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Do you know exactly how to get what you want?

Once you know what you really want in 2008, then what?  What is your first step?  What if you could take fewer steps to get there?

Taking serious steps forward is all about the 80/20 rule (20% of your actions produce 80% of your results).  Why take unnecessary steps?  Gathering the best resources also accelerates your results.  And being accountable to your commitments supports your success.

Katy’s dream was to buy a home by the river.  As part of the Dream Coach program, she created a 30-day plan.  It started with an elaborate list with minute details.  Applying the 80/20 rule, Katy simplified her plan to three basic steps.  And each person in the group contributed contacts, potential homes for sale, and ideas to generate the down payment.  In June, Katy happily reported to the group she was living by the river.

Do you know how to easily achieve your dream?

How important is it to believe in your dream?

A belief is something you choose and it influences your thoughts and, therefore, your actions and results.  Beliefs are never neutral; they either move you toward or away from your dream.

It is imperative to create a strong belief in yourself and your dream so you take the necessary action to get what you want in life.  Having a powerful belief also helps you on the more difficult days.

When Beth decided she wanted to train for her first half-marathon, the dream seemed overwhelming.  Beth used the Dream Coach strategies to overcome obstacles and help build her belief, then she completed her first three-mile goal.  Four months later, Beth successfully ran her first half-marathon in the valley!

What do you want to believe in?

Do you know what you really want for 2008?  When you think about your goal or dream, are you excited and inspired?

Accessing your dreamer is: tapping into the incredibly ambitious, anything-is-possible part of you and creating a dream you are passionate about.

Betty is a vivacious woman in the valley.  She attended the #1 Dream Workshop last year to have a fun day with her friend at the Aspen Club and Spa; they signed up for spa services and everything.  By the end of the day, Betty obviously accessed her dreamer.  She announced to the entire group her dream of owning a wine bar in Carbondale!

What is your passion?  What does your dreamer really want this year?

If you’re dream is aligned with your purpose - you will be more likely to achieve it.

What is all this talk about finding your purpose? It’s not as complicated as you think. The problem is, we’re connected to our ego purpose “to help people”…”to be successful”…”to be happy”… and we don’t often know our ’soul’s’ purpose. For example “To be alive”…”To seek”…”To learn”…”To live life as an adventurer”.

Here’s a fun exercise if you’re liking where I’m going with this:
“Three Memories of Passion” Worksheet

1. List three memories from your life that you are passionate about:
(there is no right or wrong answer)
2. What’s the theme that threads your memories together?
(you don’t have to look too hard)

This could be your purpose! Try it on and let it evolve. See how the good things in your life evolve from that purpose you came up with.

It feels weird at first, because we are taught to be useful, not purposeful. Have Fun!sat-jan-19-_1-dream-invitation.pdf

Do you have integrity?

What does integrity have to do with achieving your #1 dream? Everything.

Integrity is walking your talk—doing what you said you would to do.

Life coaching since the year 2000, I observed a trend. Women often keep promises to others and break promises with themselves.

For example, last year at the #1 Dream Workshop, there was a wonderful woman named Rebecca. She came to the event not really knowing what she wanted or what to expect. What Rebecca discovered was she had lost herself in her relationship with her husband. It had taken a huge effort to even attend the event; she bribed her husband with breakfast in bed.

When we took the group through the integrity exercise, Rebecca scored a 10 (the highest score) when it came to keeping promises to other people. And she scored a 2 (a much lower score) on keeping promises to herself. No wonder she wasn’t achieving what she wanted in life!

Today, Rebecca takes at least 10 minutes per day for herself. She and her husband take turns making breakfast. And she is training for a marathon.
When you keep your promises with yourself—do the things you said you would do—you eventually achieve your dream. It is that simple.
#1 Dream Seminar - Jan 19th 1-5pm Aspen Club

What typically happens when we have a dream for our lives?
We create a ‘to-do’ list and when it gets tough or boring or scary, we quit.
DREAM OVER.

Setting an intention is THE antithesis to the above scenario. It’s like a rudder that steers a boat; without it, no matter how windy, the boat can’t sail in a straight line. Think of an intention as a ‘directional force’.

*An intention can be set for a meeting: “To observe”
*An intention can be set before sleep: “Waking refreshed”
*An intention can be set for your whole life: “Live on Purpose”

You know when you’re wavering off intention when you feel ‘rusty’ or ‘direction-less’. All you have to do is remember your intention and find your direction again.

We can make it simple or we can make it hard; intention is the easiest way to stay on track.

I did it! Here are the results. Story below…

2007 Tri for the Cure Final Results

MOORE KIMBERLY
Female 35-39 ASPEN CO

Swim - 1/2 mile
00:18:44

Transition 1
00:04:49

Bike - 12 miles
00:38:17

Transition 2
00:04:05

Run - 3.1 miles
00:36:55

Total time: 01:42:52

I’ve always competed in sports where everything leads up to the competition; competing being the thing that really matters. In gymnastics you were fairly non-existent in practice; locked in a dark gym while the rest of the world exists in the sun; or at least it feels that way. It was the ‘meets’ where the gymnast shined; in the cute leotard with the spunky routine and unique self-expression. In tennis, for me, the matches were always the true test of ability. Practice was fun with little pressure; training was unfocused and random. Your competitive drive won you matches that you shouldn’t win and your mental madness lost you matches you should have won.

For me, my first triathlon was upside down in the respect that the training was the most fun, inspiring and empowering and the actual competition was anti-climactic. I’m not saying the event wasn’t amazing, there were over 3000 women competing and the energy was frenetic. I learned invaluable lessons for my next event and the camaraderie with my friends was a blast.

But what I felt from the time I arrived to the time I finished was a sense of power at what I created in my mind, body and spirit way before I ever arrived! Your ‘competitive drive’ doesn’t help you in triathlon if you didn’t train properly (unlike tennis) and your mental toughness can’t make you run much faster than you’ve prepared your body to run. In triathlon, you get what you train for, plain and simple.

Here’s proof…
My times in all events were exactly what I trained at - no matter what the circumstances on competition day!

The swim:

In training I was strong in the swim. So, being cocky in this area, I started at the front of the pack. I noticed my heart rate was very high with nerves, but I blew that off since as a public speaker, I feel like that all the time before I speak and I ‘knew’ from experience it would dissipate as soon as I ‘got on the stage’. No sooner did I jump in the water than my goggles were kicked off and when I reached back to get them, I got punched in the face by an oncoming swim stroke. I was then hyperventilating and thought I was going to drown. I had visions of having to tell my sister (the ex-pro surfer) that I couldn’t even pull of the swim! So, I ended up back-stroking the entire swim just to get enough oxygen not to drown. Even with all that drama, I still finished in 18 minutes; around the exact time it took me in training!

The Bike:
All I ever do is uphill rides and interval training at the Aspen Club (amazing) so I was thrilled to find the ride unbelievably easy and I finished in the top 400 out of over 3000 people. I was passing people left and right. I attribute this to the interval training class at the Aspen Club, NO doubt in my mind!! Thank you Mark Alderdice.

The Run:
What can I say, the pain of running is overwhelming for me. This is where I need the most work and the biggest attitude adjustment. Help Dirk Shultz, my wellness coach! My plan is to dramatically improve on the run for the high country tri in Aspen in 2 weeks!

Late August until September 22 will be about the remainder of my weight loss; just in case you think I forgot about that part of my goal. I haven’t and won’t feel complete until both goals are accomplished.

Stay tuned….

Have you ever thought of having someone there to help you reach your goals? Aspen Life Coaching is focused on taking you from where you are to where you want to be by providing a partner to help you develop your vision, set goals, and make a plan while finding strategies to deal with your unique challenges.

The relationship between a coach and client offers a profound level of support, guidance, and encouragement to making changes that improve lives. Kim has been working with Dirk here at the Aspen Club and Spa to reach her goal of losing 20 pounds in 20 weeks by her 40th birthday. This is a video of a recent coaching session between Dirk and Kim.

Click here to learn more about Wellness coaching and our free intital coaching session.

Sarah has been working with Michael for the past few weeks to help improve his balance and core. Notice I didn’t say help him loss weight. As we know losing weight is a result of the real issues effecting our bodies. Through their training Sarah has pin pointed some areas that they need to focus in on in order to achieve the goal of weight loss. Michael has bad ankles from injures sustained through out life, so Sarah is using a lot of balancing exercises to focus on that area of Michael’s body to help strengthen that area as well as his mid section or core. Michael has been amazed at the fact that they hardly use free weights but instead use balancing balls and weight bars. Click here to watch Sarah and Michael

Sarah has a philosophy that heavy weights are not where people should be focusing on but rather light weights stressing the body with balance to target more areas while doing an exercise.
Relevant Tags:free weights, heavy weights, light weights, losing weight, mid section

I reported last week that I was stalled at -10 lbs.(towards my 20 lb goal) but was hopeful my body fat and measurements went down with my triathlon training.

I am happy to report that in less than 1 month I lost 4.25 inches and a 1% drop in body fat. It is interesting to note that I haven’t lost even 1lb. on the dreaded scale.

My personal trainer, Angela Rooding and wellness coach, Dirk Schultz along with Mark Alderdyce, the cycling master have inspired and held me accountable. It’s their integrity and consistency in their own lives that keep me asking more from myself. I can’t say enough about surrounding yourself with people who inspire you.

My mission is to help other women lose their obsession with the # on the scale and replace it with focus on strength and fitness and feeding ourselves for optimal health.

The number on the scale has been a predator for me since age 11 as a gymnast; 16 as a tennis player and ever since as an adult who has even avoided the yearly Dr. visit for fear of weighing in too high. I have found my power and bliss in my body by training it for performance and learning to listen to and love it on a whole new dimension.

40 and fabulous is about a nutritious ‘life’. Feeding yourself with everything from good food, to supportive company to intellectual and spiritual growth. I see people all around me flirting with; or in their 40’s who are ’seeking’ a nutritious life in all ways. Suddenly the status quo isn’t good enough and life has gotten bigger with infinite possibilities. We are questioning our impact-our contribution to each other and the world. This is the time to take the leap and ask for the life that we want instead of the life we think we think we could or should have.

Stepping into my personal greatness and power has already inspired others or increased my company with like-minded people:

My boyfriend is running with me, skipping the garlic bread and wants to do a triathlon in as soon as 5 weeks. One of my favorite “Live Juicy” clients is competing with me in both triathlons. My brother, a former Olympic class sailor, has reclaimed his athlete identity. My business partner, who has lost over 30 lbs has started a wellness group, inspiring women who had literally put their dreams on the shelf; who are now so inspired that they’re grabbing their dreams like someone stole them away!

There’s something about health and fitness as the entrance to personal power that is truly significant. Maybe we CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!!

June 7, 2007

Body Fat Percent: 33.63%

Calf: 14.75
Thigh: 24
Hips: 41.5
Waist: 36
Chest: 41.5
Arm: 13.25

July 3, 2007

Body Fat Percent: 32.63% (body fat goal is 25%)

Calf: 14.5
Thigh: 23
Hips: 41.5
Waist: 34
Chest: 42
Arm: 12.25