Stinky Feet

Remember last Monday I noted that I get to participate in an amazing personal development, leadership training call each week?

Tonight was that night, and thank you Laura Holloway for our blog's inspiration.

But not the stinky feet part- that was provided by Little Man.

I figured that if you are like me, your brain is either filled to the brim with random height and weight percentiles from Little One's 3 month check up (years ago!), or it's simply disengaged by 8pm every evening.

So perhaps some personal development might stick better
 if linked with such a vivid and frequently noted aroma.

Truth be told, as I was listening to Laura, we were driving home from our regular walk at the park, and Little Man managed to get his sandals off. The odor quickly wafted to the front of the car, intertwining itself with my thoughts as I listened.

Hopefully, now, whenever I smell stinky feet it will trigger thoughts of
setting a personal standard of excellence.

That's the real point of the post, by the way.

Setting a personal standard of excellence.

Basically, decide what excellence needs to look like in your life, and then show up.

By the way, a standard is simply "an idea or thing used as a measure in comparative evaluations". (Thanks again, dictionary.com).

In other words, you write a simple statement defining daily excellence, and every day you compare the outcome to that statement.

Decide every morning that today will not get the better of you.

And when it does, despite your best intentions, find 15 minutes at the end of the day to choose excellence again.

Even if it means making a list of things you are grateful for so that you don't go to be complaining; cleaning a bathroom mirror so that it sparkles back at you when you wake up; sending an encouraging text to someone instead of dwelling on feelings of discouragement.

And of course, take your Formula 2 multivitamin before bed!

But don't let tomorrow already be defeated because you went to bed without getting your head right.

It's like stinky feet:

They get a bath at night (okay, to be honest, some nights they just get rubbed down with baby wipes...), but that means no stinky feet in the morning.

I knew there was a way to connect that image!

So, choose excellence in something tonight before going to bed.

Tonight, for me, it's my vitamin and this blog. It's discipline, really.

What's your standard?

Follow me on Instagram @happyfitnessmama, document your own healthy choices (or your kids' stinky feet!), and tag them #movementofmoms so that we can support each other's standards!

Disclaimer - Research shows that those people having a Formula 1 meal replacement shake twice daily as part of a healthy eating and exercise plan can reasonably expect to lose 1/2 to 1 lb a week. And the average annual compensation provided by Herbalife to its distributors at the Supervisor position with a downline is approximately $5,800. I have chosen to consistently follow my Herbalife nutrition plan and work hard at running my business, which is the reason for my personal results.