What RESULTS would you LOVE?

We often start a change process thinking about what we don’t want. For instance:

• I don’t want to be carrying excess body fat.
• I don’t want to feel out of shape.
• I don’t want to take all these medications.
• I don’t want to feel unattractive and unsexy.
• I don’t want to feel out of control of my eating.
• That’s a good start. But it’s not exactly a clear action plan, is it?
• You have to keep going from there to define what you do want.

How about this?

• I would love to be lean and healthy, with some solid dense bones and muscle.
• I would love to be in better shape — strong, fast, flexible, agile, physically capable.
• I would love to take fewer medications, or get off my medications entirely.
• I would love to feel like a stone cold fox.
• I would love to eat normally, intuitively, and sanely. I want to nourish my body with wise food choices.

Well, that feels way more inspiring.
It also starts to give us a PERSONAL BLUEPRINT for taking action.

The DREAM Destination Postcard

Imagine you could get a postcard from the future.
The postcard shows you exactly what you would LOVE to happen. It’s your IDENTITY, "True Essence" arrived at the your dream destination and sent a postcard back in time to tell you what it’s like.
The Destination Postcard tells you what you would absolutely LOVE
Not what you don’t want.

Today, come up with your DREAM Destination Postcard.

In 6 months from now, even a year from today, in an ideal world...

1 Where would you LOVE to be?
2 What would you LOVE to be doing?
3 What would you LOVE to feel?
4 What adventures would you LOVE to be having?

Don't worry about how "realistic" this is right now...GO ON A RANT

Whether it’s climbing a mountain, biking across the world, going cliff diving, winning a competition, feeling youthful, vibrant, are you traveling, loving your reflection in the mirror, or  just fitting into your old pants or favorite dress... imagine who and where you could be one year from now.

However you choose to envision your future one year from now:
Close your eye...YES!! Right NOW...

Imagine it.
Capture it.
Have fun with it.
Once you have a vision, see if you could make it just a little more real today.

1 - What would you really LOVE to enjoy regarding your Dream Health & Dream Body? Set a timer for 15 minutes. Use your imagination, describe all that you would LOVE to come true for you in the next capture what your Dream looks & feels like.What excites you about the results that are to come. Describe what your health, body, life would be like at the next level. Be Daring... Be Ambitious, don't hold back..Set your Vision FREE! Your Dream must Inspire you, give you goosebumps and even scare you a bit. It must be a stretch for you. 

As you do this exercise, live inside your Dream with actions that support your desires. Be in the Present moment as if it is already happening. This allows you to be accountable right now, locking yourself in, rather than coming from a place of hope. Be compassionate with yourself...be aware of the inner voice that will attempt to throw digs at you. Step outside of your current status..Be Real, completely honest...If you cannot admit everything you want, how can you get it? Notice how your inner voice responds to that statement. Now Breathe.

This exercise is meant to be a reality check...an honest measurement from where you are to where you want to be. Go for it! Have FUN! DREAM BIG... 

We all have our reasons why we want to get in better shape, enjoy financial security, improve relationships, or excel in a career. Your whys could include your family, health, life experiences, purpose, self-worth, faith, and social reasons. Once you know what holds the power in your mind & spirit, and you focus on the things drawing you forward, you won't be held back. When you focus on the things that resonate with you, that make you want to get out of bed in the morning, you won't stay in bed, and you will get your desired results. Your REAL WHY is something that is driving you...that is worth your struggle and journey, something that is bigger than just you, something that you are willing to fight for (or love for).

 

Now that you've discovered your why, take it one step further. The “5 Whys” is a very simple system to really cut to the core of why we want something...peel the layers of the onion. When you want to accomplish something (or if something goes wrong), you ask one why. Why do I want to accomplish this? Then, with whatever answer you come up with, you ask "why" to that first answer. And so on... Emotion creates motion. We cannot improve that which we do not feel. 

Here's an example: "I want to lose weight."

1 - Why do I want to get rid of UNWANTED fat/weight?
Because I want to fit into a smaller size of pants.

2 - But "why" do I want to fit into a smaller size of pants?
Because when I’m wearing smaller pants, I think I’ll look better.

3 - But why do I want to look better?
Because when I look good, I feel good about myself.

4 - But why do I want to feel good about myself?
Because when I feel good about myself, I’m more assertive and confident.

5 - But why do I want to be more assertive and confident?
Because when I’m more assertive and confident, I’m in control and better able to get what I want out of life.

Wow. That’s a lot of insight for a few little questions. For this client, losing fat really meant being in charge of her life. That’s a crucial insight. She's not just looking for a smaller pair of pants (or a lower weight on the scale). She also wants to feel a certain way at the end of the process. More confident. More assertive. More in control. And that's what's really important to her. The pants are just a way to get there.

Your 5 Whys + 2 BONUS Whys..7 LAYERS DEEP will give you
Ok, now it’s your turn.