Energise Blog: Natural Health & Alkaline Diet

So you’ve done the firewalk, youve high-fived your hands sore and you have danced like a lunatic to some of the 1990’s best chart hits (and somehow developed a newfound respect for Haddaway and 2 Unlimited?!).

How does it feel?

If you have never been to UPW, that must sound like the most bizarre of weekends! While it is a bizarre weekend, it is also one of the best you will ever have.

But what now? Hopefully you have managed to keep your workbooks in-tact, and your FireWalk certificate only slightly bent and dog-eared - but now it is time to take what you have learned and put it into action.

This is not always easy. Although for the first few days you will still be buzzing with excitement of new plans, ideas and goals keeping the momentum is difficult - especially if you are surrounded by people who haven’t been on the weekend with you (talk about a mismatch of energy!).

Anyway, for those of you who have just got home - here are my golden rules for keeping the momentum going:

1. If you are cohabiting with someone who hasn’t just shared this weekend with you - have a good talk with them. DO NOT be over the top, DO NOT be condescending, DO NOT be rightous and DO NOT try to force them to think a certain way. Every one is different and what works for you does not necessarily work for them. This is so important - I know a lot of people who have been on both sides and have had relationships seriously strained following events like this, so please try to be accepting, understanding and patient.

   Having someone support you and take you seriously is vitally important to keeping your momentum - so do not push your buddy away, even if you mean well!

2. Right - now go and re-read your workbooks. Back to front. Twice. Now get a new, clean notebook and start to take notes. Write about the goals you set, the parts that struck a chord with you. Write about how they made you feel and what your life will be like from now on - now that you are on course to live your dream life. Revisiting your weekend like this will really firm up some of the ideas and beliefs you formed.
3. Now start some real planning! The workshops and exercises you participated in at UPW should not be considered as done and dusted. They were just a taster! So take your most insightful or motivating goals and beliefs and do them again! This is especially pertinent to the mini goalsetting workshop. Use this workbook as a base - but get cracking now! At least take your top three goals and write down a) 10 things that will happen if you follow through b) 10 things that will happen if you dont and c) 10 things you must do right away to move in the right direction!
4. Revisit your ‘personal victory exercise’ from the back of the Living Health workbook. Write this out or type it up and put it somewhere where you will see it every day. The resourceful state you have put yourself in this weekend will be a great tool for you for the rest of your life. Get back in this state and anchor it!
5. OK - lastly…START THE TEN DAY CHALLENGE! This is something that you will seriously never regret! It isn’t easy, but now is the time to do it, while you still have the motivation from UPW. I promise you that if you can do this, and experience the energy from doing it, all of your other goals will start to fall into place. Monday is the most important day of the event, make sure you use it!

You have been fortunate to experience one of the best weekends of your lives - now get out that and MAKE YOUR MOVE!

Good luck!
Ross