What Goals???

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."
And the answer to that is me...only I can sell myself short.

My number #1 goal in the short term and long term is an easy one: stay clean and sober.  Even though I have faced some rough days and I am sure there will be more ahead, I have had more fun and enjoyed life more in the last eighteen months than I ever did covering up my problems with beer and alcohol.  I sincerely hope any one with addiction issues can turn there life around...because it is never to late!  And when they say the grass is always greener on the other side, that is 100% true in this case.  Simply waking up every morning at the crack of dawn sober and watching the sun come up, (instead of puking my guts out and laying on the couch trembling with anxiety about the day ahead), makes me appreciate every day I am given.

Beyond my professional drunk life, I have already achieved many small goals that just make me want to push further and see what is possible.  I got to a point in my life where I wouldn't get into a car unless I was driving...overcome.  I was afraid to step foot on an airplane...overcome.  And the times I was afraid to leave the house because of the unknown...overcome.  My goal now is to save up some cash and take a well earned family vacation...probably to Vegas.  Yes, I may be the only person in the world that wants to experience Sin City and the beautiful red rock canyons sober.

And then, of course, I have my goals for strongman as well as powerlifting.  With the strongwoman national competition right around the corner, my sights are now set on improving my lifts and event techniques so that I am 100% confident in my capabilities when the clock starts.  I don't expect any miracles to happen, there are only so many gains one person can make in a month.  But with that being said, there are adjustments that can be made to make what I can do more efficient and consistent, thus turning the question of "can I" into "I will".  A year from now, my sights are set on being competitive at this level, as well as making a more successful run at CA Stongest Woman.

Powerlifting is similar in the fact that repition makes you more consistent in your lifts. But I also see it as a numbers game.  There is no end to what a person is capable of lifting...there is always more weight to be added. Since I finally hit my goal of 350 on the deadlift, it is time to move toward my goal of 400 by the end of next summer.  My coach also helped in setting short term goals for my next meet with higher starting weights which would ultimately end with some new PR's...and hitting the elusive 200lb bench as well as going over 200lbs on my squat.

There is lots of hard work ahead but I am ready to face the challenge!