Working parent. Marathon finisher. Systems builder.I document what it actually looks like to close the gap between the life you keep picturing and the one you're living.
Your Joy Is Your Job
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Hey you. Week one is done. Ninety days felt huge when I said it out loud. It still does. But I showed up Monday. Then Tuesday. Then all the way through… workouts, food tracked, morning routine, the whole thing. Seven days later I’m sitting here like… okay. We can actually do this. This weeks focus was on building the habit of tracking food and being mindful of what I put into my body. Let’s get into it. One Thing to Think About This WeekSteve Furtick wrote something in Do The New You that hasn’t left me: “My joy is my job.” He breaks it down with the NEW framework — Notice what you’re feeling. Evaluate whether it’s serving you. Walk In the version of yourself you’re meant to be. The stressful work day? Can’t steal my joy. Ledger mid Toddler tantrum? That’s on me. I kept coming back to that this week. Not perfectly. But intentionally. Celebrate Your Wins
Productivity Hack of the WeekYour brain needs reps just like your body does. A study of nearly 2,000 adults found that people who regularly challenged their minds between 40 and 70 had significantly better memory later in life. The mechanism: cognitive reserve, new neural pathways that cushion against aging. Reading, puzzles, learning something new… it all counts. This week’s hack: swap 10 minutes of scrolling for something that makes your brain work. Small reps, stacked over time. Future you will thank you. What I’m Into This WeekBook: Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg. Make it easy. Link it to something you already do. Identity shift over goal-chasing. Annoyingly good. App: ZOZOFIT - free 3D body scan, phone-based, full measurements. Humbling and exactly what I needed for a week-one baseline. Podcast: Mindset Mentor - 7 Principles That Will Organize Your Entire Life. "Your habits predict your future". Seven actionable principles, from mastering radical responsibility to cutting screen time. These strategies offer a crystal clear roadmap to stop making excuses and start building the life you truly want. Life SnapshotPersonal Wins: Full morning routine this week, every day (Saturday was…. a mid performance). Silence in the mornings has stopped being a habit and started being a requirement. The days I shortchanged it, I felt it. Family Moments: Madison had an event Friday so Ledger and I had the evening. P. Terry’s fries (worst thing I ate all week, zero regrets), then a mile and a half walk after bath time. Drinks on the stroller, just cruising like we used to do last summer. Really peaceful. Really good. Also a reminder of how fast time flies… Real-Life Relatability: Thursday I came home to the house smelling like gas. Fire department came, everyone outside, dogs in the car. Ledger was locked in on that firetruck. They gave him a sticker, flipped the lights on, honked on the way out. Everything was fine… pasta boiled over, burner went out. But the neighbors, the first responders, the moment, I was just grateful. One Last ThingSomething I wrote in my journal Thursday: “Who is the version of me that exists in 30 days? The version that shows up for themselves so they can show up for others.” You don’t have to figure out 90 days today. Just figure out who you’re becoming and take one step toward that person. One week at a time. One day at a time. Who are we kidding, one minute at a time. Fun P.S.I purchased a spiral notebook version of the 90 day workbook from Walgreens and let’s just say….. the pickup, was a whole ordeal. The cashier (we’ll call him Carl), was super friendly and helpful and potentially new. The “photographer” (He can be Greg, I guess) was…. not so helpful and extremely upset at whoever was printing overnight apparently. Greg tried to convince poor Carl that I did not buy a book because they don’t make those there, and insisted I take my “sheets” as is. But I bought a booklet? I want my booklet. Carl was determined to do what had to be done. He started looking around trying to figure it out until Greg finally pulled out a manual and made it work. Greg quickly placed my book into a too small envelope and set it on the counter while ignoring me. So I paid and left and thanked Carl multiple times…. I get to my car to check the damage and….. to my surprise (are we surprised though?), the booklet was put together out of order. The wholes were on the wrong end of the pages so the cover was page 2, day 1 was after day 3 etc. Nightmare…. So I called them back and poor Carl picks up and tries to explain to Greg the mishap. After some back and forth, Greg proceeds to start the process over and let’s just say pickup was a breeze this time because a 3rd person was on shift and she saw draft 1 and was like, “oh they put the wholes on the wrong side”… precisely…. Sarah (we’ll call her Sarah). What I’m BuildingWeek one of my 90-day transformation is in the books. I’m sharing the whole journey here every Sunday — the wins, the hard parts, all of it. If someone in your life needs a reset, forward this their way. See you next Sunday. Let’s just enjoy this. — Trina Follow along on my Youtube journey for fun and creative ways to continue to grow into the person you know you have inside of you. Miss a post? You can view all Newsletter posts here. Interested what my 1:1 coaching looks like? Check out my website transformwithtrina.com 🎧 Want more? Catch this newsletter on the podcast too:
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Working parent. Marathon finisher. Systems builder.I document what it actually looks like to close the gap between the life you keep picturing and the one you're living.
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