It’s amazing. It’s exciting. It can be a little scary if I let it.
And here’s the best part – it’s possible every day, for every person, no matter what’s going on in your life.
I think that’s one of the most undervalued & underappreciated parts of life.
The ability to rebuild, in any and every moment.
All it takes is a little bit of courage and a clear idea of what you want.
A couple weeks ago I watched my family beach home be torn down. We’re rebuilding and I wanted to be there to see the demolition. (I shared one of the pictures on instagram)
I have a lifetime of amazing memories in that house – I spent every summer until college walking on the beach, grilling out with family, celebrating birthdays and listening to my grandfather tell stories on the porch.
It’s home.
But, it was damaged beyond repair and my family made the decision to tear it down and start fresh.
I was telling someone how I spent that day – in the freezing snow, doing jumping jacks for hours (to stay warm) while watching an excavator carefully destroy the house.
She said, “that must have been so sad.”
You know, it didn’t feel sad.
Sure, I have amazing memories in that home, but the beautiful thing about memories is that they live in my head and in my heart.
I had just as many memories after the final board fell as I did when the whole house was standing.
So really, it’s a gift. An incredible opportunity that exists for all of us in every aspect of our lives.
I could choose to see rebuilding as sad, as loss. Or I can accept that what matters most is always my heart and the opportunity to rebuild is a gift.
It doesn’t require huge, sweeping changes. It simply requires that we act on a decision to do something different in this moment. To choose something different. To be something different.
I don’t need permission to rebuild. I don’t need money. I don’t need more time.
I just need the desire in my heart to create something new and the discipline to take action.
Are you too comfortable doing what you’re doing?
Do you have dreams and desires you’re not acting on?
Do you feel like there’s more available to you but it’s too complicated or too hard or too scary?
Rebuild. Be the master architect of your life.
“Don’t plagiarize the lives of your parents, your peers, your teachers, your colleagues or your bosses. Be the criminal of their rules. Create your own life”. ~ James Altucher
Every day, make a choice that will help close the gap between the life you’re living and the life you want.
Maybe that’s about how you spend your money, or what you eat, how you move your body, the way you communicate, a phone call you make.
Stop limiting yourself.
Stop projecting your past into your future.
Stop making decisions based on expectations, norms, fear or judgement.
Create YOUR ideal life.
What is your ideal?
Get to work rebuilding.
Today.
Take a step.
The only chains that exist keeping you attached to your past are the ones you create by your choices.
A couple weeks ago (early Feb 2017), I sent out an email to everyone on my VIP email list to let them know of an upcoming transition in my life. Since then, I’ve received countless emails from people who said that email encouraged them to create more joy in their lives, so I’ve decided to share that email here on the blog.
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Hey my friends!
I’ve got something special to share with you today. I am moving. In
every way, I am moving. Geographically, mentally and physically – I am
moving to a next and most exciting adventure. (And Primal Potential will
remain….just to quell any nervousness off the bat.)
On Sunday, February 26th I’ll give the details & specifics of my big
move and unveil the exciting way I’ll be sharing the journey with you,
but for now I want to tell you why I’m moving and how I came to this
scary, exciting decision. (Blog note: this 2/26/17 update will go out to those on the VIP email list)
I don’t want to live by the status quo. I want to live a life that
pushes the limits and when I’m on my death bed, I want to know I gave it
everything I had and pushed every limit of my potential.
Right now, I’m not doing that.
My life has changed tremendously in the last few years, and I’m more
proud of the person I am today than I was a few years ago, but I know I
haven’t even tapped into all I’m truly capable of.
2017 is the year of me breaking through my shell, breaking through my
fears, my self-imposed limits and every barrier I’ve created and
believed in.
I am going after, with courage and determination, everything I want.
I am stepping into my highest potential.
I am facing some of my biggest fears of rejection & inadequacy.
I am unleashing the most excitable, energetic, hopeful and optimistic
parts of my soul that I’ve buried with fears and doubts and the desire
to “not rock the boat” for too long.
Jade Teta of Metabolic Effect shared the other day, “When your greatest
fear is being a coward, that’s when you have the best chance of
success.”
I have let fears, doubts and limitations hold me back a lot in my life
and I am dropping every ounce of that as I kick off this new chapter.
Some of you might be thinking, “Gosh, I wish I could make some big
sweeping change but I can’t because I am married. Or because I have
kids. Or because I can’t afford it.”
Let me address that directly:
This isn’t something I can do because I’m single. It isn’t something I
can do because I don’t have a “conventional” job. This isn’t something I
can do because I don’t have children or because I have the financial
means.
Every single one of us can take steps, no matter our circumstances, to
crush our self-imposed limitations. Every single one of us can take bold
action towards our dreams.
Start where you are. Do what you can. Don’t wait.
Will you choose Netflix? Will you choose fear? Will you talk yourself
out of it? Will you wait?
Will you focus on all the things you can’t do instead of identifying the
many things you CAN do?
Or, will you join me in taking risks, in doing all you can and leaving
nothing on the table – knowing you created a wild love, an adventurous
spirit and a health & vitality beyond your expectations?
I hope you’ll choose to challenge yourself & pursue all that CAN BE
instead of focusing on all that isn’t or hasn’t been. I am on this
journey with you and I am on your side.
I can promise you a couple of things:
* Primal Potential will continue in new and exciting ways (as well as
some of the current ways)
* I will share my journey with you in new and exciting ways
* I believe in you as much as I believe in myself, and that’s a lot
Stay tuned for more details in a couple weeks. In the meantime – be
bold, be brave, challenge yourself and don’t settle.
I’ll leave you guys with one last thought that inspired me this week. I
was watching the new HBO documentary “Becoming Warren Buffett” (I
recommend it) and he says that he’s been fortunate to tap dance to work
for over 50 years. He loves what he does. I want to tap dance through
every day. Is it easy? No. Is it possible? Yes. Will there always be
responsibilities you don’t enjoy? Yeah, of course, welcome to the human
experience. But I want us all to get busy creating a life we are excited
to live. I want us all to tap dance through our days. Starting right
now. This minute.
All my love!
E
Like a feather – strong with purpose, light at heart…
I’m pumped for today’s episode! I’m sharing a coaching conversation I had with one of my Fat Loss Fast Track clients and we’re covering everything from parenting to perspective and her progress in creating a sustainable anti-diet approach to fat loss.
I think there’s a lot you can relate to her in her story – she’s a working mom & wife who has struggled with her weight for decades. She has lost weight and put it all back on, but she’s made a shift in her approach to health & food.
We have a really candid conversation about stress, setting an example, and not manufacturing drama by engaging in problems that aren’t hers to bear.
I’m super grateful that she was willing to share this story with all of you and I know it will be a great encouragement and challenge to each of you!
Someday soon I’ll be getting a new tattoo. It will be a small feather to remind me of how I want to be:
Strong with purpose and light at heart.
That’s what the feather means to me.
Several months ago I had a bit of a revelation.
I think that much of the excess physical weight we carry is merely a physical manifestation of an emotional problem:
Carrying too much baggage.
Carrying burdens that aren’t ours to carry.
Getting upset over other people’s choices or words. Emotionally investing ourselves in situations that aren’t our business. Carrying around the past and future instead of joyfully enjoying the present.
The feather reminds me to travel light.
The feather reminds me to not pick up burdens that aren’t mine to carry.
The feather reminds me that I don’t need to carry my past as I forge through my present.
Travel light.
Strong with purpose, light at heart.
This message is so important to me that I made a new mug with that very message on it.
Now I can begin each day with this powerful reminder.
I am strong with purpose.
I am light at heart.
I find thin slices of joy in each day as I act with purpose and determination.
