Guest writer Robin Burr Shea, Southern Fried Fitness, Bowling Green, KY

I stumbled upon this formula by chance while chasing my own personal goals and ambitions – I hope these steps help you!

Several (about seven) years ago, I realized I had lost much of my own autonomy being defined as a wife and mother for so many years.  Honestly, I don’t know if my real autonomy was ever fully developed prior to becoming a wife and then a mother. As many of us do, I gladly supressed my personal ambitions for the great honor of raising my family and now, as I reached an age of self discovery and self reliance, I had the opportunity to rediscover my own personal ambitions.

Yet, every time I tried to carve out time to pursue my dreams… something stopped me. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, but for some unexplainable reason I didn’t feel I had the right to pursue my passion for health and fitness. My thinking was very skewed: I felt overindulged, selfish and vain.   Ridiculous, I know, but nonetheless very governing of my life.

One day, I mustered up the courage to proclaim my right to indulge in a healthy lifestyle. I had always been a “Closet” health freak but I was coming out and if felt amazing. Much to my surprise I was the only one stopping me.

My husband and my sons looked at me like I had just lost my mind~  It is quite funny in retrospect.  They said…  ”GO DO YOUR THING!!!  We support you.”

That has been over seven years ago and my life has evolved into a beautiful blending of goals, dreams and ambitions all coming together in perfect harmony. I have isolated the steps I took that allowed me to make such monumental changes and I am thrilled to share them with you. Hopefully, they will resonate with you and you can begin your own journey toward positive change.

  :: Get or give yourself the permission to act
  :: Educate yourself- immerse yourself in the educational process
  :: Be patient- accept that it is a process and requires a learning curve
  :: Teach what you have learned

I know it sounds simple, but believe me it is powerful. Please share your thoughts.

Your Sister in the SOUTH!

Robin

Source: Southern Fried Fitness by Robin Burr Shea, http://www.southernfriedfitness.tv