lives--full of passion for God and others, making every day and conversation count, and considering our future as all we've got (rather than our past is what we can rest on)! Yes, and amen?
Be encouraged,
Becky
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Week Seven: Do JOT to Get Fit, Get Organized, Get Inspired
This week, I'm instigating a "new" tag line--JOT--for us to officially use during this quarter in each area of focus:
Get Fit: JOT (Just One Thing) when it comes to down to exercise is making room for the activity on your calendar. Not only do you need to determine when and where you will B, B, B, S, and L...but more importantly WHAT and WITH WHOM you are going to exercise. Yes, walking the dog (or husband) counts. Meeting a friend for coffee AFTER a brisk walk counts. Dancing to a home video counts. [Anybody remember the 5 components of a great workout?--feel free to post for all to review and for a gold star (kidding)!] But until the activity goes on your calendar, it can remain just a good intention.
Get Organized: Spring turns into Summer very quickly. What is Just One Thing you need to do THIS WEEK for the home/closet, home or business office, family vacation or celebration to get ahead of the crush? Ex: check on flights, hotel reservations, family schedules, school meetings, bills due while you're out of town, or getting the carpet cleaned? JOT!
Get Inspired: I'm going to stretch you here. What is JOT that you can do this week that will leave this next generation a legacy? Put a photo album together for a family reunion? Write a letter to your toddlers that they will read when they are teens? Take food to a family member or friend who is sick so their kids get a picture of God's provision for them? Post your "Get Inspired" JOT for all to read--inspiring us all:)!
Be encouraged,
Becky
Get Fit: JOT (Just One Thing) when it comes to down to exercise is making room for the activity on your calendar. Not only do you need to determine when and where you will B, B, B, S, and L...but more importantly WHAT and WITH WHOM you are going to exercise. Yes, walking the dog (or husband) counts. Meeting a friend for coffee AFTER a brisk walk counts. Dancing to a home video counts. [Anybody remember the 5 components of a great workout?--feel free to post for all to review and for a gold star (kidding)!] But until the activity goes on your calendar, it can remain just a good intention.
Get Organized: Spring turns into Summer very quickly. What is Just One Thing you need to do THIS WEEK for the home/closet, home or business office, family vacation or celebration to get ahead of the crush? Ex: check on flights, hotel reservations, family schedules, school meetings, bills due while you're out of town, or getting the carpet cleaned? JOT!
Get Inspired: I'm going to stretch you here. What is JOT that you can do this week that will leave this next generation a legacy? Put a photo album together for a family reunion? Write a letter to your toddlers that they will read when they are teens? Take food to a family member or friend who is sick so their kids get a picture of God's provision for them? Post your "Get Inspired" JOT for all to read--inspiring us all:)!
Be encouraged,
Becky
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Week Six: Lengthen, Stretch, and Relax!
Get Fit Tip: The point of lengthening is to reduce stress and tension and minimize injury. When you do strengthening or lengthening exercises, your body is ideally already warm. You do not want to push past a comfort point and injure yourself. But you do want to continually reach--slowly and gently--past your previous stretch. Make sense? All part of getting healthy, yes?
Get Organized Tip: When we stretch ourselves to become more timely and organized, it requires a period of repeated actions in order to develop new habits. Most of my research shows that 60 times/days is the minimum period of time before a person can learn (or unlearn) a habit. The goal is to replace what ISN'T working with something more efficient!
Get Inspired Tip: I am always reading books. This week, I am reading Sun Stand Still by a young youth pastor with lots of faith! I encourage you to read your Bible daily and always have a good book that is in your purse or by your bedside. Never stop reading, learning and stretching yourself emotionally, spiritually or mentally!
Be encouraged,
Becky
Get Organized Tip: When we stretch ourselves to become more timely and organized, it requires a period of repeated actions in order to develop new habits. Most of my research shows that 60 times/days is the minimum period of time before a person can learn (or unlearn) a habit. The goal is to replace what ISN'T working with something more efficient!
Get Inspired Tip: I am always reading books. This week, I am reading Sun Stand Still by a young youth pastor with lots of faith! I encourage you to read your Bible daily and always have a good book that is in your purse or by your bedside. Never stop reading, learning and stretching yourself emotionally, spiritually or mentally!
Be encouraged,
Becky
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Week Five: Strengthen Your Body and Your Soul!
Note: Just a reminder, our call this week is Wednesday at 3:45 PST. I've begun my live radio show and I encourage you to tune in (and call in 866.577.2473) with your questions to KPRZ.com daily, 1:30 - 2 PST. Click here to listen to the first show!
Get Fit Tip: Strengthening our core is an often overlooked goal in a fitness routine. We tend to want to lose weight and inches, rather than stabilize and strengthen our back, hips, shoulders, and abdominal muscles. I know--I use to think that spinning or aerobics was all I had time to do. But as I've gotten older, I'm seeing how often my core is required to be strong and stable--to "catch" me from slipping without tweaking my back or lifting a suitcase into an overhead bin without hurting my back and shoulders. Strengthening exercises are not a waste of time. They are like a prayer -- it seems non-energetic or inactive, but in truth, it builds trust and character and patience and strength--yes?
Get Organized Tip: Are you still working daily/hourly with your calendar? Are you repeating the little phrases that bring immediate focus, such as, "What is my...MIN, DIA, WAG?" The reason I ask is because we are almost 1/2 way through this quarter when many people start to lose intensity, fall prey to distraction or discouragement, or feel frustration when developing new habits. Here is this week's encouragement: Is there anything you are doing that should be re-evaluated? Are you involved in too many "good" activities? Is it time to delegate or eliminate? Look back. Look forward. Strength comes with repetition!
Get Inspired Tip: In Joel Osteen's book, It's Your Time, he writes, "Break those chains [of despair and discouragement]. Become a prisoner of HOPE! No matter how long it takes, no matter how impossible it looks, your attitude should be: 'I just can't help it. I know it will work out. I know I will overcome. It may be taking a long time, but I know this too shall pass. It may be difficult, but I know that means I'm close to my victory.'"
More to come on the call!
Be encouraged,
Becky
Get Fit Tip: Strengthening our core is an often overlooked goal in a fitness routine. We tend to want to lose weight and inches, rather than stabilize and strengthen our back, hips, shoulders, and abdominal muscles. I know--I use to think that spinning or aerobics was all I had time to do. But as I've gotten older, I'm seeing how often my core is required to be strong and stable--to "catch" me from slipping without tweaking my back or lifting a suitcase into an overhead bin without hurting my back and shoulders. Strengthening exercises are not a waste of time. They are like a prayer -- it seems non-energetic or inactive, but in truth, it builds trust and character and patience and strength--yes?
Get Organized Tip: Are you still working daily/hourly with your calendar? Are you repeating the little phrases that bring immediate focus, such as, "What is my...MIN, DIA, WAG?" The reason I ask is because we are almost 1/2 way through this quarter when many people start to lose intensity, fall prey to distraction or discouragement, or feel frustration when developing new habits. Here is this week's encouragement: Is there anything you are doing that should be re-evaluated? Are you involved in too many "good" activities? Is it time to delegate or eliminate? Look back. Look forward. Strength comes with repetition!
Get Inspired Tip: In Joel Osteen's book, It's Your Time, he writes, "Break those chains [of despair and discouragement]. Become a prisoner of HOPE! No matter how long it takes, no matter how impossible it looks, your attitude should be: 'I just can't help it. I know it will work out. I know I will overcome. It may be taking a long time, but I know this too shall pass. It may be difficult, but I know that means I'm close to my victory.'"
More to come on the call!
Be encouraged,
Becky
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Get Fit Burn and Strengthen
This is just for those in our group--it is a refresher on how to burn calories and also gives you a few ideas (and benefits) of strengthening exercises.
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