Great Start! This weeks goals!

What a great day today was! To start off this day I had to go back and use some of my motivational materials from BPA! When I woke up this morning I jumped real high and out of my bed and scream "WOOO it's gonna be a great day!!" That right there just sets your day to a positive attitude!!  Finally I went through one day going through with what I said I would do. Eating healthy, getting my to do list for the day done, having a little free time, and going to work. When I finished I said what a miracle, I did it without having to be on facebook for 3 hours before starting! I was so proud of myself because it shows me how quickly I can set myself to being on the right path! Like I said in my last blog...I will have weekly goals so here they are! Today having to remember what both my pastor in town and pastor Joel Osteen who I love to listen to said and every time I went to judge or possibly think something mean, I caught myself! I felt so proud that I could stop myself! Tomorrow is going to be even better! Like I said in my last blog...I will have weekly goals so here they are

*November 7th - November 13th*

-Eat healthy (the way I'm supposed to)
-Exercise @ least 2 times
-Play tennis at least once
-Be kind, positive, and motivational towards others
-Be faithful
-Complete 1 senior project essay
-Complete all missing work
-GO see 1 of 2 brothers this weekend

This week will be great and I can't wait to go see 1 of 2 of my best friends/ "Brothers" this weekend! Going to be a great trip! If I accomplish these things this week I can't be mad because I got what I wanted to done!

Becoming the man I want to be

          I feel like I have so much stuff  to do with no time at all, even though that "stuff" isn't all in front of me!!! First off life has been so crazy, trying to lose my weight at a time like this is so difficult,  I have senior project I have to finish in order to graduate, I have to pass my ACT with a decent score, keep my grades up and get all my work done in order to go to college at all, start training for tennis, and still have the time to spend with God and family! What a CRAZY schedule I have ahead of myself! Luckily I have some of the best people in my life to help me with such a wild journey. Eventually becoming like Coach K. Family man, great coach, determined, dedicated, faithful, and most of all happy!

          One of those people is obviously my mother who cooks me healthy breakfast every morning and keeps me from eating bad food. Another person is my dad who keeps me into sports and supports my tennis lessons and all those things that cost money to train! Third is my wonderful grandma Maxine and cousin Lindsay & my mom again, who keep me in my faith and remind me all the time of how important it is to keep Jesus in my life and that with keeping God the center of life surrounded around prayer, praise, and church that I can do anything in life. Another person is my language arts teacher Mrs. Bauer. I have a hard time admitting that I need help and I finally decided the only way to figure a problem out is to ask for it....so I did! Mrs. Bauer is sitting down with me helping with time management and keeping me from always saying yes to everything that comes my way. Always over scheduling myself. The last person that has been a huge impact on me lately is Mrs. Purin. I don't care about anything says about that woman because without her things could be different today. She helped me so much and I couldn't thank that woman enough for everything she has done!

          The reason I write about this today is because after praying today I believe the lord has told me that the only way to move forward is to forget about the past. Let it go! The only way that I can get better grades, faith, weight loss, etc. is to not worry about what I did wrong in the past, but rather pick myself up and move on and keep myself positive and motivated. That's why today I make the goal of "I will be #1 in everything I do!" I will work my butt off to make sure I accomplish what I want. Having weekly goals to make sure I keep up on all things in life! From this day forward no more procrastination, excuses, complaining, or anything that brings myself down as a person!

          I'm Ethan McIlhargey and I'm the best damn person in the world to complete this mission!....& I approve this message! :)