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What Are You Waiting For?!

Sit and pause for a moment. Take a deep breath. Now close your eyes and picture how you see your life in five years...in one year...next month. What are you doing right now to get you moving toward the life you desire?

We all have dreams and desires but so often we let the excuses and fears crowd in and keep us from taking a step forward. 

A dream of mine for the past 20+ years has been to go skydiving. First my excuse was that no one would go with me (at the time, I felt like I needed to share it with someone else). Then it was that it was so expensive. Then my kids were little. And it just kept getting pushed to the back burner. Here's the thing...I still really want to go skydiving. 

I'm tired of the excuses. My kids aren't the excuse -- they are my reason. I want to inspire my kids to go for their dreams and live fearlessly. So, I'm going skydiving this Spring (doesn't really make sense to go in the winter in Chicago -- I would freeze and the view would be pretty ugly ;) ). I've told my husband and started planning. I've done the research and figured out the price. This year for Mother's Day, I'm going to celebrate by finally going skydiving! 

We can spend all our time preparing for the perfect moment that will never come. At some point you just have to get started. Make the decision to start and take the first step. Don't let fear and excuses hold you back.

Want to start getting healthy? Don't wait until it's more convenient or you're less busy or you don't have a Girls Night planned. Start now. Where you are. Doing what you can at that moment. 

Want to run a marathon (or a 5k)? Start small and take that first short run. Run around the block one day. Then a little bit farther the next. Slow progress is better than no progress.

Want to follow a passion or dream? Don't wait until the stars magically align. Find a way that you can use your gifts and passions NOW and see where it leads you.

There will always be difficulties and there will always be people and things that want to hold you back. But if you wait for the perfect time, it'll never happen. So strap on those shoes / grab your guitar / open your computer and start writing / schedule the appointment / contact a Health Coach to get you going. What are you waiting for?

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