Guts, Grace & Gusto

As a life coach I work with people who share their goals with me and then we develop a plan together with milestones to achieve them. It’s a joy to hear when a milestone is reached.

This morning I received a phone call from Mitch Buster, who has been firmly committed to his goal of significant weight loss and to his health since meeting him last June. Before I met Mitch, he weighed 325 pounds and was inspired to make real changes in his life. He began whittling away the pounds but plateaued around 260. He became discouraged when he couldn’t release more weight. Last June, I received a phone call from him and he wanted to keep moving toward his goal of 180. Together we mapped out a plan with the assistance of a nutritional cleansing component. Within a few months he dropped 40 pounds, then another 20, and today he hit a milestone of 199! Beyond the weight loss, he has plenty of energy, enthusiasm and desire to be of assistance to others. He tackled his goals with gusto and turned around his health destiny and discovered a new passion of service through the process. Way to go, Mitch!

Moving forward with gusto is pure passion in action. The reward in reaching a goal is exhilarating! If you’ve tuned into the Biggest Loser TV show you’ve seen personal victories over seemingly impossible odds. A goal is reached through renewed commitment, moment-to-moment, day after day. When we fall off course, we simply rise up again, dust off our best of intentions and move in the direction of our desires.

So are you on course with your goals? Congratulations if you’ve moved closer to achieving them. If not, decide what you want and how it would affect your life, then choose again. You’re just one choice away from moving in the direction of your heart’s desire. S.S.

Labels: achieving goals, healthy choices, losing significant weight, weight loss