December Recap - 2018

The year of Transformation! that's exactly what this year has been. Although come to think of it, I have been in the process of transformation all this time but a significant shift occurred this year. All the self - help you tube videos, self help/spiritual books, exercising consistently and eating well did lead up to a major shift in my life. My post in August was so depressing I didn`t think two months later I would have this shift.

Guess things always fall into place if you keep working on yourself and look inward for answers.

Highlights of the year.

- Turned 33 and promised myself that this year I will take my life to the next level (which I did !) 

- Had the shortest haircut ever

- Gave up sugar for good

- Started eating healthy

- Gave up junk food (90/10)

- Started meditating

- Started Yoga

- Found amazing people that changed my life - Tom Bilyeu, Alexi Panos, Jay Shetty, Michael Gervais, Preston Smiles, Rich Roll, James Clear .......oh so so many more! 

- Got into a solid morning routine where I feed my mind with good stuff and feed my body with good exercise.

- Started morning journalling ( suggested by Tim Ferris)

- 'thoughts become things' I became extra careful of every single word, thought that I put out into the world

- Stopped complaining 

- Got my aura checked and invested in bracelets to balance my chakras

- Focused on everything I have and how blessed I am

- Realized that I am already living the life of my dreams

- Start-up got started for real (yay!)

- Got into another venture with my sis-in-law

- Learned to have compassion towards my self first and learned to love myself fully

- The shift in the mind is truly amazing, i'm more in tune with myself and listen to myself

2019 Goal/s - The Year of Catching Up !

Have fun being awesome doing awesome things in the world! and be divine love...keep getting closer to the source that brought me here :)

Have an awesome New Year !

Pick up Limes and Other things

I might become a vegan! Wow, never thought that I would be saying those words out loud. My relationship with food has varied over time. Once I thought that my purpose in life is searching for good food (can`t find that post right now). At that time I did gain a lot if weight, dealt with quite a lot of personal 'traumas' and found comfort in food.Now I realize that in finding comfort in 'junk' food, I made my problems get worse by messing up my gut health and in turn tuning out my inner voice and making more mistakes that made things worse.

So what changed my relationship with food? A comment by a colleague(that I no longer talk to) about my sense of style. I was so angry back then and thought how could 'she' out of all people tell me how to dress, then I realized that I had stopped caring how I looked and kept getting bigger and bigger clothes. Then I happened to see 'Stick with you' by Pussycat Dolls and saw Nichol's eyebrows and I realized I had even ignored that (I looked like a bear)! I got so used to being obsessed with my personal problems which kept getting worse, I didn`t even look at myself.As I type this today I only feel so much love and compassion for that girl, that girl who struggled so hard, that girl who didn`t know any better.

3 years later today I'm talking about becoming a vegan and about to form proper six pack abs (yes, been working out and eating so well, and gotten so hotter :D).In order to lose the weight, I gave up sugar (something I never thought I could do.) and I started exercising. Weight loss was so slow and hit a plateau, but I started looking and feeling better the second I gave up sugar. I had less and less nervous breakdowns, had more clarity in my thoughts and was making better decisions.

I started trying several diet plans...

• Low carb diet - helped me realize how much I was committed to become more healthier, because low carb meant no dairy - living without milk tea was something I thought I can NEVER do. Two weeks into this diet, my face looked different and my pants fell off(literally!). I couldn`t keep doing it because I liked fruits and milk.

Which brought me to....

• Keto Diet - high fat, high protein low carb. The combination of food was fantastic. I had to eat a lot of meat - which I did. somehow it didn`t feel right.

What I'm doing now.......

• Eating mostly healthy - gave up dairy when I realized my gut didn`t like dairy at all
• Eating lots of vegetables - mental clarity that you get from this is amazing
• Not punishing myself if I enjoy sugar or any 'unhealthy' food. But to be honest I eat those during extreme social events, otherwise I choose to put the best possible food inside my body.
• HIIT workouts - changed my life (checkout Bowflex on YouTube)
• Most importantly listening to my body and feeding what my body wants.

Coming back to pick up limes, the host Sadia does an amazing job. She is one of those people you can listen to if you are having an 'off' day and you will feel that life is good.Watching her videos inspired me to try and become a vegan. Again I'm not giving myself unnecessary pressure. Mostly vegan during weekdays...baby steps......I feel so much better and my skin looks amazing!

check out her channel - Pick Up Limes
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq2E1mIwUKMWzCA4liA_XGQ

Things I'm Trying out - Part Three

• Still working on my 'Why' but getting closer to figuring
• Getting better at handling emotions thanks to Tony Robbins
• Gave up reading Gary Zukov Daily
• Workout is going really well, Gwyneth Paltrow once said that her trainer asked her to think  about working out as just like brushing teeth, you just do it. That statement helped me a lot.Been working out daily.
• Hoping to working on starting a business and walk away from 9-5 life this year 

Things I'm Trying out - Part two

I posted on  things I'm trying out in April, Two months later here's the progress.

- Tim Ferris - Still following his advice in reaching the highest potential as a human being

- Working on my ' Why'

- Started Vishen Lakhiani's six phase meditation

- Working on my startup and translation, I let go of guitar practice for now

- Getting better at practicing empathy

- Started to read seat of the soul by Gary Zukov again.Aligning myself to the purpose of the soul and  getting clear of my intention is something I'm practicing

- Daily workout is going well

-Discovered David Goggins, his fascinating talk can be found here

- Practicing being non-judgemental

Annual Recap Post - 2016

Probably the 'fastest' year...I didn`t even feel 12 months passing.
Mainly because of the job, the consultancy firm that I work for only runs by deadlines. so I guess I need to slow down and get away from this rush!


2016 - Highlights - Wins!

• Completed the MBA- Yay!
• Got a Tattoo! - My first one
• Stood up for myself, stood up against the office bully to be specific, and that felt AMAZING!
• Marisa Peer's Lecture was so moving that I decided to do it myself. I wrote "I am enough" with lipstick across the mirror...The changes were unbelievable!
• Had the first serious discussion about starting a business, which didn`t result in anything, however I got to seriously think about starting something on my own
• Found a business coach or rather a business coach found me, I will follow this as a sign and see how this goes
• Started Practicing being fully present
• Read a lot, I mean a LOT of books, mainly self help but amazing books which helped tremendously for me to grow
• Started bullet journal-ling and ended bullet journal-ling 
• Started being fully active on instagram- which is so much fun!
• Gardening was pretty good, my balcony is getting closer to becoming a mini bird sanctuary
• My relationship with my husband is becoming more authentic, I'm more present and aware now, I'm just going to see how things go
• My friendship with a close friend has reached a bit of an 'off phase', I just don`t want to deal with drama at this stage in my life
•  Started eating healthier, Did something I never thought I would do- I stopped eating sausages!
• Lost around 8kg and only 3kg more to loose to get back to my usual old self! - YAY!

 

Lessons Learned

• Always, ALWAYS stand up for yourself, especially at work. Never let other people treat you like trash and get away with it.
•  Alocating 'me time' always pays off, you become a much happier healthier person
• Working out daily gives you an amazing feeling which you can`t get by eating junk food, so always go for the workout and ditch junk food
• Portion control works like magic when it comes to weight loss
• Always start counting your blessing when your thoughts start spiraling around an old situation that has harmed you, do not feed those thoughts and let them pass. You are not your thoughts, you are the one being aware of those thoughts. 

    and finally knowing that

• I AM ENOUGH!

It's been a great year! now to....

2017 Goals

- Have several smashing startups
- Publish several best selling books
- Be my own boss
- More quality time with my family
- Dance more
- Sing More
- Play more
- Have my own amazing tribe
- Be the Light that spreads love




Happy New Year Everyone!

Being Ready

It has been said that you have to be ready to receive. Many times I have picked up  this book, held it in my hands wanting to buy it, but never got to it. I always keep it down and buy something else. I have done this many times and few months earlier I saw it again at British Council Library, held it for a while, kept it down and got another book. But as I was holding  it in my hands again, months later, my inner voice asked me to take it. Within a day I managed to finish reading despite the fact that I'm stuck with my dissertation and work. Everything I read in this book felt like a summary of all the Ted talks, lectures and other books that I have been reading all this while. Everything made perfect sense.
Feels like i'm on the right path.

The Art of Decluttering

Finished reading the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up:The Japanese Art of Decuttering and Organizing. The way she sees the art of tidying is quite fascinating!

After several attempts of organizing the house and failing miserably, I thought this is something i'm gonna try since 'KonMari' method keeps the house tidy (forever!- well she claims that twice a year cleaning is enough). The Main points I got from the book..

1. Always clean up according to category (clothes, books, mementos), not by room
2. Always focus on what you want to keep instead on what you want to throw away
3. Always keep things that "sparks joy"
4. Surround yourself with things that you love and sparks joy

What really struck me was as a result of cleaning up, some lost weight, got clearer about life choices and even started to do more things that give them joy. It does make sense, you become more decisive when you decide what you want to surround yourself with, and when that is "what sparks joy", life is indeed joyful.

Trying it out this weekend! Starting off with clothes.

30 day challenge- Day 5

er......didn`t go as planned..but did give up having tea :D

30 day weight-loss challenge

A comment from a colleague about the size of my tummy was the final sign that I really should start working out (as if having to buy a whole new set of bigger office clothes wasn`t an eye opener).

So, thought of posting pics daily after a workout (just to force myself to stick to a program and to motivate myself to wanting to see an improvement). Anyways hopefully i can stick to this. Will post my first pic tomorrow today!