{"id":119,"date":"2012-12-05T01:39:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T01:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=119"},"modified":"2013-06-10T19:17:27","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T19:17:27","slug":"setting-goals-getting-a-coach-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"Setting Goals. Getting a Coach. For Me."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s getting near the end of the year and I&#8217;ll turn 55 this month. So many exciting opportunities have come my way this year. I have so much to be grateful for; I have so much to look forward to. I feel like I am in a good place- healthy, happy, and supported by love and loved ones. I feel like I have much to offer- experience, compassion, and the ability to support others in the pursuit of their dreams.<\/p>\n<p>But it is also time for me to check in with who I am and who I want to be. My quest to be my authentic self and to be a positive influence in this world continues. It&#8217;s time to write the next chapter of my life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_127\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/533989_3970757634335_1442315810_33642055_2024025225_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-127\" title=\"533989_3970757634335_1442315810_33642055_2024025225_n\" alt=\"April 2012 Escalante\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/533989_3970757634335_1442315810_33642055_2024025225_n.jpg?resize=199%2C300\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/533989_3970757634335_1442315810_33642055_2024025225_n.jpg?resize=199%2C300 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/533989_3970757634335_1442315810_33642055_2024025225_n.jpg?w=637 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perched between the past and the future&#8230; this is where I am. Now, as always, it&#8217;s time to take my next step.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I have decided that I want to be a better coach, a better leader, a better mentor. I have taken strides during the last year to learn as much as I could from as many people and from as many experiences as I could&#8230; and to be as open as I could to new discoveries and new opportunities. I have learned to trust my intuition and to feel Divine love.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_124\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/580381_3966809295629_827193400_n.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124 \" title=\"580381_3966809295629_827193400_n\" alt=\"April in Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/580381_3966809295629_827193400_n.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/580381_3966809295629_827193400_n.jpg?resize=225%2C300 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/580381_3966809295629_827193400_n.jpg?w=480 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking Upward and Forward&#8230; And Doing What I Love<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today, I have decided to set some clear intentions for my next chapter. And today, I will hire a coach to help guide me. A fitness coach. A nutrition coach. A wellness coach. A teacher. Maybe this will be one person. I will share my experiences. I will use these experiences to be a better coach myself. I see myself as a health and wellness coach, a motivator, a spiritual leader. But everyone needs a coach&#8230; a teacher&#8230; a mentor&#8230; themselves. I want to be an awesome athlete&#8230; a connected body and mind and spirit. I want to be able to ski and ride with power and style and speed for many years. And be able to share that same\u00a0exhilaration, passion, happiness, and\u00a0zest for life with others. I want to live young&#8230; and live learning&#8230; and be there for those I love. I want to shape a new world.<\/p>\n<p>This is me today&#8230; time to write my next chapter. Stay tuned, as I morph my physical self, challenge my mental and emotional self, and explore my spiritual self. Smile, it will be an adventure for sure! I accept impermanence with open arms!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_139\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-139\" title=\"2012-12-05 Hiking to Prospect Rock\" alt=\"Fall 2011\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg?resize=300%2C198\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg?resize=300%2C198 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg?resize=1024%2C679 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg?resize=452%2C300 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg?w=1168 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/2012-12-05-Hiking-to-Prospect-Rock.jpg?w=1752 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pressing Onward and Upward<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-119\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=119&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=119&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=119\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-119\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=119&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s getting near the end of the year and I&#8217;ll turn 55 this month. So many exciting opportunities have come my way this year. 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