Hello mates! How’s the yr going thus far? 😉 The youngsters are again in school this week, I’m again into educating and coaching shoppers, and it’s FREEZING right here. It’s like unexpectedly Tucson acquired the memo that it’s winter. The previous week was completely beautiful, with a number of time outdoors (earlier than it become an arctic tundra), sleeping in, and get-togethers with mates. It feels good to get again right into a routine however man, all of us liked winter break.
For as we speak’s submit, I assumed I’d do a recap of the previous yr and share a few of my targets for 2022. I at all times love speaking about targets and sharing my private ones on this area. It’s good to have slightly accountability on the market, and I at all times love to listen to about what you’re seeking to obtain, too. Please chime in with any insights from this previous yr and what you’re engaged on for 2022! I’d like to cheer ya on.
So I chatted about this within the podcast, however in some methods 2021 felt simply as arduous as 2020. It flew by in a blur and parts of the yr shrouded in uncertainty, concern, frustration, and plenty of robust and complicated feelings. In different methods, it felt so significantly better than 2020.
I’m specializing in the great spots of this previous yr (one in all my major targets this yr is to emphasise gratitude!) and listed here are among the highlights:
We acquired Maisey! This canine is only a furry ray of sunshine. She’s a real dog-dog (loves fetch, toys, walks, water play, bones) and at all times has tons of snuggles and kisses for everybody. She such a sensible and snuggly woman, and we’re all obsessed along with her. Maisey has been an enormous brilliant spot in 2021, particularly since I used to be so heartbroken over shedding Bella. (I nonetheless take into consideration that tremendous woman each.single.day)
We acquired to journey to fairly a couple of enjoyable locations with family and friends. We did Disney World twice, Sedona, Las Vegas, Austin, San Diego, and small staycation sort journeys to Scottsdale. (The ladies LOVE Nice Wolf Lodge.) I hope that journey is one other theme this yr as a result of it’s one in all my very favourite issues.
We additionally completed our pool, which was a HUGE mission. They did an unimaginable job and I’m already wanting ahead spring and summer season pool days.
I really feel like we really discovered our tribe right here in Tucson. Now we have such a tremendous group of mates which are extra like household, and I really feel so blessed to have the ability to hang around with so many individuals we love. The ladies have such fantastic mates – the kindest, most supportive, and humorous little crew – and we’re fortunate that their dad and mom are additionally fairly cool 😉 I additionally really feel grateful each day that we get to stay right here in Tucson the place a lot of our household is situated! Our household weekly taco nights are a few of my favourite reminiscences from 2021.
Well being-wise (knock on wooden), 2021 was a superb yr. Instructing-wise, it felt so nice to get again to main in-person lessons. Lastly, for me, I’ve been specializing in my energy coaching cut up with heavy weights and Match Group exercises.
I’m nonetheless focusing within the habits that make me really feel nice: treating sleep prefer it’s my job (the Oura ring helps a lot with this), sauna blanket, consuming a number of contemporary veggies and produce, each day walks, spending time with family and friends, studying as a substitute of watching TV, minimizing alcohol, and *making an attempt* to handle stress.
On the skilled entrance, every thing felt like a scramble this yr. The yr glided by SO rapidly and I usually discovered myself eager to do all of the issues however not having sufficient time. Regardless of it feeling like a difficult yr professionally, I beat 2021’s income and progress numbers, continued to hit Senior Director with Beautycounter (an enormous milestone within the firm), grew our Match Group group by 350%, and really feel pleased with the content material I created over this previous yr. I additionally produced and launched Barre Bootcamp 2.0.
It was my first yr working with a enterprise coach in a mastermind and I had the honour of studying from Jill Coleman. She actually helped me to vary the best way I run my enterprise, get the Match Group membership web site rocking and rolling, with launches, emails, technique, and accountability. I used to be so grateful to be invited again for this yr, however have another issues within the pipeline (extra particulars beneath). I actually need to work on implementing the methods I’ve realized together with rising the Fitnessista staff.
Up to now, I’ve been requested for a income breakdown of my web site, and there was lots of curiosity once I shared this data in my submit about what it’s prefer to be a Beautycounter advisor.
Right here’s how every thing was distributed for 2021:
It was fairly insightful to have a look at end-of-the-year numbers, significantly when it got here to affiliate earnings (one thing I do for enjoyable and simply share issues I genuinely love) and Beautycounter. I really feel like I didn’t have the bandwidth to dedicate as a lot to BC this yr, however I LOVE our merchandise, mission, and our staff, so it’s undoubtedly one thing I’ll specializing in going ahead.
(Virtually every thing I do with Beautycounter is behind the scenes of the weblog! I share a few posts or hyperlinks right here and there, however I actually get pleasure from connecting with shoppers and serving to with skincare suggestions by means of electronic mail and Zoom calls. When you’re interested by aligning with Beautycounter, please ship me an electronic mail and I’ll hop on the telephone with you to reply any questions. If you understand you’d like to hitch our staff – its stuffed with so many inspiring women, together with Ashley and Heather – the entire particulars are right here)
A few of my targets for the upcoming yr:
Well being
Healthwise, I need to preserve engaged on the important thing pillars I concentrate on every day. Extra veggies, motion, time outdoors, scorching yoga (the most effective), and hydration. I don’t have any large health targets for the upcoming yr, however simply need to proceed to remain constant and progressively lifting heavier weights.
Skilled:
Professionally, I’ve some large targets for 2022. I need to proceed to develop Match Group as a result of our group is superb, the exercises are fiiiiiiiiire, and I need to proceed to enhance the Match Group platform.
We’ll even be increasing our 1:1 vitamin choices, as a result of I’m so thrilled to welcome Mia to the Fitnessista staff.
(Pic of when she talked me off the sting and confirmed me learn how to connect my Nutrisense sensor)
She’s a Registered & Licensed Dietitian, professionally-trained chef, and has a background in well being and health. She believes in entire foods-based vitamin and figuring out the basis reason behind points, plus a strategic motion plan for every particular person. She enjoys serving to people with digestive well being, meals allergy symptoms and intolerances, autoimmune circumstances, insulin resistance, infertility & PCOS, children’ vitamin, ladies’s hormones, and treating these with continual irritation.
Mia is a private buddy of mine and I used to be past pumped when she stated that she’d work with me with our 1:1 shoppers, Match Group members, and right here on the weblog!
Listed below are among the issues she’ll be doing:
– Working with 1:1 shoppers underneath our Upscale Diet program
– Provide testing as wanted, which embrace: hormone testing (DUTCH take a look at) and GI assessments (GI MAP, IgE Meals Allergy Take a look at, Mildew IgE Allergy Take a look at, Vitamin D, OAT, Heavy Metals, and so forth.)
– Create personalized packages and motion plans for accountability to satisfy your targets!
I’ll share extra particulars about all of this quickly, but when you understand you’d prefer to get on the wait record, electronic mail me upscalenutrition@gmail.com with the topic WAITLIST
– Weekly stay calls with me in our digital exercise group
– Weblog submit recipes and scorching vitamin matters (every thing from “The way to Add Veggies” or “Study The way to Spatchcock a Hen” to “deep dive science-y” matters associated to muscle protein synthesis, learn how to develop into metabolically versatile, vitamin & mineral standing, dietary supplements for a robust immune system and extra!
You probably have something you’d like her to cowl in an upcoming submit, please let me know! Please welcome her to the get together within the feedback part 🙂
Private
I set a objective to learn 3 books every month throughout 2021, and am going to proceed this into 2022. I’m nonetheless engaged on the nice recap submit and closing tally, however I ended up studying round 40 books final yr, and I loved it so dang a lot. The objective inspired me to make studying a precedence and find time for it every day. really feel like I’m a greater author once I’m constant studying, and I sleep so significantly better at night time once I learn as a substitute of watching TV. I just about stopped watching common TV in January (with reveals or occasional motion pictures with the household right here and there) and don’t miss it in any respect. (I’ll undoubtedly be watching the brand new seasons of Emily in Paris and Queer Eye although!)
Gratitude, endurance, presence. These are issues I’m at all times working to enhance, and I really feel like I’ve sucked at a few these over the previous yr. I used to be usually two steps forward of myself, and having a very arduous time having fun with the current second. I’ve began a gratitude follow that’s been such an exquisite addition to my each day routine. (I merely take into consideration 3 issues I’m grateful for once I get up and once I fall asleep.) Meditation has been hit and miss, so I’m making an attempt so as to add it in once I can.
I’d like to get again into a few hobbies, particularly singing. My singing just about got here to a screeching halt when the symphony canceled the second season, however I’m hopeful that it’ll make a comeback in 2022. Singing in a choral atmosphere made my soul so glad and I’ve missed it lots over the previous couple of years. I listened to Messiah over Christmas and stored making an attempt to visualise an actual season subsequent yr!
Dwelling enhancements! We didn’t get the prospect to tear out our upstairs carpet, but it surely’s occurring this yr for certain.
Gratitude, endurance, presence. These are issues I’m at all times working to enhance, and I really feel like I’ve sucked at a few these over the previous yr. I used to be usually two steps forward of myself, and having a very arduous time having fun with the current second. I’ve began a gratitude follow that’s been such an exquisite addition to my each day routine. (I merely take into consideration 3 issues I’m grateful for once I get up and once I fall asleep.) Meditation has been hit and miss, so I’m making an attempt so as to add it in once I can.
Persevering with to get pleasure from these little infants. They crack me up and amaze me each day, and I’m excited to see what 2022 holds for them, too.
So inform me mates: did you set any targets for 2022? What’s in your private, well being, {and professional} record?
And an enormous hug and a excessive 5 in the event you made it by means of this tremendous lengthy submit 😉
xo
Gina
