What are your goals?

Your daily life is your temple and your religion When you enter into it take with you your all. - Kahlil Gibran

Goals for the next 5 Years: Personal Find a counterpart that will challenge me Yoga Certified Become a home owner/Decorate a home Have 50,000 saved Travel Write an article and it be published in a magazine Follow happiness in everything I do and don't overlook the present moment Professional Become a board member of an organization Conduct a motivational speaking engagement about self development to a business setting Commit and join a Toastmasters club Have an athletic company sponsor me as a representative for there company/product Goals for 2012 : Complete a race in another state Go to Church Hike the Grand Canyon Hike South Mountain Do at least one physical activity Every DAY Drink a gallon of water a day Hold the title of superwoman ;)

Create a website 

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results 

Eyes wide open she believes
"Everything has beauty"
The ever slightest curve endures her past as a bitter reminder of insanity
Her eyelashes breathe memories that won't blink
Covering her hands with disolusion she falls
Her skin becomes the road map that creates a new direction; happiness
Unclear and unforgiving as your biggest fear
Eyes wide open she believes
"Change her world"

NPC Western Regional's

Hope — it is the quintessential human delusion, simultaneously the source of your greatest strength and your greatest weakness.

Almost one year ago I was shopping for my bathing suit for my Miss Arizona competition. I went to beach bunny. It was the first time I had ever been there and I was a bit overwhelmed by all the beautiful suites. I tried a couple on and felt they were a bit too revealing for what I was doing and the competition I was running for (that must have been my conservative side speaking haha).  As I was finishing changing a girl walked in and was picking up her suit for a fitness competition that was being held locally. She was very lean and muscular. As I overheard her talking to the sales lady she had just a couple days until her big day! She was super tan and ready to rock in her bikini from beach bunny in its sexy fashion. In my head, I will never forget what I was thinking. Mitch are you ready for this … I told myself I could never imagine doing a fitness competition and never in a million years looking as lean and solid as she did. In fact I knew it wasn’t possible for me to look the way she did just given my body structure and in all honesty I could never imagine wearing such a revealing suit. 

Here I am in the moment presently writing an experience I would have never imagined I would do. I just completed my very first NPC fitness bikini class competition as a representation of UGG. Mitch this is to you. I am inspired by people everyday-most importantly endeavors’ I thought in a million years I would never consider let alone directly being a participant of. Here are a few: As a marathon runner, a contestant for Miss Arizona, a community advocate, a volunteer, a graduate at ASU, a client of a personal trainer, and a competitor for a bikini competition. These major accomplishments in my life have transformed me, conformed me, and piece by piece become an enormous part of the growth and personal developed of who I am today. Let me highly emphasize not one of these endeavors would I not only believe I would do but exude so much passion for.

      

My experience throughout this journey with you has been amazing. I am so proud of myself.  Those 5 minutes on stage were all worth the journey of our 16 weeks of training and pushing myself beyond what I even knew I was capable of. I love to be on stage. What I love most about being on stage is the challenge you have to capture the attention of so many people not only in the audience but your critics. Stage presence only comes within a person. My goal was to portray a positive representation to you UGG and set an example to existing and future clientele that are intrigued to do a journey as ambitious and competitive as this competition. I know you are so proud of me and I am so proud of myself. My body has truly transformed in ways I never knew existed. I have acquired a different outlook and appreciation for the human body and eye for true athleticism and image. What you see is most defiantly what you work for! And in my eyes that is more rewarding than anything. There is no shortcut worth any place going in my eyes. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I felt healthy, high energy, and confident in all of your judgments and meal plans you prepared for me. I cant thank you enough. Standing there on stage I never felt better about myself. I felt like the sun!  

My goal for myself jumping into this journey was to further my education, experience the backstage arena of fitness competitors, challenge myself, and inspire someone just like myself to be fearless and do things you would never dream of doing. You couldn’t put a price on the feeling I received being on that stage. I will always stay true to who I am. My presence on stage will never be forgotten even if it means not winning because to me its not winning that is most important it is not being forgotten and more importantly not forgetting who you are. The process to me is the most fulfilling part to me aside from those moments you have on stage. Those moments are few and far too quick. 

See you on stage :)

Fuel your passion

My favorite things about love...Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy. It is not easily angered. Love endures. Love never fails.

Create your life and your world around passion and you will exude compassion. A bubble will begin to surround you and everyone that knows you and even those that you encounter for the first time will cling to you. They will listen to you, they will find you interesting, and you will begin to inspire one individual after another in some way. Your passion will be so strong children, women and men of all ages will hope to be like you. No matter how often you begin to here how inspiring you are or those that tell you what direction you should take based on your passions you won't realize it until something happens. This something is huge and it has never happened to me before until recently...so as I  continue my journey in life I met someone that exudes the love of passion as much as I do. You will wonder why so much energy and connection presents itself. You will learn from that person's passion and begin to have passion for them.  I believe passion for a person is rare. It is not often found and it's not something that can be acquired if it was never there to begin with. If you do all things in life with passion there is no reason why you can't become passionately in love.

A passionate person is more breathtaking than a person that goes through the motions in life. When I think about passion I can't even describe it in words because it's a feeling that I only get about certain things that I cannot live without. I compare passion and love together because they are the only two words I can't describe the meaning of because they are only shown by your eyes, your voice, your expressions, your dedication, and your energy.  What are your passions? Have you ever been passionate about the success and happiness of someone else?

Happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

It's amazing how a compliment can go so far. Compliments should be given out more freely among the people you encounter. They truly make a difference and can make someone's day more than you may ever know! It is so amazing how gestures and thoughtfulness goes so far. At least for me it goes above and beyond anything monetarily. I'll never forget this day about 2 years ago...I was running around my neighbourhood and this woman was walking her dog. She stopped me and said " I want to look JUST like you".That compliment has never left me. It wasn't because I wanted to hear that or needed to hear that it was the matter of fact that one person thought that way about me. So many thoughts ran through my head as I stood there thinking how hard I always am on myself -work my body so hard for what? to look like everyone else? No, yes, maybe. But that's not me...and thinking I see myself as a working progress while another person idolizes who I am. That compliment reminded me to be thankful for what I have and what makes me who I am. It made me want to be more appreciate of myself. And most importantly ever since that day more than ever I am free of judgement and cling to those who are just like you and I.

Always stay true to who you are and never change those little things that make you who you are. Most importantly strive not to be perfect or what you think is perfect. Find that person that see's those things that differentiates you and loves those things about you. Guess what...It's out there. And I know.. and I am experiencing it right now. I can tell you my insecurities are the things that no one else has. I have a funny hairline, I have a dimple below my eye, I am athletically built  curvy and spicy, I exude confidence that I don't even know, I pour passion that I don't even realize. I have only been waiting to find that person that loves those things about me. Because..deep down inside those are things that I love about myself and makes me, me. If you find someone who see's those as your best attributes they see you for you and nobody else. 

Everyone has a story. What is yours?

In life half the battle has to do with the lens you choose to see yourself through. My fulfilment comes from seeing myself through a positive lens.

Be strong, have depth, set  goals and don't just settle. Look for someone who respects your strength of character and is seen as equal- share all of life's special moments with. Trust, Honesty, and Happiness to me are the key to success. Portray those. Live by your words you choose for yourself. Life is precious. Each day is a gift. Try and achieve a limited amount of time being mad , stressed or upset. Address it, fix it, and move on. For every extended time you are feeling upset you could be cherishing natures precious gifts. The air we breathe, the support we attain, and the hot sun shining on our faces.

My goal is to be that person that you think of every day, that person that brings happy positive energy your way and the one thing in your life that you don't tie "stressful" too. Get to know that special person, achieve a level of understanding and decide if it is a right fit for you . In the end, you will have a best friend. A person that understands you and most importantly a person you will learn from, see's the best in you, and challenges you . Each and every day will be exciting as the first time you met. Above all you found exactly what you were looking for.

That person is out there for each and every person. I would love to know how you found your significant other, or your spouse? Every person has a story and with every story carries a piece of wisdom. Live it, learn it, and attain it!

She closes her eyes and smiles

 Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.

I have a passion for life, fitness, and living life to the fullest. I bring a genuine, friendly and positive attitude in my endeavours. I enjoy raising the awareness of the importance of living a healthy lifestyle to reduce the effects of chronic diseases associated with diet and weight. I enjoy inspiring children with disabilities, event planning and participating in local community events and organizations. I am an athlete. I can't live without sports and aerobic activities- running, swimming, spinning, and practicing yoga to integrate flexibility and spirituality into my habitual avocation. I enjoy building relationships and giving feedback to business owners on how they can better there business or create new and innovative ways to draw attraction to there business. 

I am passionate about goal setting, standardization, training, and being successful personally and professionally. I am career driven. I am passionate about philanthropy and giving back to the community. I have the drive to leave a legacy of making a difference in the lives of others.  I am motivated by my ability to be a great friend, be idolized as a role model and impacting each and every person I cross paths with in some way. Being well rounded and balanced are important to me and I encourage and exude those around me to do the same. 

Openness, dedication, ambition and positive energy are my strongest traits I possess. I am able to communicate honestly, and easily with anyone. In doing so, I am able to capture my thoughts verbally and in writing very well. I am goal oriented. I truly believe that if you set goals for yourself and continue to work toward and re-evaluate them over time, you will set yourself up for success through commitment, confidence, and perseverance. 

What are you passionate about? Think about it, write it down, and if you ever forget you have it here to remind yourself each and everyday what you truly love and what makes that curve on your face smile!