Create Your Now Archive 3 With Kristianne Wargo

Days can be complicated, stressful, and demanding where you've convinced yourself that only you have the answers. Don't take yourself too seriously. Life is too short. And if you try to do everything your way, life may actually escape you. It'll slip away. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    As much as we want everything in its place, there are days where it's not possible. Other things get in the way or take precedence.  Don't take yourself too seriously. When you take yourself too seriously, you have a tendency to blow things or situations out of proportion. You become less effective in dealing with difficult situations. So when that glass of milk spills all over your clean counter and freshly scrubbed floor, you go ballistic. And it had nothing to do with the spilt milk! We are taking life too seriously. The K.I.S.S. ~ Relax! Laugh in the moment. Humor has a way of letting the silver lining be seen even

Nothing is more frustrating than thinking you've discovered gold, only to find it was a pebble. When self doubt creeps in, what are you to do? You're at that point of striking gold, you can taste it --- But then, the pebble appears and all is destroyed. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    When self doubt creeps in, self destruction is inevitable. It's mind blowing. And when the mind is blown, you are thrown way off track. All hope is lost. You are in sinking sand, yet you can see what you could have accomplished. And that makes it worse... the could have, should have, would haves. There's a process in accomplishing and achieving your goals, dreams, and living your passion. Sometimes we try to fast forward and skip a few steps; you know all those hacks, the shortcuts. There is no short cut in your journey. And when you try to take the shorter route (recalculating...), the only thing you're doing is short cha

How hard are you trying to reach your goals? Pushing through the storms, battling the high winds. Against the odds you are determined. Why does it take a storm to wake the drive within us? That deep-seeded feeling of wanting it SO badly. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Only if we lived our daily lives in the midst of the storm, we would achieve even more against the odds. In the storm, we're on the edge.  Why do we have to be on the edge to make it happen? I don't know about you, but I get comfortable. I relax into my own rhythm and push only enough to feel accomplished, yet not enough to soar with rigor and greatness. Maybe it's settling and accepting; this is the best at this time. Is it the best though? Nothing is impossible when you set your mind to it; willing to conquer the challenges against the odds. In fact, because of the struggles and troubles, you not only go farther in reaching and achievin

Life calls us to celebrate in the good and bad. The wisdom to celebrate comes from Jesus Christ. When the weight of the world is on your shoulders, the last thing you think about is a celebration. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    "A miserable heart means a miserable life; a cheerful heart fills the day with a song." ~ Proverbs 15:15 But in actuality, you need to throw a party. Your moments in life are numbered. They come and go. And when the sun has set, the day is gone. There's no opportunity to go back in time, have a do-over, or to celebrate. WE need to give thanks for what's before us. Even the bad because all things work together for hose who love the Lord. God is good and faithful. He wants your life filled with joy and abundance. But it's up to you to claim it, own it for yourself. The K.I.S.S. ~The wisdom to celebrate comes from ... Living with a joyful heart, Being grateful for the opportunitie

With school back in session, fitting in and being liked becomes a priority. Acceptance matters. Acceptance is to regard favorably or with approval. Everyone wants to fit in. They want to be the tribe, a community, the in crowd, the club. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    "Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." ~ Robert Frost As emotional beings, we want to be loved --- acceptance matters. We want to know and feel that we BELONG! The concerns comes from how bad our child(ren) want acceptance from YOU! How are you in accepting? The K.I.S.S. ~ Listen to the language used when speaking about friend or foe! Words (What is being said?) Context (Who is it being said?) Situation (Where is it being said?) Subject (What is the topic?) One step at a time leads to miles of greatness! MINDSET: If you are ready to create impact, let's start with your STORIES, your WHY, your CHANGE. What do you ne

There are times in our lives that we find ourselves searching for a breakthrough. We want something more than what we have. We long to be satisfied. But we feel guilty... We don't want to ask for help. We don't want to ask our husband, our children, God for help. And we aren't specific.  Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact     God want to bless you, gift you with His goodness. He desires to give you what you deserve on His terms.  When you're broken, hurting and struggling, it's hard to be and feel satisfied. However, the best is yet to come. You are an incredible woman!  The K.I.S.S. ~ Be satisfied...be grateful for where you are in your life! "One step at a time leads to miles of greatness."    If you would like to go deeper and explore this further, let's get on a DISCOVERY CALL. Go to createyournow.com. This is free for you and for those serious about working with me! You will walk away with one new action

With school around the corner and soon to be the New Year, we're going to want to switch things up, make some changes. But sometimes we put off what needs to be done now for fear of failure and success. So how to succeed when you fail? Because you know it's going to happen. Then the ripple effect begins. You feel like your swimming upstream going nowhere. UGH!!! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact     Chatting about this today opens the dialogue allowing us to prepare for these setback. It's like your scripting your setbacks. Preparation for the failures. It's vitally important to understand that failure is going to happen. Be realistic! How do you know if you have succeeded? (Example: Lose 30 lbs in 30 days) Your definition of success, your definition of failure is self-prescribed. You determine the parameters of how you see, define, and view success and failure. Sometimes what you do when you fail is better

Are you waiting for everyone and everything to make you happy? It's time for DIY happy! You choose your attitude when you wake up. You choose the energy you put forth to accomplish your tasks for the day. You choose the effort and how much to invest. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    You choose the feelings you have throughout your day. If you choose all the above, why not make it DIY happy? Often we make excuses for how we're feeling, what we're accomplished (or not accomplished) for the day. We blame others for our feelings. Think about it. Do you really control someone else's emotions? NO!!! But how many times do we allow them to "control" us. It's not that we allow them---it's our excuse; a way out to be whatever is not acceptable at the moment. We blame others for how we want to feel. If you want to live in misery, fine. But stop blaming others.  However, if you want to feel good, conquer your goals,

Before happy habits are constructed and new life maps puts into action, plan on the unexpected everything. When you want to make a change, a pivot, what you think might happen or plan to have happen won't! That can be life-changing and destroy your hopes or willpower to press on. It not only can stop you in your tracks, but it can hold you back. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Back from your hopes, dreams, your passion. What you really wanted to create has ceased and the unexpected everything has taken over. The unexpected everything has forced you to embrace change, but not by your calculations and expectations. There's no way these can be good surprises. This change is not what you wanted. How can you get through the unexpected everything? How can you embrace the change that is forced on you? You desired to make happy habits, make some changes. However, nothing prepared you for the unexpected everythi

Often we are distracted by the gadgets in life that we don't see what's right in front of us. Where is your focus? Maybe you have other resources to meet the needs of keeping your organized, focused, solving problems and giving you direction. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact     How much are they really helping and serving you? The whole idea of being distracted is that is draws your attention away from what needs to be the center of your core, the center of your spirit. We're simply missing out! When we're not paying attention, we miss out on what God wants to see, to experience, to embrace. "Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you." ~ Proverbs 4:25 Where is your focus? Are you choosing things of this world to hold your focus and trap your potential, your dreams? God want that eye to eye contact with you! He want you to know that He is present. It's up to you if you want to be

The most important meal of the day is dinnertime. It's not for the nutritional value, but for the family values. Dinnertime is where the foundation of the family is strengthened and the heartbeat of the family can be heard. Ideas are shared. Tears are cleansing. Comfort is brought by yummy food and just being together. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact     We get busy; hung up on the activities. Who do we need to pick up when? And we don't even know who we're doing life with. Do you really know the person you're laying next to? Do you really know your child(ren)? When I had my own licensed day school, the children I cared for spent over 70% of their waking hours with me. And for some, it was greater than 80%.  Think about this.... If you (or your husband) work away from the family for 14 hours with a total of 17 hours of wake time, you (or him) are spending 82% away from the family. YIKES!!!! You don't want

What happens when you get into heavy conversations with your child? Things get heated. Words are exchanged. Everything's an argument!  Your playing defense. When you have the opportunity to speak with your child (your husband), the last thing you want is it to be a reflection of your opinion of a situation or actions taken. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    As parents, as a mom, we see things as black and white. There's no room for a gray area. [How could they do this (to me)? How could they make this decision or huge mistake? I'm always right. I told them so.] Everything's an argument happens because this is a reflection of you. [I raised you better.] Every had those thoughts? This isn't about you. How you did as a parent. What you did or didn't teach them. You have the opportunity to teach them a life skill --- communication. If everything's an argument, you are closing that door. You're telling them th

When life test you, it seems all the misfortunes are in your path. But there's opportunity for great joy! Your stumbles, struggles, and troubles only delay the joy that is around the corner. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    And you're say, 'NO WAY! You don't know what I'm going through.' I may not know the details of your misfortunes, but they don't have to be misfortunes. They may be pauses. Pauses reminding you of: How blessed you are Shifting directions Drawing you closer to the husband, children, God. "When troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow." ~ James 1:2-3 Your stumbles, struggles and troubles are strength training for life. You are building endurance.  This is where you flex your faith muscle. Sometimes that faith muscle may be weak, and that is struggle is your resistance.

Lunch might be your most important meal of the day. So what do you put in the lunch box that will get you through your day. Your fuel needs to include nutrients that your body will accept converting them to energy. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact     "Your body is an amazing, intelligent system. As much as you think you know what works, ultimately, your body decides." ~ Kristianne Wargo No matter the label on the food, where it's grown, and how it's grown, your body functions based on the fuel you provide. You are what you eat! Truly!! Quick Note: Be aware of SUGARS! The American Heart Association released the amount of added sugar they recommend for children ages 2-18 years. That amount is less than 25 grams or less than 6 teaspoons of added sugar. A study was published by the JAMA: Internal Medicine in 2014 which was one of the first to link too much sugar to an increase risk of dying from heart disease.

There are many days where I think, "Am I ready to do this?". What are you waiting for, a written invitation? You're ready now! Maybe you're wanting everything perfect, everything in it's place. You want to have your finances taken care of. And you definitely want more time, the ability to fit it in your schedule. You want certain things to happen. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    The thing is you could be waiting a long time. Will that day ever come? You're ready now! What is holding you back?  Fear Finances Season/Timing Obtain certain skills What are you wanting to accomplish? Start a business, go back to school, finish your degree, move from the corporate world to staying at home or vice versa. Living life is taking risks. You're ready now! Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech was not written. It came from him closing his notes and speaking from the heart. You are created and refined

Doing things that come with little to no effort seem to be the best answer. But is easy always better? Think of something you wanted to achieve or are working on; like making the honor roll in high school, scoring the winning goal for the team, finding the man of your dreams and starting your family, earning your doctorate, starting your business. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Was it something that came easy? Probably not. So take a look at the other side that did come easy; like brushing your teeth, for some exercise, for others eating fried food. It could be anything. For me, I loved being pregnant. But think about how many people have a difficult time with having children. Is easy always better? We seem to be attracted to that which comes easy! Let's go back in time. Did you already know how to crawl when you were born? Brush your teeth?  How many things do you do that took work, repetition, and fa

New beginnings seem to advance it's priority at the new year for obvious reasons. However, the beginning of a new school year is a great time to start too. The children are adjusting to a new schedule, new classes, and new opportunities. Hubby makes adjustments too. And that leaves you! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    If you sincerely want to make some changes, the new beginnings can start today. However, if you desire lasting change and transformation, it starts from the inside out. Remember the linen closet? It's still busting at the seams. What I didn't realize is that some things within me needed to change first.  Sometimes we are searching for the surface change, the easy stuff. The stuff we think we can control. New beginnings, transformations start with God. Let God work on you from the inside out. In order for you to see the change, the eye has to have the faith of the heart. The heart is where

No matter what or how you control the day, it's always something that changes the plans, distracts you from your goals, or derails you completely. How hard have you been trying to clean out and organize that closet? This closet may not literally be a closet, but it represents what you say is a priority, but never is the priority. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    It's unfortunate that those priorities usually end up hurting the ones we love the most. But what do we say.... It's always something. The words and phrases we use are creating neurological patterns within our brain which leads then to automated responses (emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual). The words and phrases you use have power. And it's not just to the ones you say it to. But it's YOU!!! The K.I.S.S. ~ Listen to You! Words have power. Pay attention to the words/phrases. Learn your "like" phrases. Benefit vs. Damage (negative

When was the last time you had a good night's sleep? Waking feeling refreshed with more increase in energy than when you went to bed. Sleep matters. Summer vacation takes us far away from good sleep patterns. But with school and routines, sleep matters.  Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Our children tend to train us in the sleep patterns instead of how they need sleep. Sleep matters. Getting a good night's sleep is as important as fitness and nutrition. It's part of our lifestyle. But with the busyness of life, our sleep suffers. And how does that affect you and the family? Crabby and cranky children. Moody and touchy girls. Stubborn and defiant boys. And that leaves momma upset and soon to be a graying hairline.  Sleep matters! The sleep cycles include non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM).  Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) is quiet sleep. Blood supply to the muscle is increased. Ene

Life is a marathon, not a sprint. Pace yourself. This means you need to discover the harmony for your lifestyle; balancing your busyness with prioritizing what really matters.  Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact    Are you going through the motions making it rush hour everyday? Pace yourself. You matter! When we look at inspiring and motivating ourselves to the next level, are you sprinting or are you being present? It's one thing to be lazy and another thing to pace yourself.  Consider pacing as taking one step at a time leads to miles of greatness. Too often we thrown caution to the wind, running full speed ahead with no specific direction, and winding up in more frustration sinking in depression. The super woman syndrome. Slow down. Pace yourself. Enjoy what is before you. Make plans to pursue and accomplish your passion, purpose and presence. Do it with finesse! Run your own race. This is your life, your