The U18 Melfort Spirit girls softball team finished sixth at Westerns in Richmond, British Columbia from August 10 to 13.The Spirit finished the round robin with a 2 win 4 loss record.

We had three games that came down to the last at bat loss by a run in the seventh so we could have easily been 5-1 which would have taken us into Sunday, Spirit coach Darren Rokochy said.

Their final record was tied for sixth place which Rokochy thought was an excellent showing.

Rokochy added that the team played its best ball since it was formed and has shown some incredible growth in the past few seasons.

This is definitely making this Spirit team a true contender going into next season, he added.

Some highlights in the tournament included their first over the fence home run provided by Etta VanBurgesteden.

It was truly an awesome moment for her and the team, Rokochy added.

Westerns were overall a success in the eyes of the organization.

Our team had personal success by knowing we lost to the winning team by a run in the last at bat, beat the silver medalists, and lost to the bronze medal team as well by a run in the seventh All in all it was a great performance from the girls.

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NEWTOWN >> Pickering Manor hosted its first ever Outdoor Community Yoga event on Saturday, August 26 at the Manors North Field and was open to everyone of all ages and skill levels. The weather was spectacular.

About 50 people came out for a morning yoga class taught by Alison Gilheany of Yogasphere. Smoothie King of Newtown provided attendees with free Watermelon Hibiscus Hydration Smoothies.

Everyone had a great time and attendees were already asking when the next event would be held. The event was free and attendees walked away with a free water bottle, a Yogasphere class pass and Smoothie King coupons.

Pickering Manor and the attendees are looking forward to hosting another outdoor community yoga event next year. Pickering Manor looks forward to doubling the number of attendees.

Located at 226 N. Lincoln Ave. in Newtown, Pickering Manor is a non-profit Continuing Life Plan, Senior-Living Community, offering 10 semi-detached cottages, 24 apartments, 22 private personal care units and 47 licensed Rehab/Skilled Nursing beds. Pickering Manor has a 5-star overall quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services the highest score possible. For more information about Pickering Manor, visit http://www.pickeringmanor.org or call 215-968-3878.

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My journey to becoming an athlete and ultimately a personal trainer was unexpectedly ignited by meeting my first running coach. Her name was Chris, and she changed my life forever because of her size-friendly fitness approach. Chris coached me without ever mentioning my weight, body size, diets, or the looming bikini season. She always approached our sessions from a position of athletic performance and never screamed out crazy phrases such as Sweat is just your fat crying!

Thank God!

I had experienced all kinds of #thinspo fitness leadership, and although I didnt know any different at the time, weight-focused fitness didnt work for me. I always felt an underlying tone of shame because I had such a hard time making it to bikini season in the right body. My fat cried a lot, but it never went away, and in the eyes of many of my fitness coaches, I wasnt succeeding because my body wasnt leaning down.

It wasnt until I met Chris that I realized that perhaps fitness leadership didnt have to be about laying down the pressure to slim down, get ripped, and look hot! Through her leadership, I realized that just maybe, I could kick ass athleticallyin this body. (What?!)

Size-friendly training was new territory for me, but I immediately responded, and the rest is history.

Through my business, Ive found that many women approach trainers and inquire apologetically, often feeling inadequate about their current health status and fitness condition. The first thing I tell them is that reaching out to make a change is a power move. Remember: You are the one hiring the trainer, and you should approach this process like any good CEO would hire for top management. It is OK to vet your trainers and ask them hard questions. Its important to know what you require in a trainer, and from there you can craft an interview.

What are your views on diets?

Do you have experience with size-diverse clients?

How do you make accommodations for larger-bodied clients?

Do you understand the barriers people of size face when approaching fitness? How do you help clients with this?

Its also OK to ask to view their facility and ask for references; you are the boss, and the people who work for you must be the best.

The trainer-client relationship is an intimate one, so finding the right fit is absolutely essential for success.

I have been to trainers who never mention nutrition and others whove prescribed 1,200-calorie meal plans and thought bread was the devil. This left me starving and then ultimately binging and ultimately feeling like a failure. A size-friendly trainer wont be focused on weight reduction and wont measure performance and success solely by a scale. He or she will be more focused on strength and fitness performance and will use other markers for success.

Size-friendly trainers will have the experience to back them up. Theyve thought through every exercise in your program and have knowledge of and experience with the mechanics of larger-bodied clients. For example, they wont ask you to perform difficult moves like burpees because they know that someone with weight in their mid-front will find this exercise difficult to maneuver. Size-friendly trainers dont learn this mid-workout when they realize you cant do it; they know it in advance and have a library of modifications ready in their back pocket so they can make every workout feel like a great success.

Not every coach or trainer will have personal experience with understanding that fitness can be intimidating, but there should be some understanding that for some people, just showing up is a huge success in and of itself. Trainers should be compassionate and understanding that fitness culture can feel unwelcoming to many. They should take extra steps to make your session a positive experience. They should meet you at the door with a warm welcome, deliver a well-thought-out plan, ask if you are comfortable, and never push you beyond your limits.

I recently signed up for a fitness app and entered in all my particulars. It didn't ask me about my fitness goals, but I was assigned the Fat Blaster program. Who said anything about me wanting to blast fat? Ive had similar experiences with trainers; they assume, because of our conditioned fitness culture, that I am there to lose weight. A size-friendly trainer will never assume and will take the time to listen to your goals and help you achieve them. If you have a trainer who decides your goals for you, its time to let him or her go.

As trainers, we are schooled in the Rating of Perceived Exertion as a method to look for cues in the physical strain a client is experiencing. However, there are many cues to look for beyond that. I find when people get really quiet, it's a sign that they are taxed and at their limitand that this is a good time for a check-in. I look for grimacing facial expressions, and I take note of facial coloring and the amount they are sweating and breathing. Its really important as a trainer to manage the load put on clients. A size-friendly trainer will understand that doing a workout with a heavier load is more strenuous than the same routine would be for lighter clients. It would be like asking a 150-pound woman to do her squats holding 100 pounds in weights; this load must be taken into consideration. If youre being worked too hard without any awareness from the trainer, it may be that he or she is relating the workout to his or her own fitness level or body size, not yours.

Motivation never comes from shame, pain, or strain. Your body, at every size, is amazing and the fact youre in the gym giving everything youve got deserves nothing but positivity. The body-positive movement has been fighting for years to allow women to accept and embrace their bodies. The idea that you need to be "ready" because bikini season is coming is actually a very cruel way to motivate. Shaming motivation plays on the pressures women already feel and negates the tireless work of the movement. Your trainer should elevate and celebrate who you are and the amazing body you live in. Anything less should get kicked to the curb, immediately.

Now, lets kick some ass in the body you have.

Louise Green is a plus-size trainer, founder of the fitness program Body Exchange, and author of Big Fit Girl: Embrace the Body You Have. Follow: Instagram @LouiseGreen_BigFitGirl, Twitter @Bigfitgirl, Facebook @louisegreen.bigfitgirl

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But how can that happen? my friends who dont live in Ashland are asking me. Thats not the Ashland we know.

They are referring to the recent recommendations by the Ashland Parks & Recreation Commission to lay off the entire staff of the Senior Program (which is all-female and all seniors) and move several aspects of the program to The Grove, and to the recent APRC Commissioner meetings where the public comment was treated with disregard.

What community doesnt take care of its disadvantaged elders? they are asking me. Thats just a given, a no-brainer. Especially in an affluent town like Ashland that sees itself as so progressive, inclusive and compassionate.

I sincerely hope that the public, young and old, is following the recent Letters to the Editor and articles in the Daily Tidings about the changes being put into place regarding our 43-year old senior program, which was originally designed to be a social service safety net for our lower-income senior population. The public comments have been unanimously opposed to these proposed changes.

Lets also look at the bigger picture for a moment: Within days of these recommendations becoming public, Michael Black, director of APRC, went before our Ashland City Council and mayor (with two council members absent) asking for $235,000 to be paid to a Portland consultancy firm for a plan to map out the future of Lithia Park. So, we are told that the senior program, which came in under budget and is not designed to produce revenue, is too costly for APRC, but that they need to send a cool quarter of a million dollars to an out-of-town consulting firm to tell us what Lithia Park needs? Who, my friends ask me, is establishing the priorities for our fair city?

Our senior program may be the first neck on the chopping block under the axe of the Parks & Recreation Commission, but if you love Lithia Park for the jewel that it is, beware. Stay informed, and speak up.

Our senior program has helped countless elders in our town. When one elderly woman stopped coming to our lunch program, it was learned that she didnt have any money at all, as she had been the victim of identity fraud and her meager bank account had been cleaned out. The program director personally accompanied her to the bank, reestablished her account, and got the Ashland Police Department involved. There are so many stories like this, of people who have called or come into the office in tears, at wits end, with nowhere else to turn. Poverty and lack of options are not always a result of bad choices. As anyone who has lived long enough and who has even an ounce of empathy knows, sometimes life just gives you one too many sucker punches, and can be especially cruel to those least able to defend themselves. If, on top of that, there is no family to lean on or limited (or no) financial means, it can bounce you to the gutter and leave you there.

The actions by the APRC affecting our existing senior program, a program which took decades of hard work by dedicated staff to build, should now be thoroughly examined by our City Council and mayor.

There is a quote by French philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that says, Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you havent committed. If that is so, then as a community is it not incumbent upon us to care for those who are less able, or no longer able, to care for themselves?

As I sit with my friends and we prepare to bring this evening of discussion to a close, they reflect on their experience of Ashland as that of an idyllic, enlightened tourist town.

What would our society be if we didnt care for our disenfranchised and elderly? they ask. What would we look like? I have no answer for them, as they shake their heads in disappointment.

Award-winning author, TV presenter and world traveler Susanne Severeid is an Ashland resident who enjoys making time for the important things in life including mocha. Read more of her columns at bit.ly/adtssmm. For more, go to http://www.susannesevereid.com. Email her at susannewebsite@olypen.com.

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There were two things I most wanted to see in my life: Denali and the solar eclipse of 2017. Though I didn't see them, there was grace in the not-seeing.

Arriving as "pilgrims" at Denali National Park in Alaska, my two companions and I set out eagerly on a tundra tour to see moose and caribou and grizzly bears and were supposed to top it all off by seeing Denali, formerly Mount McKinley. At over 20,300 feet, it is the tallest mountain in North America. Its mountains have always been a spiritual experience for me, and I was so excited that I kept annoying the bus driver with questions: "Can we see it yet?" "What direction will it be?" "How close will it be?"

We had been warned that Denali makes its own weather and is visible less than 10 percent of the time, so when we pulled up to the overlook and the driver said, "There's Denali," waving in the general direction of a huge cloud, I was disappointed but not surprised.

I was not ready to give the driver any peace yet.

"Where is it exactly?" "Show me, point to it." I wanted to feel it.

And we did. Behind the cloud, we could feel the immensity, the presence of the mountain. Huge. Powerful. There. It was the way God is present to us sometimes an immense, transcendent presence. But one of the graces of that day was to help me realize in a deep, visceral way what it means to know, through the Incarnation, a God who is also immanent.

Though that day we had to settle for transcendence, Denali was not finished with us yet. The next day, an obliging Alaska Airlines pilot flew us right by the peak. Flying at 22,000 feet, on a crystal-clear day, it felt like we could brush the snow from the top. How immanent is that?

I had always thought it was a pure tragedy that the founder of my religious community, St. Angela Merici, became blind just when she was setting off on a long-awaited pilgrimage to the Holy Land. She had to experience the holy places without seeing them and only regained her sight on her return to Italy. I never really believed the account of biographers who claimed that she experienced the holy places in a deeper way than she would have if she had seen them.

But after Denali, I understood, and even now, when I think of that day, I feel immense presence behind a cloud.

Moving ahead to Aug. 21, 2017. Kansas City, where I live, was right in the path of the total eclipse of the sun. What luck! I went to a nearby retreat house run by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas, for a weekend retreat on the universe of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and we were invited to stay Monday to top off our retreat with a celestial spectacular. My heart is beating faster right now, just thinking about how eagerly we awaited it!

The sisters were prepared: a picnic, solar glasses for everyone and an excited crowd of about 200 people. And as it turns out clouds and rain. Only a brief glimpse of the early eclipse, but we did experience the complete darkness at midday, heard the night songs of birds and insects, saw the 360-degree "sunset" all around, and saw the "dawn" break high above us in the middle of the sky. And I watched the actual eclipse on a smartphone, broadcast from a town to the east of us.

Here's a little irony for you. If I had gone to work (only 33 miles away) instead of taking a third day of retreat, I would have seen the eclipse. Is there a lesson for us there?

Did you notice a certain theme of clouds in my stories? The Cloud of Unknowing suggests that the seeking soulshould surrender mind and ego to the realm of "unknowing," at which point one may begin to glimpse the nature of God.

Perhaps we have to be content with the darkness of mystery. Perhaps darkness is its own blessing.

[Ursuline Sr. Michele Morek isGlobal Sisters Report's liaison to sisters in North America. Her email address ismmorek@ncronline.org.]

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When most people think of the world's greatest public speakers, hard-charging extroverts like Tony Robbins may come to mind. It's unlikely they equate public speaking with introverts.

The newest Speakers Hall of Fame inductee Connie Dieken breaks that mold.

A born introvert, Dieken is uncomfortable being the center of attention. "No question, I'd rather listen than talk," she says.

And that's exactly why she excels on the world's biggest stages, explains the former president of the National Speakers Association, Laura Stack, "Connie is a giver, not a taker. She connects with audiences on a deep level," says Stack. "Instead of focusing on herself and overpowering people, she's exceptionally prepared and empathetic."

"I've never experienced anyone as thorough as Connie," says veteran speakers bureau agent Renee Strom, who recently collaborated with Dieken on a client's leadership team keynote. "Her questions were deep and expansive. She's brilliant, humble, articulate, and wise."

The Speakers Hall of Fame honors a select few public speakers who've reached the top echelon of platform excellence. Past recipients include Ronald Reagan, Zig Ziglar, and Norman Vincent Peale. There are only 182 living members.

Awarded annually by the National Speakers Association, the Hall of Fame designation is a lifetime award for speaking excellence and professionalism. This year's winners, including Dieken, were announced at Walt Disney World at the National Speakers Association's annual conference.

This is Dieken's second Hall of Fame induction. She was previously inducted into the Radio/TV Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2000 following a 20-year career as a television journalist and anchorwoman for NBC and ABC stations. She earned five Emmy Awards and two Telly Awards for her excellence in reporting. What made Dieken an outstanding broadcast journalist also makes her a standout keynote speaker. "I'm a researcher at heart," she says, "I'm hard-wired to connect the dots between the root cause and the big picture."

Dieken is the founder of Influence 360, a validated psychometric assessment that uses hard science to identify how people influence others. An ongoing research study, Influence 360 has helped more than 20,000 leaders become more influential. Dieken also created The Influence Lab and Present to Win training programs which are taught in corporate universities worldwide.

An entrepreneur, Dieken is the president of The Dieken Group-an executive coaching and consulting firm that advises CEOs and other senior leaders in the spotlight on how to maximize their influence and presence. She was recently named one of the world's Top Ten executive coaches by the Global Gurus organization. Her clients are leaders at some the world's best-known brands including Apple, HP, Nestl, and The Cleveland Clinic.

"You'd be surprised how many chief executives are natural-born introverts," says Dieken. "I help them influence with integrity in all directions. Whether it's communicating with their boards of directors, analysts, peers, associates, customers, the general public or through the media, leadership influence is a crucial business skill-now more than ever."

Dieken is a top-selling business author. Both of her books, "Talk Less, Say More" and "Become the Real Deal," hit #1 on the Amazon bestseller list. The audio version of "Talk Less, Say More" was also #1 on Audible and iTunes.

A renowned keynote speaker, she's delivered speeches on five continents to major conference audiences in the thousands and is a guest lecturer at business schools such as Case Western University, Clemson University, Indiana University, and The Ohio State University.

Authenticity and gratitude are key to Dieken's dual Hall of Fame careers. An Indiana University graduate who grew up in a small rural town, she credits her Midwest values with her success. "I wouldn't be in this position without the many lessons I learned from my family, teachers, mentors, peers, and clients."

And that is how an introvert approaches life on the big stage: with curiosity, empathy, and most of all, with humility.

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What does it mean to make it to the top, and how do you know if you have made it? These are questions that are common. We have been programmed to think the top is what we see as success, which is associated with all the things money can buy. The truth is, when you have made it to the top, it has nothing to do with all of those things. A person can have it all and still not be at the top.

My mentor, Zig Ziglar, always said there were many things in life you could have, but the most satisfying was the attitude of gratitude. In addition to this, there are many other ways to know you are at the top. Lets take a look at them.

1. You clearly understand failure is only an event, and it has nothing to do with who you are. It does not make you a failure. Each day is a new day to begin again and make the most of the experience you gained from yesterday.

2. Your past is now a strength you use to get the most out of today and plan for the future.

3. Your desires for right now do not control your actions that will change the path that reaches to your destiny.

4. You can live without anger or bitterness and embrace faith, hope and love.

5. You can, from the depths of your heart, forgive all the wrongs you have experienced, whether you did them to yourself or someone else did.

6. You can stand up for yourself and what you know is good, right and just without being vengeful, angry or condemning.

7. When you can truly love everyone regardless of the wrong they have done or perhaps are still doing. Note that this does not mean you have to accept what they do or have done, only that you love the person for who they are and where they are. Love the sinner not the sin.

8. You can accept yourself for who you are and embrace the faults, as well as the attributes, you have. We all have faults and attributes.

9. Find the gift you have been given, and use it to help mankind.

10. Give back what has been given to you, creating a legacy that can be carried through the decades.

As you review the points above, you will notice being at the top has nothing to do with any material thing that may be associated with success. The success you achieve in your life starts with you and who you are. There is no one like you. You are unique, and you have been given a unique gift that is all your own.

It doesnt matter who you are, where you have been, or what you have been through, you can have everything in life you want. See you at the top!

Janna Valencia is a certified Ziglar Legacy Trainer, speaker and coach. She is author of the book, Road to Healing. If you would like learn more, visit her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/JannaValencia.TeachingSuccess

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Its easy to feel helpless in the wake of such tragedy... but there are ways to help.

With Hurricane Harvey and vast flooding dominating the news, its easy to feel helpless in the wake of such personal tragedy. In this technology-driven world, were witnessing breaking news; reading, seeing and hearing first-hand how these disasters personally impact individuals and communities. Who can forget the faces of the heroes, carrying children through the flooded streets or rescuing the elderly and those trapped in flooded homes and apartments? Those interviewed after losing their loved ones, homes, schools and places of employment break our hearts.

Weve witnessed acts of courage, heroism and extensions of human kindness, but with such disaster, its hard to know what to say and do. Here are some ideas and thoughts on how to lend support following a natural disaster:

1. Empathy goes a long way in responding to such a catastrophe and Zig Ziglar said it best: You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life. When you interact with survivors, volunteers, or anyone impacted by the disaster, acknowledge the loss and share your sadness. People feel comforted knowing you care.

2. Offer safe shelter. If you have room and know someone who has lost their home and has no place to go, sharing your space is a blessing. As reported on national news, a family whose home was intact invited strangers from a shelter to share their home. There are heartwarming stories of neighbors taking in neighbors and friends finding refuge with other friends.For more informationon how you can open your home to those in need or how to help someone find emergency accommodations.

3. Towels and clean clothing are in demand (but confirm before sending) as well as baby diapers and wipes. So many survivors left their homes with nothing but the clothing on their backs. There will be a long-term need for comfortable clothing and sundry items. Watch the news programs and the media to see what else will be needed in the coming days.The Houston Chroniclehas an extensive and vetted list of Texas and national organizations that will provide necessities and could use all types of donations.The New York Timeshas a vetted list as well.

4. Communicate your availability. There is a tremendous need for volunteers within these hard-hit communities. The Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group has avolunteer registration by skills.National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disastershas an extensive list with links to their national members who need volunteers and donations.

5. One of the most expedient ways to help is by making a donation, but be wary of scams. The FTC has published Advice forHelping Hurricane Harvey Victimswhere youll find suggestions on Wise Giving After the Storm. If you are looking to help someone through recovery there is a section For Picking up the Pieces. Its safe to choose well-known national disaster relief organizations or use those recommended and listed on the websites of national news organizations or your local newspaper.

6. What can you do on a more personal level? If you are interacting with survivors, listen; allow them to cry or talk. Sharing their story, often over and over again, is a way for them to begin to make sense of what has happened as well as working through the healing process. If a survivor asks you for specific help, do your best to fulfill their wishes.

7. Dont forget the children; theyll need extra help in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.Tragic Times, Healing Wordswas originally prepared by Sesame Street Research for 9/11, but it offers relevant suggestions and guidelines for parents and caregivers on how to help children after a crisis.

Robbie Miller Kaplan is an author who writes from a unique perspective as a mother who has lost two children. She has writtenHow to Say It When You Don't Know What to Say, a guide to help readers communicate effectively when those they care about experience loss, now available as e-books for "Illness & Death," "Suicide," "Miscarriage," "Death of a Child," "Death of a Stillborn or Newborn Baby," "Pet Loss," "Caregiver Responsibilities," "Divorce"and "Job Loss." All titles are inAmazon's Kindle Store

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Consider the postage stamp. The postage stamp knows it has only one job to do and it does it well. It does not try to accomplish any other goal except for the one that was assigned to it. It has laser focus. It will not sleep until it finishes its one job. What about you?

It has been said that in life, you get what you focus on. This rule applies to every endeavor in your life whether its starting a business, getting a raise, or wanting to get married, where your attention goes, energy flows. What you focus on expands.

Because ultimately, your focus drives everything you do. It drives your thoughts, which leads to your feelings and emotions which determine how you will live your life.

If you focus on negative things, you are unwittingly inviting negativity into your life. You will find that when you focus on the negative things in your life, more negative things will occur so you can focus on them. Thats how it works. You get in life what you focus on. If you focus on pain, more painful things will happen so you can continue to focus on it.

But, thank goodness, the opposite is also true. If you focus on the positive things in life, you will find more positive things happening to you.

So below are three practical things you can do to focus on what you really want out of life and how to get what you want in the next 100 days.

One of my favorite motivational speakers was the late Zig Ziglar. When it came to the topic of goals, he flat out sold you on the concept. He asked are you a meaningful specific or a wandering generality? In other words, do you have a definite, specific clear plan of action for your life and career or are you just along for the ride, wandering through life?

The next thing Zig advised was to ink your goal with pen and paper. A goal that is not written is just a dream one you will never attain.

Did you know that the act of writing actually sharpens your thinking and stimulates your creativity? When you write, you can only focus on one thing at a time. This forces you to spend that time on your goal. Remember, whatever you focus on you feel and what you feel you act on. Below are three creative ways to get your life back on track and finally attain what you really want out of life.

1. I want you to go to the store and buy three boards. Two of the boards will be large and the other medium-sized. Place one board in your office, one in your home and the medium-sized one in your car the three places where you spend the most time. On these boards, I want you to cut out pictures that represent the three most important goals you want to accomplish this year.

Every morning when you wake up, you will see a visual picture of the goals you wish to accomplish. When you drive to work, you will see the same three pictures and when you get to work you will see the same three pictures again. All this reinforcement will help your mind find ways to make what you want become a reality.

New York Times Best-Selling Author Brendon Burchard says, Major challenges, major frustrations and major problems in our lives, demand multiple areas of attack. Its like when you go to war, you send in the planes, the ground troops and people from the flank and the front. You go at it from all sides trying to win.

So if you have a major challenge, problem or struggle in your life, or some goal you desperately want to reach, you need to attack from all sides.

2. Use your phone to alert you of goals at least 3 times a day. A lot of people under utilize this great feature on their iPhones. Right now, I want you to your Clock then hit Alarm then add your alarm time. Then under Label write out your goal the same one you have a picture of on your board. Press Save. Repeat this step three times for each of your goals. So from now on, every day at that time, youll be reminded to accomplish your goals. This is how you attack from all sides. You have the vision board, you have the alarm and now lets move on to tip number three. This will keep you focused on what you want to accomplish.

3. The purpose of any goal I believe is to create freedom in some area of your life. Who of us wouldnt love to pursue everything we want with no restraints. But sadly, most of us are constrained by our jobs, our finances or both. Entrepreneur on Fire host John Lee Dumas has come up with a way to accomplish everything you want in the next 100 days with his Freedom Journal. The journal will guide you over the next 100 days to set a plan of action, to focus, to review, accomplish, identify and execute your goals. This is a built-in accountability partner. Most entrepreneurs dont succeed because they are not accountable to anyone. This journal is your accountability buddy. So stop procrastinating and start living the life you were meant to live.

And there you have it. If you want to go deeper with me on this subject, sign up for my Free Academy training. You can find an invitation on page two of my book, How a Postage Stamp Saved My Life.

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Olivia Madgwick is delighted with her new trike and very grateful for all the support to help her buy it.

After completely losing her independence nearly three years ago, Olivia Madgwick is loving getting out on her own again on her new pink trike.

The 24-year-old went from living on her own since the age of sixteen to relying on others for her basic needs,after the discovery of a brain stem tumour.

But thanks to the generosity of about 90 people who contributed to her Givealittlepage to raise money for a specially adapted trike, she has got some of her independence back.

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Olivia Madgwick has her new trike that has given her a bit more freedom and independence to get out and about.

"I love it. I've got it back;I just haven't got it fully back yet."

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The pedal trike, from Trikes New Zealand in Levin, cost $6472.98 andwill help with her physical rehabilitation.It has also been specially modified with a motor.

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Olivia Madgwick is enjoying having her freedom back with her new pedal trike.

She has now had it for two weeks.

"It's not a cheap thing. It's more than a car.

"You can make it go up to 30 km/hr on the battery, and the battery can last to Opunake.

"It's an early birthday present to myself because my birthday was on Saturday."

She falls outside the age bracket for most trike funding options, so she wanted to thank all those who had contributed.

The trike has hand brakes and mirrors and also lights and flags to make her visible, as the rider sits quite close to the ground.

"I'm just getting used to pedalling on the cycle lane around cars. I'm sitting low."

It is also comfortable for her bad back, she said.

Madgwick underwent 31 radiation treatments and 4 chemotherapiesafter a concussion in late 2015 uncoveredshe was only days away from dying of medulloblastoma, a rare type of brain cancer which left her with a large tumour on her brain stem.

But she has been in remission since Marchand wants to encourage others as a children's author and motivational speaker. She has the letters P, M, and Atattooed on her wrist, reminding her to have a positive mental attitude.

She was the first person in New Zealand to have the brain stem cells removed from her body, cleansed and put back in. She still struggles with speaking and can only walk a few metres unaided, but is loving her new freedom.

She is also hoping to start going tosome kickboxing and zumba classes.

"I can get there myself. I mean it might take a bit of time but that's okay."

She's not planning on going on the open road, though.

"I do want to go and visit my grandad in Jean Sandel."

-Stuff

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