52 Weeks Podcast

Today we have a quick phone call to catch up on our goals. I killed it this week by reorganizing my closet. Meredith was quite successful in cutting out the curse words. Steph made an appointment with the dentist and doctor. Look at all of us doing hard things. Today's inspiration comes from Stephen Kellogg.

"The moment you put a deadline on your dream, it becomes a goal." - Stephen Kellogg.

I realized that standup has just been this dream, but it became a goal when I put a deadline on it. Steph shared how podcasting was just a dream until she started scheduling interviews, and with each interview, she forced herself to learn more and more about podcasting.

Well, that's all for today. I hope you all get out there and crush your goals.

We are recording late Sunday night. I’m tired and ready for bed. Kellie rocked her goals this week, but Amazon may not be too happy because they lost one of their loyal customers. Meredith also was terrific with her plans and is super peppy and excited tonight. I, unfortunately, am still a pansy and have not called the dentist. Our inspiration for this week comes from Hal Elrod.

“You are where you are because of who you were, but where you go depends entirely on who you choose to be.” - Hal Elrod

This has been a great week. We have been up to our ears in achieving our goals, or not achieving goals. Steph needed a little more nudging to call the dentist. Kellie killed it not shopping on Amazon and drinking her water. I did some soul searching on how I want my morning routine to look. We talked about how you know enough to get you going. You don’t need to be a professional to achieve your goals. Here’s a quote I like that illustrates this:

“Never be afraid to try something new… An amateur built the ark that lasted forty days and forty nights; professionals built the titanic that sank.”

Steph shared a story about her running coach who planned their own ultra marathon. This was their first ultramarathon and had never planned a full race before. But they gathered their family and friends and made a route. They weren’t professional Ultramarathoners but they crossed the finish line at mile 100. With some good planning and a big dream we can make it to our goals.

Today we talked about how things have been going and where we are going with our lives. We discussed what our goals were at the beginning of the year and what we want to do for the next ten weeks. Steph is nearing the finish line with her 20 hikes by October, Kellie doesn’t want to cook anymore, and Meredith is still making it up as she goes along. We have learned that it is easier to set weekly goals when we have an overall game plan. After discussing what goals we want to work toward, we should have smooth sailing the rest of the year! Kellie shared Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and how in 2020 people aren’t able to have their basic needs met. It’s ok when we have to slow down from plowing forward in order to make sure our basic needs are taken care of. Be patient with yourself, get your needs in order and carry on!

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” Zig Ziglar

P.S.And remember all you Aussies, watch out for those Magpies. They will poke your eye out.

Goals are often viewed only in a binary way, you either achieve them or you don’t; but when you think of development as being a process of making mistakes and learning from them, it takes away the perfectionist mentality. How many New Year’s resolutions end prematurely because of all or nothing thinking? People feel they failed once, so why even try. If we look at this year there are many times we didn’t meet our expectations, but we were able to learn and pivot when we fell short. This year we have learned a lot about how we ‘define and refine’ who we want to be and what we desire for our future selves.

According to Websters, Diligence is defined as a steady, earnest, and energetic effort. Now that we are on week 38, I feel like our effort has been constant, but maybe it lacks some enthusiasm at times, and we start going through the motions. Financial Guru Dave Ramsey talks about Diligence, and he exclaims, “ Work is doing it. Discipline is doing it every day. Diligence is doing it well every day.” As we head into the last part of the year, our mission is not just to get our goals but to do them well every day.

Today we are talking about a mate from Kellie's homeland of Australia, Mr.Cliff Young. Cliff decided to run an 875- Kilometer endurance race from Sydney to Melbourne at the ripe old age of 56. For those of you who are wondering how many kilometers that is, it's about 540 miles. When Cliff showed up to the race, not only was he decades older than many of the contestants, but he was dressed in overalls and work boots. Reporters and other athletes mocked him and asked him if he thought he could do this race. When asked if he would finish, he replied, "I think I can do it. I am sure I can do it. Only death will stop me. If I get run over by a semi-trailer, that is the only thing that will stop me. Of course, I hope I don't because I have a lot of living to do after this." Isn't that a great answer? Not only to Cliff finish the race, but he took first place and set a new course record. You see, Cliff grew up on a farm, and they didn't have money for horses or tractors, so he would have to run to gather the animals. Maybe Cliff didn't come to the race dressed as a stereotypical runner, but he proved that you don't have to have the right gear to run. Cliff knew he could run, and even when those around him doubted his ability, he continued forward, and he also shared, "no matter what you do, you have to keep moving. If you don't wear out, you rust out, and you rust out quicker than you wear out." So let us don't rust out this week. Get out there and move your body. You are capable of more than you know.

According to Websters, Diligence is defined as a steady, earnest, and energetic effort. Now that we are on week 38, I feel like our effort has been constant, but maybe it lacks some enthusiasm at times, and we start going through the motions. Financial Guru Dave Ramsey talks about Diligence, and he exclaims, “ Work is doing it. Discipline is doing it every day. Diligence is doing it well every day.” As we head into the last part of the year, our mission is not just to get our goals but to do them well every day.

“ When you start taking care of yourself, you start feeling better, you start looking better, and you even start to attract better. It always starts with you. Take real good care of yourself.”

-Idil Ahmed

Do we have a treat for you! Today we chatted with Craig Oborn with the intention of learning about his human connection experiment. In an effort to increase his relationship with his siblings and parents, he set out to email them a question every week for 52 weeks. This turned into five years of sharing answers to questions, learning more about each other and increasing their family bonds. We were already impressed by that, but when our conversation turned to his work on what he terms ‘the human code’, that’s what really blew our minds! 

Craig shared with us that he has summarized his idea in this simple equation:

What you say + What you think = What you believe, and that is what you are.  

We discussed how powerful the messages we tell our brains are. So we are excited to experiment with affirmations this week!