working on goal #2…writing

As stated before, next to become thin and healthy, I want…no, I NEED…to do whatever it takes to become a writer. I have been a salesman for 22 years, and though it has given my a living (but not always), it hasn’t let me live.

I found a great article that inspired me the other day. It said that ghostwriting would be one of the hottest careers in 2009. That’s an avenue i hadn’t even considered! I must look into it.

I truly believe, though, that my goal will be achieved through screenwriting. I have 4 or 5 strong concepts, and two that are in the process now of being written.

I have a daily plan of spending at least one hour per day writing. Writing anything! Just to get my mind working, and to develope a style.

after one week, the verdict is…

Weigh in day!

Drum roll please….

6lbs lost! Not bad! (see chart)I feel pretty good, my energy level feels good after dropping all of the sugar from my diet, and I can feel the excercise starting to take effect. Okay…this thing might work! My wife has started with me this week, and she is a HUGE part of my success this week.

Also, read a Newsweek article that gave me quite a bit of encouragement about a writing career (goal #2, if you remember). It says that it is one of the hottest careers of ‘09!

I need to concentrate a little harder on my sales job, though. I may have a dream of writing, but I have to pay the bills while I dream. I’m starting to feel a little stress because sales are slow (advertising sales), but I am changing my selling style. My trainer said to go with a laid back, gentle approach, but that hasn’t been working, so I’m going to tap into the inner carsalesman in me (I did that for 18 years!), and go old-school!

I feel good today.

feeding a diet…AND a passion

first: having a great day so far! Had a burger (sans bun) for breakfast, and getting ready to have some chicken breast for lunch. I’m thinking of fixing chili tonight. You know, if someone had told me I could lose weight eating meat and…well, meat…I would weigh 180lbs right now!

second: our G10 Writers meeting went awesome last night! Our third book is coming along nicely, and I think it will be the thing that will break us out of the ordinary and catapult us into the extraordinary!

belonging to a group of people with a common goal is the greatest support anyone can have…whether it’s losing weight or pursuing a financial dream. 18 shoulders to lean on are so much nicer than just 2.

This is our 2nd book which is available on Amazon.com.

just another day…

today was a busy one at work, so the plan was thrown a little. My eating routine stayed on target, because I had food pre-made and it was only a matter of opening the fridge and throwing it in the bag! A couple of baked chicken breasts and some nuts made for a good low-carb meal, and I was very satisfied.

What I lost was workout time, but the weather is nice enough where I’ll take a late nite walk and work off some calories.

I am so excited about weigh-in day on Thursday. I am hoping for a 8-10 lb weight loss for week one.

I had a meeting tonight with my writing group, and it went very well! We’re working on our third book, and it’s coming together nicely. These kind of great meetings really fuel my passion, and truly energizes me.

it’s time

I realize it’s slightly past the New Year, but I am now moved towards change.

I’m one of those guys who just slides thru life, goaless for the most part, and now at the age of 43 it’s time to make some changes. Drastic changes.

I’ve never looked in the mirror and seen a fat guy. Or a failure. But the other day, as I watched myself on a video, for the first time i saw myself as disgusting. I hit the scale, and the arrow pointed towards a whopping 395lbs. Yes…you read it right. 395.

And goal-wise? Well, I never dreamed that at age 43, I would be living paycheck-to-paycheck, drifting from unfulfilling job to unfulfilling job, and not anywhere cloe to realizing what my purpose is.

Purpose. Strong word. We all look for it, but do we all find it?

Over the next 90 days and beyond, I will be focusing on changing my life. My game plan? Lose weight, find a way, anyway, to get paid to do what I love (write), and to live the life that God meant for me to love.

I will document this journey right here. Please enjoy it.