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Giving Yourself a Chance to Succeed
On Thanksgiving Day my brother and I shared with my mom how excited we were with just how happy she seems to be these days. She shared with us that she is just having the time of her life watching her two sons live sober and productive lives. She then reflected back to how it used to be very different and how depressed she would get when we were both active in our addictions. My mom shared when our sister Linda (her only daughter) died from a dru...Gods Awesome Attributes
As far back as I can remember, my perception of God was that I thought He was a punishing God. As I grew older the punishing part dissipated, but I still had no idea what God was all about. Attending Church and getting the temporary jolt of happiness that soon vanished was pretty much my God time. Many things have happened over the course of my life that definitely led me to believe there were things happening around me that were invisible ...Transformation is an Inside Job
August 20, 2009 I celebrated three years of sobriety, 3 years of being free from the obsession to drink and do drugs. All of that can be gone in a flash if I don’t stay in spiritual fit condition. I realize today that God has work for me to do; a responsibility I do not take lightly and one I definitely love having. I’m privileged to have the platform I do and I want others who are suffering from addiction to know there is a way out, ...The Transformation Get-together Exprience
It’s a very exciting time right now in Transformationville. The community is full of energy and enthusiasm and it’s contagious. We have round one challenges complete, round one challenges near completion, and round two challenges being started. We have new people joining us each day and as they join, they get the initial love taps from the community. I think the best compliment back to the community is when a new member shares about h...Spiritual Cardio
I can remember back when I first heard of cardio in relation to working out. It was 1983 and I was preparing for my first ever bodybuilding competition. My workout partner was also competing in the same show and we were all into the dieting and training. The only difference is I found out after the show, which he ended up winning, was that he was riding his bike for 30 minutes each night. I was curious as to why he was getting so lean, and so aft...My Dark Past Is Now My Greatest Asset
The summer of 2006 was a major turning point in my life. I was living the big lie with being in denial about how serious my drug and alcohol addiction had become and it was all about to come to a screeching halt. Living in my lower nature and continuously making bad decisions from a position of weakness had taken its toll not only with me being spiritually bankrupt, but also with my health. I had left living in reality and was just su...Spiritual Clarity
My spiritual transformation has been so stimulating to me because I’m new at it compared to my physical tra...Do you want fact or fiction?
Do you want fact or fiction?A spiritual transformation requires work, but is full of rewards and blessings. Over the past two years I have had times where I felt significant growth, but mostly just a steady day to day progression. I feel like I have a dream job with an opportunity to coach you and also to learn as I coach, because I learn something from each and every one of you. I coach you from my past experiences and I stay in tune and i...Meet the God of My Understanding
On August 20th I celebrated my 2-year sobriety birthday, two years of being completely free of all mind-altering substances. It was actually a very humbling day for me, because as I continue to do the work and transform, the more in awe I am of God’s amazing grace, and I’m so thankful I didn’t get what I deserved. It was also a day of reflection, of looking back in astonishment of just how insane my life was, living in such dark...The Family Dynamics of Addiction
Alcoholism and drug addiction is so prevalent in our society today. It affects every race, color, age, and is especially destructive inside the family home. The destruction can be very silent when there is either denial or lack of knowledge about addiction, but as the disease progresses the entire family becomes affected whether they like it or not. The story of how addiction affected my family was not something I was ready to reveal; becau...More Will be Revealed
One very cool thing about the transformation community is I find that people seem more at ease to share their thoughts and feelings about God and spirituality. Personally, I feel that is just one of God’s blessings from the many we have received here. I have had the opportunity on many occasions to visit back and forth through email about experiences you have had with God, church, and religion growing up. I have learned that I wasn’t ...My Transformation Revisited
This is such an exciting time with the first official Transformation Challenge under way, complete with Bill assigning you exercises and the interaction between of all you in the community. I can’t wait to see what the end result will be from this first initial challenge. I do know Bill’s assignments are pushing a lot of you into growth, and it is very neat to see the ones who are in acceptance for this new growth.I thought of somethi...Champions For Life Cruise
One of the cool things about attending events with Team Transformation is that we have a schedule, although Bill has been known to modify it when we arrive at venues. This is all so new and we are learning as we go, which requires making changes at times. We also pray and put certain things out there; and then we wait for certain signs to directs us to a much better route than we had planned. It makes it much more exciting and rewarding when we'r...Our Own Chris Haro is Back in The Driver’s Seat & on The Road to Transformation
Life is constantly changing; we’re either changing for the better or worse but never the same. Today is not the same as yesterday and tomorrow will be different than today. Our transformation community is no different it will either change for the better or worse. What we will continue to do is provide the resources and tools necessary for you to get better on a daily basis and live forward. If your open and have the willingness to make ...WARNING: Transformer Under Construction: Proceed With Caution
Ok picture with me that you’re in your kitchen and you’re preparing a cake and you have a pretty big mess started doing what needs to be done to get it in the oven. You know even though you have a big mess, the end result is a scrumptious, inviting cake. Now think of your transformation right now and my question for you is what does it look like? From the aftermath of Bill’s first assignment and how it knocked the breath out of ...Are You Living in Survival Mode or Are You Living Forward?
I lived for two years just surviving before I checked myself into treatment. Surviving anyway you want to look at it, is living in reverse, it can be as silent as just settling for your current living conditions, or as loud as living in denial and fighting the disease of addiction. Either way, just to survive and not live forward is a life that mostly consist of drama and emotion that resembles a roller coaster as your up one moment and then down...What Does Your Transformation Gauge Read?
I was visiting with Mellie from our community yesterday about her transformation the past 12 weeks and how it has enabled her to start taking down the wall she has had up the past 38 years that protected her from all her painful childhood experiences. Even with the wall up Mellie wasn’t fully protected; she still experienced the setbacks that come when we allow people in our past to occupy rent free space in our minds. The setbacks I’...Christian at Ease!
If, as a believer in Jesus Christ, you have trusted Him for the big thing---salvation---can you now trust Him for the little things---your daily needs? I’m aware today that I cannot become the spiritually mature believer God wants me to unless my faith is tested along the way. I think one of the most gracious things God does is to allow difficulties and hardships so that we can learn to lean on Him rather than our own ways and means. ...Back on Track Transformation Revisited
The June 21st date to kick off the Back on Track Transformation is just a week away. The momentum is building from seeing Mighty Marty’s amazing results to Bill providing us with his new Right Nutrition Shakes just in time to add into your eating plan for a fast start on your back on track transformation. No matter how much coaching, encouraging we give or even Bill’s generous prize/charity money, when you retire at night...10 Keys to a Thriving Back on Track Transformation
1. Get clear on your intentions. Understand where you are now and where you would like to be. Ask yourself these questions and answer them form the heart. Are you doing this transformation for you? Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Is this transformation about being just in better physical condition or are you seeking to change on the inside as well?2. Be specific on setting your 12 week goal. Use my blog on goal setting as a resour...Coach-Stoney
