Create Your Now Archive 4 With Kristianne Wargo

The older we get, the greater our assumptions. However, don't forget to ask. Assumptions can be wrong and misleading. In parenting, it's a struggle to stay on the cutting edge of technology. Our children have access to SO MUCH INFORMATION. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact And we do too as parents! But what gets me is where we fail. Yes! You fail as a parent. I fail as a parent. Why? Because we don't use our resources. Now you don't have to be left in the dark. Just don't forget to ask. My children have a way of teaching me every day. Yet it does take my willingness to listen and to.... The K.I.S.S. ~ Spark the Conversation! ASK them to show you. Have them demonstrate what they've discovered. SEEK them out. Utilize what they know. ACKNOWLEDGE when they're right, not just when they're wrong. "Don't forget to ask. Spark the conversation!"   TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary c

When you're feeling down and out, that's when you break the mold. As I was cleaning my fridge inside and out, there was something that made me smile. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact And no it wasn't the 2 or 3 containers that should have been thrown out a week or two ago. It's brightness and cleanliness of the fridge. It just sparkled. I couldn't help but feel like I had conquered the world. I had a brand new fridge, yet it wasn't new. When life begins to tug and pull you down, you must break the mold! Do something different! Experience something in a new way. Maybe do something as crazy as taking pictures upside down. If you feel like you're living in an upside down world, why not capture it on film --- your digital film on your cell phone. The hard knocks and challenges in life aren't fair. Whether you are struggling with health, a relationship, your career, your dreams, your finances, taking where you a

How much is enough? Portion control in a super-size world is tough to navigate, especially when everything is "family-size" or "20% more free". I love more free. But when it comes to our bodies and nutrition, is that really better? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact Plus you have to understand the serving size too. Most of us eat more than the serving size. What's your guilty pleasure where the serving size doesn't count? But have no fear, hope is here! You can have portion control in a super-size world to help with your health management and nutritional goals. So how much is enough when living a healthy lifestyle? If you want portion control in a super-size world... The K.I.S.S. ~ Serve up your M.E.A.L.S.! Mind Your Meals - Plan your meals and snacks on a daily/weekly basis. This is something you have to play with and experiment with. Do what works for you. Eat Your Colors - You want to make sure you eat a

No matter the mountains, valleys, or walls you face, you have a new song to sing. There is goodness and greatness within those mountains and valleys you climb. You can be rescued from the walls of challenges, struggles, and troubles. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact "I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along. He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what He has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the Lord." ~ Psalm 40:1-3 A new song to sing. Doesn't a new song to sing sound more appealing than the OLD song you've been singing? Stop whaling in hurt and heartache. Celebrate what's to come. Expect the unexpected! God wants to bless you. But He needs you to be willing to sing a new song. Th

When life gets blurry, you must learn how to gain clarity in your purpose and adjust your focus. God created you on purpose for a purpose. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14) Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact In order to adjust your focus, you have to gain clarity. So let's define clarity. Clarity is the quality of being clear. the quality of being easy to see or hear, sharpness of a sound or image the quality of coherence and intelligibility the quality of being certain and definite the quality of transparency or purity "Clarity creates simplicity." Don't you want things simple in your life so you know the direction you're headed? This would help you know the next step. Plus you would save time and money along with a lot of frustration too. But what happens, we are seeing our purpose with blinders on. Now blinders can be a good thing. However at this point in your life, you don't want t

Have you ever had a situation when the tears keep falling? You're physically and emotionally drained from the unnecessary pressure placed on you. There are many times we experience this unrelenting pressure due to the circumstances out of our control. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact I can tell you for me there was this moment when the tears kept falling. I felt so out of sorts. And then the crazy thing was, I felt guilty for feeling what I was feeling. We live in such a twisted world. We don't always understand what happens and why. We begin to question our own competence. And therefore, the little bit of confidence left fades away. And then what are you left with? Scraps of hopelessness and helplessness. It's unfair!!! But I don't want you to despair. It's important to have a reality check, and sometimes that's when the tears keep falling. when you don't have the answers. when you've been trying to do ev

When you want to keep your relationship alive, you need to know how to reignite the passion in your marriage. And it's not always about sexual intimacy. Yes, that's important. But even guys want more. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact We have been chatting about relationship builders --- building the foundation of a strong marriage. Marriage takes work and requires a deeper commitment to building a solid foundation. You might ask why is this important? It's important to have a strong foundation so when the storm of the century hits you and your family, you're stronger together through it all. Think about how you build a house in a hurricane zone. You will make sure you have the hurricane shutters, the pedestals built according to hurricane resistance standards. This gives the house the best chance to survive when a hurricane strikes. Same goes for your marriage. You need to have built and continue strengthen

Tough love is never easy. But it's a critical strategy to living a fulfilled life. How can this be? I'm tough on the children, but all I get is push back. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact And the same happened to you when you were a child. You might have even been more difficult. However, today's confessions doesn't have anything to do with the children. It's all about you and tough love. You are so focused on taking care of the family, the business, the community, and then you have nothing left for you. The tough love is all about YOU! Taking care of you so you can have more energy, more drive, more focus, and more enthusiasm for all your responsibilities and commitments in your life. It's time to own up to living off of the rush and hush of all the demands in your life. You are letting the most important people and moment slip through your days. My children called me out on this. They questioned why I was

So much of what we do in life, we try to accomplish under our own strength. However, it takes two! No matter what battle you face today, don't rely on only you. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact "Come now, and let us reason together," says the Lord. ~ Isaiah 1:18 When you are in need of strength, encouragement, power, and hope, draw on God's wisdom and strength. Sit down and have a heart-to-heart. I decided I was no longer going to allow my injuries to be my excuses. So as I ran, after a year-and-a-half of, I needed God to carry me with each step especially uphill. And then, I needed comfort. My husband leaves today for his new opportunity. However, he will be going without the family. Our home has not sold and therefore, we cannot more. I have very mixed emotions. I was reminded that it takes two! My battles can't be fought or won of my own strength. "The hardest part about letting God fight your battle is

The lies you tell yourself keep you from reaching what is yours. You take these lies and allow them to saturate your abilities, your activities, your emotions, even your decisions. They become your new reality. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact When you're trying to build your wealth with health, you can't. The lies you keep telling yourself are these humongous boulders. And you can't get around them. So what are these lies you keep telling yourself? I've tried everything. I can't do that. You just don't understand. Easier said than done. You find yourself dancing with lies. All of these lies you tell yourself, you qualify them --- by your excuses, your actions or lack thereof, even your thoughts. And if you've made them part of your reality, they're no longer a lie because they are an assumed truth. "The lies you tell yourself become your absolute truths." So how do you escape the lies you tell yourself?

As crazy as life gets, you're always too blessed to be stressed! Look on the brighter side, your life could be riddled with more chaos, fear, anticipation, and anxiety. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact That's all the awesomeness you feel before getting on the ride of your life --- The massive roller coaster at the amusement park. And what's crazier, you would wait for hours just to get that rush. Look no further. You're life's roller coaster is just the adventure you need. You're too blessed to be stressed. Now you also have to keep a perspective --- a perspective of gratitude. Gratitude keeps you grounded. When you don't have the answer, when you're caught in the storm, gratitude offers the opportunity to seize the moment while gaining encouragement and hope. It's your life's preserver; the rope of hope. You're too blessed to be stressed. You're probably rolling your eyes at me. Kristianne, you have no ide

What's holding you back from getting what you want out of life? What's holding you back from reaching your dreams? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact What's holding you back from being the YOU God created you to be? I've been wrestling with this question. I gotta tell you, it's a tough one. So what's holding you back? Now I know, you could go into a long-winded, round about answer that would equal to a roller coaster ride. But what if you could unpack one thing that's holding you back? How would that change your life? The one thing I've seen in my life, in my client's lives, and seeing life from a rotating perspective, that's holding you back is COMPARISON! Comparison --- the burden we all bear. Comparison happens in our personal lives when it comes to our abilities, appearances, and actions. However it goes further. We compare the prices of groceries, the best deal, the food we eat, where we shop, and how we

When you get discouraged, you must stop long enough to understand the power of a renewed heart. But pressing on and through may have you second guessing. Surely, this will build your endurance when training for life. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact Will it? You can survive, but burnout will present itself quickly. So you need to embrace the power of a renewed heart to keep going when tough times hit. Life isn't easy. You're gonna feel burdened and frustrated and helpless. "When you grab onto something bigger than what you control, that's when God steps in." God cares about the little things and the big things. However, we tend to dictate what we think He cares about. GUILTY! Leaning forward to release the drone from the tree branch took me out of the "control moment". All I could do was ask God for help. Help guide me. Strengthen me. Steady me. Give me the extra nudge to reach a little further. On the seco

The exciting and exhilarating part in marriage is doing life together. And to do life together well, you need to know you to be loved. When dating, it's fun to discover the intricacies of your partner. It's like a treasure hunt with every text, phone call, or date. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact But what happens after marriage? You get too settled, too comfortable. You no longer have to work to find the treasure; you own the prize. Now don't get crazy upset. We all let our guard down and the attic is finally open. The treasure discovered is the trash no one wants. We all have it. We're not perfect. In order to do life together well, you need to know you to be loved. You have treasure and trash. And so do I! However, the reflection that shines brighter is what's seen. So what's being reflected? That of what you see or what your partner sees? That's a tough question. Because we think we're hiding our trash.

Everyone needs a break. A retreat! What would a retreat give you? Well, I took a retreat! But not typically to a place you would think of retreating to. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact Home! I left the children with Grandma and homeward bound we went. No matter how much money or time you have, you can have a retreat too. When can you carve out some time for a retreat? Are you ready? The K.I.S.S. ~ R.E.T.R.E.A.T. now! REST. EXPOSE the challenges. What are you facing? THRIST for more. Reach for the hope rope. RENEW the purpose. What does this make possible? ENGAGE your focus. AMPLIFY the commitment. Make it BIG! TAKE A.I.M. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!" TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary coaching call with me. You will be able to discuss your specific situation and gain tools and strategies to move you forward. Live. Love. IMPACT!  "One step at a time leads to miles

When we get too busy, we overlook the miracle of the moment. The moments of opportunity, of chance, of wonderment, and of hope. We lose sight of the gifts granted every day. Instead, the focus is on the mishaps, the what ifs, and the if only. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact What is guiding your life? What is guarding your heart? Two BIG questions that need to be dug into deeper. If you choose to focus on everyone else's perspective, you're missing the miracle of the moment. It's easy to focus on those mishaps. WHY? Because we gravitate toward the negative. The positive takes work. And sometimes we're just too busy to see the miracle of the moment. The K.I.S.S. ~ Open yourself up to God! When you open yourself up to God, He can gift you His moments --- the moments of opportunity, of chance, of wonderment, and of hope. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!" Subscribe to Create Your Now TV on YouTube. TAKE A.

There are different types of bullies. Some on the playground, in the classroom, and in the kitchen. Food bullies can be complicating your healthy living. Now most food bullies would disagree that they are bullying you. But for you, you know otherwise. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact How do you define food bullies? The are the ones who question what you're eating and why are you doing it. They also push their way of living on you. Food bullies could be a really good thing if you're the bully who is eating healthy. However, we know we can't make someone healthy. The first step for them is realizing it for themselves. So that means the food bullies are uncomfortable with what you're doing --- healthy or not. And it's not because of what you're doing. It's what they see within themselves. Food bullies can feel abandoned when you are making healthy choices. They can be jealous that you look good and they don't

Light cuts through the darkness one tiny sparkle at a time. It's faith like fireworks. One can be tempted to hide from the greatest gift you've ever received; the love and grace of Jesus Christ, your personal risen Savior. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact But that firework is one we don't let shine brightly. Why do you dim those lights? We are called to have faith like fireworks and be a light unto the world. "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it give light to everyone in the house. In the same say, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in Heaven." ~ Matthew 5:14-16 When you're called to be a light into the world, you're bringing out the God-colors of the world. (Matthew 5:14 MSG) This is not a secret to keep to yourself.

It seems in life, you get knocked down more than you succeed. With any knock down, how to learn from your failures will pick you up. And what does that mean? Success is yours to claim! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact We all want to be successful. But with one success, many failures proceed it. Be realistic! Your definition of success, your definition of failure is self-prescribed. You determine the parameters of how you se, define, and view success and failure. Think about this: "What you do and accomplish from your failures is greater than what you would ever gain from your success." How to learn from your failures. How do you move forward so you don't get stuck? Because remember, getting stuck is your acceptance to the failure and you settling in on the failure. You're saying that this is as far as you can go. So go back --- How do you learn from your failures? If you stop here, you are finished. Yet you

Every day is history in the making. And that puts YOU in the history books! Regardless of your career, your Facebook status, the size of your family, your education training, you create history every day. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact It's history in the making! Growing up, history was not my first love. With age, just like a fine wine, it got better. It grew on me. One day, my three youngest children and I started chatting about history and who's on the money. So of course this got me thinking. I play a part in history. YOU play and part in history. It's not just about status that writes history; it's the people. And that's YOU! You carry greater value than you realize. Your impact goes deeper and wider than you can dream or even imagine. It's history in the making! "For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago." ~ Ephesian