What Can You Do In 8 Weeks?

It is eight weeks until the end of the year. 62 days. 1,488 hours. 35,712 minutes.

What can you accomplish in those eight weeks?

• In eight weeks, you can drop 15 pounds safely and healthily.
• In eight weeks, you can write a bestselling novel (November is National Novel Writing Month, and I know several people putting pen to paper to write a 50,000 word novel this month). Actually, in eight weeks, you can write two!
• In eight weeks, you can test your diet for allergies, identify them, and clean them up to eliminate chronic pain or sinus issues (if you want to know how, email me).
• In eight weeks, you can become proficient in a new language.
• In eight weeks, you can develop competency in a new activity — such as dance, martial arts, or swimming. Me? I’m excited about the new parkour gym that just opened on Leary Way between Fremont and Ballard.
• In eight weeks, you can change jobs, or even careers.

The key to any of this is planning — which I know is something I talk about a lot. I’m a project manager by training, so I’m all about having a plan, a plan to make the plan, and a backup plan for the plan. But, without the plan, it’s hard.

You know that habits are hard to break. But, did you know that there is a physiologic reason WHY it’s hard? Your brain burns additional glucose any time it has to do anything out of the ordinary. Which is why “just sitting in training all day” can be absolutely exhausting. And why you are more likely to forget to stop for milk on the way home after a hard day at work. Your body is literally done.

Which is why the plan is so important. Rather than having to try to develop Plan B once you are already tired or cranky because your primary plan didn’t work out, you already KNOW what Plan B is, so you just have to execute it. No thinking required!

My eight weeks?

I’m in the final countdown for the Z-Health Master Trainer program, so I’m in an intensive study and practice mode. Not only will I need to be able to execute and teach the hundreds of Z-Health drills perfectly, I need to be able to explain basic physiology and Z-Health concepts in depth, and develop a comprehensive understanding of applied anatomy — bones, muscles, nerves, blood supply, and spinal segments. If that makes your heard hurt, you aren’t the only one.

If you are wondering, yes, I have a study plan. And, a backup plan. And, even a backup plan to the backup plan — really!

Tell me, what is your eight-week goal?