So my trainer told me last week to put together a vision board. However I wanted to put that together and whatever motivated me or was apart of my vision for myself. Now the arts and crafts part of me could get really crazy when assigned such a task but I didn't want it to get too crazy! Here's a picture of the poster I made and I'll kind of walk through thoughts behind sections of the poster:
- LIVE- I put this on there because I've had a few important people pass away, the most recent being my father in November. I think about this every day, living. My dad was an amazing man and so important to me and I continuously think about taking the rest of my life and really living it. Not letting things or people hold me back from what I want to do or accomplish, I want my life to be filled with stories to tell my children someday. **That's a pic of me and my dad on a horse**
- Be yourself- there are a lot of phrases that I cut out about loving myself, trusting myself and leading myself. I enjoy my personality, even the flawed parts of it. Not being scared to show people who I am and be accepted is a big part of what I believe life is all about.
- Love- I put something on my board that came to my mind, "Be the starting point to love in your life" meaning just that. Don't wait on someone else's love to be what you judge yourself by, love yourself first. When you do that you invite positive and good things/people into your life and then the love you have for yourself grows into the love you have for the life you've built.
- Being a great partner- My husband is my rock, my best friend, and my dance partner. I want to be just as wonderful for him as he is to me. I wake up early with him some mornings to spend time together before work/workouts take us into our day. I know a lot of things are focused on me on this journey but I do my best to make sure that my focus is also on my husband. I like to be a good wife who takes care of the house and takes some stress off my husband by being able to cook meals or plan ahead when he's going to have a long day. I enjoy taking care of people in my life and making sure my husband knows just how amazing I think our marriage is.
- Expect amazing- a lot of times I underestimate myself. I know that I can usually try to be realistic but lets be honest if I took away any fear to get things wrong and just put my concentration on the plan and the energy it takes to achieve something then I possibly could amaze myself with what I can accomplish. Put in the heart and the effort and get ready to surprise yourself!
- Struggle- I've had a lot of struggle through my life, as I'm sure everyone has. It's made me who I am today and I still reflect on how it's shaped my life. Without the tough parts of life we would all coast through it, sure it sounds better but it's the gritty part of life that molds you. I can't stand when people aren't willing to just roll up their sleeves and put in the hard work and overcoming things in life is no different. We all hurt, we all have loss, we all have pain but we don't have to live everyday with it. We can all be better from the hard stuff life throws our way, you just gotta be ready to dig a little deeper to get there.
- Fitness- I also included some fitness photos of people I found to have a physique that I liked and aspire to look like. Keeps me motivated on the workout part of my life! I've started to see my body change and sometimes I seriously have to do a double take in the mirror because what I expect to see and what I see are becoming more and more different. I no longer see the girl trying to be an athlete, I see an athlete. I see strong rounded shoulders that are becoming more defined, strong legs, leaner mid section and my same lil' freckled face with a much bigger smile than I used to have. I am surprising myself, and it feels great!
Maybe some of my motivation meets up with yours or maybe something different motivates you to accomplish your goals! Wishing you motivated and happy days!
Cheers,
Ash
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