Tag Archives: weight loss
August 20 – What I have become because of what I have achieved
August 20. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” (Zig Ziglar) Lately all of my thoughts about achieving goals have revolved around my journey toward better health. That … Continue reading
August 3 – Changing my thoughts to write my own destiny
August 3. “Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.” (Frank Outlaw) My … Continue reading
July 29 – Amazing journeys and first steps
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” (Chinese Proverb) All great journeys, whether figurative or literal, begin when a person decides to take that first step. Until I have the courage to put one foot in … Continue reading
July 19 – My journey toward happiness
July 19. “Happiness is not a when or a where; it can be a here and a now. But until you are happy with who you are you will never be happy because of what you have.” (Zig Ziglar) Sometimes … Continue reading
June 16 – Failure is an event, and does not define me.
“Failure is an event, not a person. So regardless of what happens to you along the way, you must keep on going and doing the right thing in the right way. Then the event becomes a reality of a changed … Continue reading
May 18 – Making a heart-felt promise to myself
“A true commitment is a heart-felt promise to yourself from which you will not back down.” (David McNally) On this blog I usually resist writing about my weight loss journey, but today I cannot. The lessons of the last 11 … Continue reading
April 5 – Gaining new skills through discipline
“Discipline is the habit of taking consistent action until one can perform with unconscious competence. Discipline weighs ounces but regret weighs tons.” (Jhoon Rhee) Usually I try to have my two blogs’ subjects be individual. But today they will be … Continue reading
Things I really want to do…
In recent years, it has become fashiobable for people to create their “bucket list”, a set of things they want to do before they kick the bucket. Personally, I am not a fan of bucket lists for two reasons. First, … Continue reading
