700 Days of Blogging

Today I hit 700 days of blogging in a row.

That means there’s 30 days left until I’ve officially done two years in a row.

I’m so grateful for this chapter (or 700 mini chapters).

And I can’t wait to begin a new one. I LOVE writing, and I LOVE blogging. 

But I’m even more in love with setting new impossible goals.

I can’t wait to share what I’ve got coming.

June 2021 Goals Update

We’re two-thirds through the month and I know that the more I hold myself accountable to my goals throughout the month, the better I do overall – so here’s me, holding myself accountable:

1. Double my emergency fund
   I did it! Woohoo! This was a goal I’d left for quarter four but managed to get done by now. If you don’t have an emergency fund, I definitely recommend checking out the Baby Steps by Dave Ramsey!

2. Do a cardio workout at least 4x a week
   I have been struggling to get 4x workouts per week in like I’d planned to (only managing two – but I have a plan to increase it!), but after watching The Bold Type, I’m now obsessed with wanting to try SoulCycle. Candlelit cardio x motivational speaker x disco party?! Someone start a SoulCycle in New Zealand, please. (In the meantime I’ve committed to trying out a regular spin class).

3. Join a dance class with Daniel
   We have joined a Swing Dancing class and it’s a ton of fun – we always leave on a high! We’re also on the waitlist for a pottery throwing class and a screen-printing class (because the idea of this goal is to do more together – to be deliberately connected and engaged in activities together instead of just living alongside one another, which is an easy pattern to fall into, amiright?).

4. Actively revisit the Ultimate Relationship Program with Tony Robbins
   We haven’t started back into it yet, but it’s in our calendar for this week!

All in all, I’m giving myself a 6/10 on my goal-getting this month so far. Time to get my booty into gear and get that number up before June 30!

How are your June goals going?

You've Got Everything You Need to Hit Your Goal

No matter how impossible your goal seems, you’ve already done all of the things before. 

You’ve talked to people.

You’ve asked for things.

You’ve come up with solutions.

You’ve made money.

You’ve spent money.

You’ve been uncomfortable.

You’ve written stuff.

You’ve learned new things.

You’ve overcome obstacles.

It doesn’t matter whether you’re applying for Harvard (you’ve filled out forms before), or learning to walk (you’ve moved your legs before) or building a rocket (you’ve stuck stuff together before).

Every goal you’ve ever achieved was built on a bunch of other actions you already knew how to do.

So telling yourself “I’ve never done it before” is only kind of true.

You’ve never done it THIS way before.

But you’ve already got all of the pieces.

They just need rearranging.

(You’ve rearranged stuff before.)

Vacation Without Reception

This long weekend I went away with friends.

We stayed in a glamping hut on a farm in the middle of nowhere.

No cellphone reception.

No work.

Nothing to do except BE.

More of this, please.

My June 2021 Goals

Usually I have mostly business-related goals, but this month I’m feeling the pull to focus on my health and relationships. I've healed my shoulder (whaaaat?! More on this soon!) so it feels like a great time to get back into some more rigorous health routines.

1. Do a cardio workout at least 4x a week
   I was doing cardio before, but kind of being cautious and holding back. Now that I know I’m safe to exercise, I’m excited to just go for it! I track my satisfaction across different life arenas, and my health arena has been steadily climbing. My goal is to get from a 7/10 to an 8/10 in the health arena this month.

2. Join a dance class with Daniel
   We just signed up to Lindy Hop Swing Dancing classes (1940s/1950s style) and some of our friends are coming too. I’ve done it once before and it’s a real workout!

3. Actively revisit the Ultimate Relationship Program
   Some of you may recall that I was doing this Tony Robbins relationship program with Daniel. It’s super comprehensive and definitely not a “10-day program” as it’s suggested to be. I’d recommend spending at least 3 months on it! So now we’re going to revisit the next level of teachings and content. We just celebrated our 6 year anniversary in May, and we’re ready to dive back in!

4. Double my emergency fund
   I was leaving this goal for the end of the year in my planning, but it looks like I’m ahead of schedule. Does anyone else get major satisfaction from building an emergency fund? (I’ve watched a LOT of Dave Ramsey videos haha).

What are your June goals? Comment below or write your own post for us to get inspired!

May 2021 Goals Review

Five months into 2021. How can that be REAL? Here’s my rundown of my May Goals:

1. Complete the back healing work by Dr Sarno
   DONE. I’ve finished reading (listening) to his book on audible, and I have to say, May has been the month with the least back/neck/shoulder pain that I’ve had in the last year and a half. I’m OVER THE MOON! I’m also doing 21 day e-book program by another author, who put it together through the teachings of Dr Sarno. I’m going to do a proper review/talk about my back pain, but for now – if you have any type of chronic pain at all, READ OR WATCH SOMETHING BY DR SARNO! I mean it when I say it’s life-changing.
   

2. Mindset journal every day in May
   INCOMPLETE. Some days I did this in my journal, some days in my phone, but there were a few days I didn’t do. I realise it was because I wasn’t checking in with my goal list for May enough, to stay on track. I let myself off the hook too easily. However, I can say that daily, I still thought about the question, “Who do I need to BE to create the result I want?”
   

3. Implement steps to make my daily work tasks more effortless
   DONE. I changed some of the privacy settings on my social media accounts so that I’m not receiving as many spam messages, which is really helping me stay on task. I’ve also been repurposing my blog content and social media posts to create new ones, and that makes the “show up every day” motto that I live by a lot more effortless. Additionally, today I started getting up at 6am to write and create content to make the rest of my day more effortless (hey, it’s May 31st, it still counts towards this goal!).
   

4. Start tap dancing (excited about this one because I danced for 13 years as a kid!)
   DONE. I’ve been to four classes and I’m loving being back. I joined an advanced class and discovered that while I know how to do all of the steps, the challenge has been to re-train my brain to learn choreography as quickly as it’s being taught! I posted my life assessment categories the other day, and the satisfaction in my “hobbies” category has increased because I joined tap. In June, I’ve signed up to do Lindy Hop Swing Dancing and a dance fitness class too. I’m excited to get back into dancing in a big way!

Did you hit your May Goals? Let me know in the comments!

Need Goal Inspo?

Here is a list of all the impossible goals my clients are currently pursuing.

1. Getting a book published with the world’s biggest publisher

2. Falling in love/finding a relationship

3. Becoming a full-time copywriter

4. Creating a full-time income as a coach for dog parents

5. Editing the first draft of their novel

6. Taking a business from side hustle to full time

7. Landing $1000 projects in their design business

8. Starting an online media publication

9. Selling their photography prints in galleries

10. Hiring employees for the first time

11. Getting influencer collaborations with 5-star hotels

12. Starting a personal styling company

13. Creating 5 new clients

14. Raising funding for their monopoly-style board game

15. Launching a membership site for learning german philosophy

16. Getting famous speakers on their podcast

Your impossible goal can be ANYTHING.

You just have to commit to it

The Kind of Goals Worth Pursuing

Pursue the kind of goals that are so big, you don’t even want to admit them to other people.

The ones that make you think “Can I really do this?” “Am I good enough?”

Not because big goals are better.

But because of the person you’ll become when you show yourself you CAN really do this, you ARE really good enough.

(You don’t have to hit the goal believe it – you just have to try).

They’re the kind of goals that are worth pursuing.

Pros and Cons of Blogging

I can feel my chapter of blogging coming to a close. I’m so pleased I set myself this 730-day challenge, and now that I’m nearing the end I have made the definite decision to stop posting daily (although I will probably still post when I have something super valuable to share).

Pros of daily blogging:

• It’s an opportunity for me to be creative every day

• I have developed my writing skills and honed my “voice” as a writer

• Having almost 700 blog posts is a great resource for repurposing content

• I have a record of my experience building my business and going after many goals

Cons of daily blogging

• Sometimes I end up writing something low-quality, just to get a post out

• It has served its purpose and I no longer feel the need to keep going

• It takes time away from my other goals I’m working on

Overall, I’m SO grateful for the experience, and soon this chapter will close.

Commit Harder by Uncommitting

“If I wasn’t already involved, how hard would I work to get involved now?” – Greg McKeown

One of my favourite authors, Greg McKeown, writes about the importance of uncommitting to things in order to commit more deeply to the goal that actually matters.

His advice isn’t to just go around uncommitting from everything, but to deliberately contemplate whether you would sign up for something again, if you weren’t already signed up right now.

So often for me, the answer is no.

So at the beginning of this week, I did a clear out of my calendar.

I rescheduled appointments that were too close together.

I questioned if I really needed to complete that annoying task this week (or ever?).

I rearranged my week as if I were scheduling it for my best friend.

Now I’m already looking forward to Monday.