Open Door, Open Heart

I can appreciate a fellow lover of life who faces fears and believes in what they do can truly change this world for the better..... 
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So thank you, Daniel....a kid from Carmel Indiana who knocked on our door till we opened it tonight. Who asked if we believed in God and gave us a high five when we said we did. He recommended some books...I went with this with cookbook...that will most likely be gifted to my sister since I really don't follow rules well. 😂🤣
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Before Daniel left he asked if he could pray for us. We said of course. Bless that kid for getting the courage to go out on his own, and facing fears of rejection because I'm sure that happens to him on the daily. 
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My skeptical judgy side kept trying to say....no, don't answer the door....no, don't hear what he has to say. And HECK no, don't pay him for something you probably aren't going to use....but instead I was also thinking.... "Aren't we ALL here to help one another!?!? To love one another!?!!? To see the best and not the worst in people...especially see and be MY best self!?!? What would the BEST version of myself do in this situation!?" ....
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Don't get me wrong ppl. I've definitely hid in the bathroom because I didn't want to talk to someone. But This extroverted introvert is changing her ways. So, thanks for the reminder Daniel... that people SHOULD open doors and open thier hearts. 💕💙💕

Hey Girl...

Hey girl, hey.... 
I've been depressed and scared. I didn't get my license untill I was 18 only because my Grams took me. (Btw. Thanks Grams 😍) 
I didn't succeed in College and dropped out before I flunked out.
I was a nail biter for over 25 years and was so ashamed of my bleeding cuticles. 😫😥 
I have a fear of divorce ever since my family fell apart at age 16.
I've had fear and anxiety and panic attacks and felt lost. Those are just a few "hopeless" times in my life but what I learned from those times....
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"I didn't die.....and I'm ok. And people aren't perfect. So Sarah, stop trying to judge yourself and others for not being perfect!!!!"
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I also learned that if I wanted a HopeFUL and purpose driven life then I needed to not only get back up, but I needed to over come FEAR and CHOOSE a better life. EVERYDAY. My past doesn't determine my future. EVER. My NOW determines my tomorrow. HOW FREEING IS THAT!?!? I will probably fail at quite a few things down the road but I KNOW that's just a part of my journey. In order to become stronger I must LEARN from my mistakes. I see myself and I love myself and every day I will decide to never let fear stop me again.
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So to my friend who is fearful. I see you. I know you. And I love you. You are and always will be enough. Stop judging yourself. You are beautifully and wonderfully made and I'm proud of who you are and I love you just the way you are. 💕💕💕

Sunday Nights

Are Sundays nights when you plan out your week too!?! I once heard "If you fail to plan, then you plan to Fail!!!" So Planning it is!!! 😉✊
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For accountability sake and so I don't go get ice cream.....I'm having my shake for dessert! I'll be honest..... This weekend was not my cleanest and I've been feeling it! Getting back on track with nutrition though! This week I'm planning it all out....(and yes. My schedule is a little different than most...I've always worked out better on a almost empty stomach. Just listen to your body to see what works for you too 😉...
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9am wake
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10am coffee with half and half
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1PM workout
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2Pm superfoods vegan chocolate with frozen berries and almond butter
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6ishpm salad with homemade dressing
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8ish PM hello fresh dinner
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10pm BB choc cherry bar
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12or 1am bed
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Why Not Me?

I remember thinking 4 years ago what my ideal schedule would look like. It included 15-20 classes a week to be able to make just enough money to live in our 1 bedroom apartment and to be able to travel back home and visit family 1x a year....But I wasnt fulfilled and I had put a ceiling to my success. I started to think.... "why make "just enough"!?!?"
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I saw online entrepreneurs who were crushing it (don't get me wrong, some were so annoying and spammy and that's why I didn't sign up right away)🙈🙈🙈 But somewhere deep down I thought .."HOW were the SUCCESSFUL (and not spammy) ones doing it!?!? and WHY NOT ME!?!?!"
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I had hit a wall of overtraining and working wayyyyy too hard for "JUST ENOUGH". So I did it. I jumped in with both feet, joined a Virtual Fit Club as an "Intern Coach" and decided that if this was going to work I had to SHOW UP for it. I was teaching 15+ classes with 6 different formats so time was limited but I had a good enough reason for this. And that reason was ME. That reason was bringing home Eddie from work. That reason was freedom to CHOOSE to teach fitness classes and personal train......not "HAVING TOO" just to "make enough". That reason also included mentoring others who are just like me. Who are reaching burn out. Who need the help and guidance just like I did. 
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This business has forever changed my life. My family's life. And the lives of the many clients and fellow Coaches I've helped to become successful. I love what I do and I will be doing this forever. I ain't going anywhere 😉 If you need help reach out to me. I can send you info on what this business is and see if your goals align with it. I'm here to help. Always. 😍😘😍😘 #onlinecoach #zumbainstructor#poundinstructor #notamorningperson#busybuildingmydreams

Start Doing

Most people will quit their goals and dreams before they even begin because being a PERFECTIONIST means you also are a QUEEN of PROCRASTINATION. oouuuccchhhh...hurt a little bit!?!?! Then I'm probably talking to YOU!!! (nothing but love, k!?) 

No, you don't have to be perfect to start...you just have to start! And your fear of SUCKING?!? Yeah, that's inevitable. Get over it. We ALL stuck. We are human. I haven't washed my hair in days. I'm over it.👸 And your fear of what others think!? UMMMMMMM People are too caught up worried about how they appear to others too.....so no. THEY DON'T CARE. 😏

So DO IT already!!! No more PLANNING. No more Talking about it. No more meetings. If you think you need to "wait till you are ready"....then guess what!?!?! IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN FOR YOU. That's the truth. 

Ok y'all pep talk.....
💁‍♀️Waiting for a sign to get become healthier? Here it is!!
💁‍♀️Waiting for a sign to ask for that promotion at work. Here it is!!!
💁‍♀️Waiting for a sign to become an entrepreneur and partner with something you are passionate about. Here it is!!
💁‍♀️Waiting for someone to open that door for you!? ✋✋✋Get over derrrrn yourself and knock that door down YOURSELF you grown adult! 

Adulting wasn't meant to be EASY. It's meant to CONTINUE to grow you. There's no ceiling on what you CAN DO. What you do TODAY can help lead you down the path of AWESOME. So stop stopping. START DOING. ✌😉 #onlinecoach #stopstopping#startdoing

Happy & Healthy

I was going to say...."oh look, enough for lunch tomorrow." But nahhhhhh. I ate this whole plate.😂😂😂 I'm gonna give it to ya real folks. Yes I eat pizza, burgers pasta...all the things those popular "diets" don't allow. I'm not about that. Thank you very much. But what I do instead has worked for me. I practice intermittent fasting(I've been doing it for 30 years, and plz don't think I jumped on the keto/Atkins bandwagon mmmmmmkaaayyyy?!🤣😉) I just kept to something that works for me and hey if it helps you too then great. Here's what I do....

• # 1 I don't eat breakfast. Instead its 2 cups of coffee with half and half
• #2 around 2 I drink my superfoods smoothie that freaking changed my life..I've not had fruit loops since. No joke. I drink it almost ERRDAY and add my fruit and PB to it. (That's my big meal #1)
• #3 I eat dinner around 8(that's my other big meal #2) its hello fresh or a big salad with enough protein to keep me full (or its pizza and salad 😉✌
• #4 if I want a treat its usually my pb& choc bar around 11pm. 

That's it. No counting cals or cutting out whole food groups. This is just me trying to listen to my body and on the days I don't eat as well I feel like crap for a few days. So instead of 4 slices of pizza, it's a big salad and 2 slices of pizza. And if I want a burger AND the fries I skip the bread. 

😘Hope that helps y'all. Because healthy and happy SHOULD go together....just like fries and a burger 😂😂😂

Hot Mess

I want to be real for a hot second. My life seems pretty great but in reality things are far from perfect. There are times in my life where I struggle with self doubt. There are times in my life where people hurt me. There are times when anxiety takes over.....And it sucks. It makes me question everything I've done and everything I am. But I'm coming to realize I can't be responsible for what anyone does. It does not reflect who I am.
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Listen, I know I'm not the only one who struggles with this so I just want to share that life is not about being perfect or having a perfect life... it's about taking a deep breath and CHOOSING to see the good in today and CHOOSING to love myslef no matter what crap is thrown in my face. 
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Now repeat after me...."I am good enough. I am worthy of love. I am beyond awesome and I am not going to let someone else's thoughts or actions determine my happiness and success".✌

Grateful

Happy people are not happy because they have everything they want, instead they are happy because they are grateful fo what they already have.
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Sounds simple enough but we(me included) get caught up with times of comparison and the "if onlys" and that only steals our joy and helps us to forget about everything we already have. And the most important thing to be grateful for.....our own life. When we aren't grateful for who we are and discredit and knock down the reasons we arent already amazing it's like telling God..."ya know God, ya could have done better." 
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Time to stop the negative self talk and start with thankfulness and love towards OURSELF so that we can better love on OTHERS around us. Everything falls into place when we believe and act on the belief that we are thankful for our life. 🧡💛🧡 Love and be loved today and everyday friends. Because YOU are enough. 😘

Amazing

💟BELIEVE💟 you already have an amazing life and you are 99% of the way there. 
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Sure ....things might not go PERFECTLY as planned but that's when you tell "PLOT TWIST!" & go a new route and look at the CHALLENGE as a Place to grow to become the person who CAN overcome the HARD. 
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Whatever you are going through now is only a lesson that NEEDS to be learned. Never stop learning and growing and MOST OF ALL.... Never stop Loving who you are BECOMING. Because babe....YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!! AND SO IS YOUR LIFE!!!! 😍💟😍

Friend Circle

THESE 2 MAKE ME SO FREAKING HAPPY!!!!! 😍😍 
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How Positive is your friend circle!?!!? Positivity spreads like wildfire when you search it out. But so does negativity. 
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If you search out the bad in situations then that's all you see and if you surround yourself around people like that then you will soon have that mindset too.....and it sucks. Sooooooooooo....Instead search out fellow GIVERS and LOVERS OF LIFE and trust me you won't be giving from an empty cup. It will be full and happy. And that's how life should be lived 😘👌