Bill Phillip's | Transformation

My Goals: Finding Out Who I Am & Giving It Away

"The purpose in life is finding out who you are; the meaning of life is giving it away." - Anonymous

PHYSICAL

• Get 7 – 8 hours of sleep each night
• Plan/record my meals and exercise and post
• Cook my way through Eating for Life, making at least one new recipe each week
• Eat six small protein/carb balanced meals plus supplements (and add veggies 2x) daily
• Drink 10 glasses of water per day
• Honor my Training Schedule for all 18 weeks
• Stretch each night before bedtime
• Take weekly progress pictures
• Post weekly progress report
• Train to run first half marathon and first marathon injury free
• Run first half marathon in Dallas on March 14 in under 2:30:01
• Run first marathon in South Bend Sunburst on June 5
• Increase muscle tone and strength
• Increase energy and endurance
• Lose 11 – 13 lbs. of scale weight, at least 11 of which will be fat (to reach goal of 126 – 128 lbs).
• Lose 6.9% - 8.9% body fat (to reach goal of 13 – 15% body fat)

INTELLECTUAL

• Complete all 18 Transformation lessons and assignments and post
• Respond to Bill’s emails about feedback for his book chapters
• Take quizzes and final exam (as applicable)
• Increase knowledge about how to transform my body, mind and spirit
• Write at least one blog each week and post
• Study best practices for novice runners by reading Hal Higdon and Jeff Galloway books/websites as well as Runner's World magazine/website
  
• Learn how to train effectively with a heart monitor by reading book/websites

EMOTIONAL

• Increase my network of support and accountability by leading and participating in groups
• Listen to radio show on Thursday nights
• Watch TTV for inspirational stories of Challenge Champions
• Record “Thorns & Roses” video diary on a weekly basis and post
• Share inspirational quote and brief reflection in “My Group” each week
• Get home from work on time
• Honor family routine and commitments on our calendar, especially: Finance Night (2x/month); Family Business (2x/month); Date Night (2x/month); Puppy Training (3x/week); Relationship Assessment (1x/week); Exercise with Husband (1x/week); Quality Time with Husband (1x/week); and Worship (1x/week)       
• Increase resiliency, especially during adversity, by practicing tools for rest and renewal
• Finish Challenge by 2^nd wedding anniversary

SOCIAL

• Grow my friendships in this community by leading and participating in groups
• Connect with t.com members on a daily basis (walls; emails; forums; blogs; radio/chat)
• Visit “My Group” at least 3 times per week to post to threads and check on friends

SPIRITUAL

• Engage in shared prayer in morning and evening daily by remembering intentions of community members
• Spend time with my Spiritual Director at least once a month
• Attend church on Sundays
• Create our Marriage Vision Statement
• Create our Relationship Assessment
• Increase discipline, balance and boundaries

Giving it away…

PHYSICAL

• Create and lead a group, encouraging posts on nutrition and exercise as well as progress reports/pictures
• Encourage other members of the  t.com community to run/walk half marathon in Dallas

INTELLECTUAL

• Create and lead a group, sharing blogs about themes that emerge each week
• Share what I learn from the lessons and assignments with those people I hope to inspire

EMOTIONAL

• Continue to grow our marriage by working with my husband to honor our family routine and commitments on the calendar
• Create and lead a group in which I share blogs, inspirational quotes and video diaries
• Inspire at least 12 people to be ALL IN for this challenge
• Raise money for Susan G. Komen, Breast Cancer Research, in honor of Casey (a dear friend who had a double mastectomy at age 30)
• Inspire Bill “to be bigger than Oprah” by DOING MY BEST!
• Play crucial role in Bill’s goal of “worst to first in 10 years” by GVING MY HEART AND SOUL TO THIS CHALLENGE!
• Submit assignments, final pictures and final essay to t.com (if applicable)

• Inspire Bill to invite me to serve t.com in a formal capacity (coach; writer; chaplain)
• Earn a title of Champion in 2010 Transformation Challenge

SOCIAL

• Increase network of support and accountability for friends on t.com through “My Group”
• Visit “My Group” at least 3 times per week to post to threads and check on friends
• Connect with t.com members (walls; emails; forums; blogs; radio/chat; groups)
• Share my “best practices” for challenge with anyone who wants them

SPIRITUAL

• Create and lead a group, engaging in shared prayer (twice daily) for the intentions of members of t.com community, and invite others to do the same
• Share our Marriage Vision Statement with friends on t.com
• Share our Relationship Assessment with friends on t.com