Nicola Tweed

There is a lot going on in my mind at the moment, mostly hating + irritating thoughts which I'd like to share with you and get off my chest....

• I'm really hating people that think the world owes them something! No names mentioned for obvious reasons, but yesterday I went to a local cafe and was greeted with the most unpleasant customer service ever. This oke (manager and all) seriously needed a crash course on how to treat customers or to just get another job. I mean hello, we are paying you for good food + good service! Anyway needless to say I will NEVER EVER be returning to said cafe again!
• People that don't take action! A million ideas in front of you, all you need is one step (teeny tiny is fine) but at least freakin' do something.
• People who don't challenge themselves (especially in the gym). A case of 'Oh I've been pushing 2kg for the last year and I really don't know why I'm not losing weight or getting rid of my bingo wings'. People, people, people if you don't challenge your body how is it ever going to change?!?!
• The blame game! Ok so the amp in the gym broke this morning and yes you can almost hear a pin drop today, but that doesn't mean you need to take it out on me just because you can't workout without music! Maybe try something different today, listen to your body, have a calming workout etc. but don't blame the gym for you not pushing yourself and having a good workout.
• Moan moan moan, ladies Moanday was yesterday not today. If you moan you make it ten times worse!

Ok so yeah so that's about it. Me thinks I need a good workout today to get rid of the built up anger inside me. Boxing anyone???

It's almost the beginning of July and you know what that means, don't ya? 6 months left of 2013. Yup only 6 months, I cannot believe how crazy fast this year has gone, saying Happy New Year on Venice beach felt like just yesterday. So with that I want to ask you all these two v. important questions....

Have you set the intention for the next 6 months?

What are you hoping to achieve by the 1st January 2014?

If the first 6 months of 2013 weren't exactly a chapter out of your dream life novel then it's time to assess what went wrong and then to highlight what went right and what you enjoyed. The latter will help you in determining what you want to do more of in the coming months.

The choice is really yours, how you want the rest of the year to pan out is totally up to you! I promise you! And by setting your intentions it's almost a gurantee that it will turn out exactly as you had wanted.

When setting your intentions ask yourself what do I want to be, to have and do in the next 6 months. Do you want to start doing yoga classes? run 10km? pay off all your debts? go to Thailand? start a business? grow your business? take that awesome course? Take time to really think about what it is you want, you can do it all in one sitting (if you have the mental clarity) but if you are like me and, this is honestly what I do, I've got a notebook and everytime I think of something I want I write it down in my book. That way I've built up quite a list for the next 6 months and I know that everything on my list is true to how I want the rest of my 2013 to play out. If you are having trouble adding intentions to your list think of people you are jealous of, what is it that they have that you want? You've got it in you to have it so why not go for it now.

Another question to ask yourself when choosing your goals/intentions is why do I want this? What feeling is this going to give me?

I'm going to share my intentions with you because the more you tell people the more the Universe will conspire in your favour to bring what you want into your life. So here goes....

My goals for the next 6 months....

1. To be featured in Women's Health magazine - whether it's an article I write or a feature piece on me
2. To get more involved in my blog - have 300 likes on facebook and 200 on twitter. To write, write and write more on my blog. Find my fitness niche and gain a bigger local following. \
3. Gain my Pilates qualification and start a class twice a week in Howick
4. Run a trail half-marathon (time to still be determined)
5. Get my Personal training name known in Midlands area + get 10 committed clients a week who continue on a monthly basis
6. Start my own Recess! bootcamps + brial personal training services
7. Get involved in mountain biking, buy a bike first, go on rides every saturday morning
8. Keep in touch with my family, weekly emails + updates + messages
9. Pump out 10 FULL push ups
10. Make a friend for life!

What are you waiting for? Don't let 2013 and your goals pass you by! Drop a comment in the box below and let me know what your intention is for the rest of the year.

Remember to take a step towards your goal every single day.

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Bit of a different post today but what the hell, this blog is about all the things I love so why not?!?



Ok so I have a confession to make, I'm a Victoria Beckham fan (one of the those rare ones) and have been ever since the Spice Girls first started. I love everything about her, yes even that famous pout of hers. So I was even more excited when I read that last night she was named Woman of the decade by Glamour magazine, wow what an achievement!

If you're not convinced she deserved it, like many of the annoying peeps on Twitter(grrr I've spent the last 10 minutes reading some very irritating tweets!), then let me list several reasons why I think she does and you can take it from there....

1. She isn't clutching to the Spice Girl reunion like some of the others (ie Geri Haliwell, honey you left the band! why are you back?) and hoping that it's going to keep her in the lime light and make her more moola ($$$).

2. She is one determined cookie + passionate about what she does. After the Spice Girls she went into fashion and really made a name for herself, now everyone wants to wear a VB dress. From Beyonce to Jessica Ennis!

3. She isn't like all the other silly British women celebs, getting pissed and falling out of clubs!

4. She loves her family and would do anything for them.

5. She stuck by her husband even though he had an affair

6. She always looks so put together and glamorous

7. She has stayed true to herself even though there are a million people out there that slate her every single day

8. She is out there living her dreams and empowering women!

*pic courtesy of the dailymail*

'What you focus on grows, what you think about expands and what you dwell on determines your destiny'

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