The fact is, you probably know that high fives motivate but when do you ever cheer for yourself? Also, what are you waiting for, what will it take to get you to cheer for yourself? And do you hold others to that standard, or do you cheer others literally for tying their own shoelaces?

We know you didn’t join a gym so you can do workouts at home! We are all here because we need or want to be coming into the gym, seeing people, benefitting from the support of the Coaches and using the equipment.

Having someone who is following the same path as you means your small achievements mean so much more, and someone who knows what it took to achieve them will always celebrate them with you, no matter how small they seem, because they “get it”.

Returning from holiday a leaflet came through my door for Curves with an offer for 6 weeks, I thought 6 weeks - why not? I can always quit if I don’t like it!

If you’d asked Jo a year ago about roller coasters, she would have told you she didn’t like them, she didn’t go on them, and she was the one who would wait holding the coats and bags.

(Is that you? I know it’s a lot of mums because you all tell me, but even if you love roller coasters, read on, it’s worth it I promise)

We’re on a new mission this summer to help women build the habit of exercise in just 6 weeks. How long does it take to build a habit? A quick Google and you’ll find many answers to that question.

And that’s the mistake lots of people make. Because here’s the thing. It’s not time that forms a habit, it’s FREQUENCY.

We can look at this one of two ways.

We can say “only 6 months of the year left, I’ve not even started all the things I thought I would do, I’m hopeless and can’t even stick to one resolution, why do I even bother trying, look at all the fruit/salad/gym membership gone to waste, I’ve wasted 6 months, I’ll never do it now”.

Or we can say…

What’s the difference between getting uncomfortable by getting up early to work on your side gig, or making yourself go the gym even though it’s the last thing you want to do, and the discomfort of staying where you are right now?

Last week I told you about the award I won (thank you for your congratulations by the way) and promised I would share the secret sauce of showing up.

Now I’ll be honest here, I’ve been trying to shoehorn this into my day for a while now. Ideally, it’s to be done very first thing, before anything else shows up or blows up (you know the things, because it doesn’t just happen to business owners, right?).

Last week I won an award and became Entrepreneur of the Month at my local business meeting, and it made me think of you.

I got a wake-up call the other day, talking to a friend about goals. I had a goal, and I realised I wasn’t going to make it. I was talking about adjusting the goal and she caught me out.

This is how you do it!

Our Kaz, making her plan for June, she's got her work rota, her glasses, she's pulled up a chair and asked me for a ruler - she means business!

You may have heard a saying about how long it takes for habits to form. It might range from 30 days to 90 days depending on which report you read.

The thing is habits aren’t formed over time. They’re formed over frequency.

When I was walking through town today, I spotted one of our members skipping along the pavement, holding hands with her children, laughing merrily, and I thought to myself and it reminded me, THAT is why I do what I do. It's what our mission of Strengthening Women is all about.

The fundamental difference between someone who achieves their goals, and someone who doesn’t is how they think. It isn’t about desire, it’s about taking action, doing something even when you don’t want to.

You can change your life in just a few minutes with 2 simple decisions. Take a minute right now and ask yourself:

Meet Bec – Bec joined us in May 2021 and she recently got the news that her DIABETES IS IN REMISSION, and she has reduced her cholesterol!!!

Bec shared her story with us last year as part of our 💜💜 Strengthening Women 💜💜 challenge. Here it is...

I could list all sorts of things I do every day that I must think myself into. Things I would just rather not do…right now. Especially when something else is tugging at my brain or my emotions.

Any kind of emergency can stop me in my tracks, and by emergency, I mean something unexpected and so it FEELS urgent, but might not BE urgent.

Balance is a FEELING, it’s the feeling of having given your attention to the things that needed to be attended to, either because they are an emergency, or so that they don’t become one.

Achieving balance in your life is not about doing everything for equal amount of time, it’s about doing the right things AT the right time.