Are You Living to Your Full Potential?
- by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
Do you have dreams, visions, or unfulfilled ambitions? Do you sometimes think about the things you’d like to do then stop without even trying because you’re afraid you won’t have the energy or strength to complete?
What’s holding you back?
Are you:
- Tired?
- Burned out?
- Unfocused?
- Uncomfortable?
- Dealing with aches, pains, and health challenges that leave you with little energy to pursue anything outside of your day to day obligations?
- Or perhaps you’re embarrassed about the extra weight you’re carrying around and are afraid to put yourself in the spotlight.
What if it didn’t have to be that way? What if you could overcome your fears, refuel your energy tank, and get rid of all the excuses that hold you back?
Bustin’ Excuses with Berkson
My friend Lindsey Berkson is my icon for someone who does not allow circumstances to get in the way of achieving her goals. She was a “victim” since birth, yet refuses to see herself that way. Her mom took DES while pregnant with her. DES is a potent drug that prevents miscarriages and causes cancer and other very serious illnesses in the offspring.
As a result, Lindsey wound up with breast cancer and has had several organs removed as a result of the exposure. She only has 1 kidney, half a thyroid gland, and only one ovary.
The prediction for premature death and debilitating illness for DES survivors is very high.
Lindsey decided at an early age that she was going to beat the odds. As a result, she became an avid researcher in the health and nutrition field. She learned early on that maintaining excellent nutrition and lifestyle habits were not only a good idea…they were crucial to the quality of life.
You’ll never believe what she is in the process of doing. To me, it’s mind-blowing. When she called me on Saturday and told me about it, I was shocked. Most women in their twenties wouldn’t have the guts or the strength and stamina to do what she’s doing. SHE’S WELL INTO MENOPAUSE and is missing some organs. What an inspiration.
What is that dream in your heart?
What’s getting in the way?
Pick something you’d like to accomplish. Write it down, then think of all the steps that need to be taken to get you there. You can do it, if you believe you can and take really good care of yourself…
…like Lindsey.
Tags: ambition, burnout, energy, goal setting, inspiration, lindsey berkson, potential, weightloss
Posted in Health Coach, Success Stories, Vibrant Health
30 Day Sleep and Fun Challenge: Day 3 – Conscious Competance
So, I’m going for progress not perfection. Habits take time to change and sometimes it takes days or even weeks of repetition to make permanent changes.
This challenge has brought my habits in need of change to my forefront and that’s what’s important. I learned a long time ago, from the teachings of Abraham Maslov, that all learning comes in 4 stages:
- Unconscious Incompetence
- This is the “ignorance is bliss” stage. You don’t know what you don’t know, and are not bothered by this lack of knowledge. For example, most people walk into fast food restaurants, completely unaware f the way that food effects them, without knowledge of or competency in a different way of eating.
- Conscious Incompetence
- Here’s where you become aware of what you don’t know. Perhaps you attend a lecture or read a book and realize that your way of eating is making you sick. You are conscious of a new way of eating, but you have no skill at it; you are incompetent, yet aware of it every time you put something into your mouth
- Conscious Competence
- You now understand or know how to do something, ie how to eat healthfully. However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires a great deal of consciousness or concentration. You need to stop and ponder the choices and consciously make yourself make healthy choices when confronted with a wide array of food.
- Unconscious Competence
- You have so much practice and skill, that the behavior becomes “second nature” and can be performed easily, without concentration or conscious control. You can at this point easily follow through without thought or effort. In our example, you know what foods are helpful, which ones are harmful, and you naturally choose the ones that promote health. It’s a non issue.
If you would like to know more about the 4 stages of competance, this series of articles goes into great depth.
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/4StagesOfLearning
For me, eating well is stage 4. For sleep, I am at stage 2.
Given that, I honor the progress I have made this week. I am light years ahead of last week. So here’s my “Report Card” for yesterday, March 2.
1- Shut down the computer no later than 11:30, lights out by midnight - I got off the computer by 12:05 and lights out by 12:25.
2- Drink 2 quarts of green smoothie. Yeah! did this.
3- Exercise for at least 30 minutes FLOP. It was cold in the morning, so I opted out of a 7AM run, then had to drive kids to school, then had a busy day. Was intending to do the stairmaster (in my bedroom) after my teleconference call, but a neighbor friend had hurt his back so I worked on him at 9:15 PM. After that I had bits and pieces and follwo-ups to do and never got to the exercise. Lots of excuses, eh! Lesson: Look at the calendar in advance and plan a specific time to do exercise.
FOR Fun: Water color paint for 5 minutes - FLOP again. Instead for fun I hung with my 11 year old and talked about his day.
OK. So I am making progress.
Here’s my comittment for today:
1- Exercise: 2:30 – 3:30 get out for a run and do a few weights
2- Fun break: 9:30 PM – after my Balance My Body Blueprint teleseminar call on Balancing Adrenals
3- Off computer by 11:30, in bed by 11:45, lights out before midnight
How did you do yesterday? What are your commitments for today? Comment below.
Enjoy!
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
P.S. If food is an issue you are working on, check out the recording of a teleconference call I did Tuesday night with Nomi Shannon, the Raw Gourmet
http://www.drritamarie.com/DeliciouslyQuickRawFood-SignUp.php
Tags: Adrenal Fatigue, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, fatigue symptoms, goal setting, Living Foods, livingfoods, Maslov, Raw Foods, unconscious compteance
Posted in Articles, Sleep for Vibrant Health
Strategies For Effectively Changing Your Health Habits: Goal Setting
If you’re the type of person who has no problem sticking to new behaviors, like diet changes, exercise and meditation when you set your mind to it, despite temptations, then congratulations. You are certainly not in the majority. If this describes you, then skip reading this post. Or, better yet, forward a link to those people in your life who struggle with sustaining healthy changes, despite the pain and suffering it may be causing them.
The fact of the matter is, most people struggle when they make a decision to get healthier, and begin to make changes in that direction. Emotional eating patterns, favorite food temptations, and social and family pressures are amongst the biggest issues that cause you to deviate from your chosen path, despite your desire to stay on track.
A big part of creating vibrant health is really getting to know who you are and what you want. All too often you start a rigorous health revitalization program, only to fall on your face when temptations take over. A successful health regime needs to start with being and connecting, not doing.
I’m hosting a teleseminar to allow us to explore together what you really want for yourself and what you value the most. This teleseminar “Setting Your Goals, Connecting to your Vision” is a powerful, interactive session intended to supercharge your health and immunity by reconnecting you to the powerful healer within who knows what to do to be healthy.
To sign-up for the teleseminar, download your handout and receive a copy of the recording, please go to
http://www.drritamarie.com/SettingGoalsTeleconference.htm
Turn your have-to’s into love-to’s and consistently make the choices that joyfully create vibrant health.
Love and Health,
Dr. Ritamarie
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Tags: emotional eating, goal setting, healthy food, teleseminars
Posted in Holistic Nutrition, Vibrant Health
