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Spring into MO’tion and Keep MO’ving

Spring is the time for renewed energy, new beginnings, and fresh growth. As nature bursts forth with new life, so too can we invigorate our personal and professional pursuits. Spring ignites a sense of revitalization, MO’tivating us to set ambitious goals and chase after them with enthusiasm. Yet, the journey towards success isn’t always smooth. It’s during times of challenge and setback that our resilience is truly tested. Just as a sturdy tree relies on its deep roots to weather storms, we must draw upon our inner strength to persevere. In this blog, we’ll explore how to harness the MO’mentum of spring, confront obstacles, address weaknesses so we can overcome obstacles, and ultimately achieve our goals. 

Procrastination is one of the MO’st common obstacles or roadblocks to creating change. I confess I struggle with procrastination. I enjoy being creative and innovative, but I find it difficult to stay on course with the minute details, especially when my work invites me to work on several projects at the same time. Task overload and getting distracted by all the new trends often lead me to neglect the tried and true, foundational progress required to see things through to the finish, even when I know how good it feels to cross the finish line.  

I recognize my tendency is to procrastinate and it’s something that I am committed to working on this season. I recently came across this blog series and course by my good friend Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas on how to stop overthinking and procrastination. Nathalie’s training and advise here in her blog series MO’tivated me to contemplate strategies for reducing my tendency to procrastinate. In alignment with my 2024 theme “to MO’ve your self-care, self-development and self-empowerment forward and create change” here are some of my thoughts and tips to help you spring into MO’tion and keep MO’ving in the direction of your goals and true purpose in life.

Self-Care: Renew Your Skin Care Routine

Procrastination can make us feel bad about ourselves which keeps us from MO’ving forward. This is why self-care is essential for keeping us strong and resilient. I start and finish each day with a healthy skincare self-care routine specific for this reason. Not only is springtime a perfect time to renew and refresh our self-care routines, having a self-care routine to start and finish your day is a great exercise to bring you into positive self-awareness which can help counterbalance feelings of frustration, shame, or guilt from procrastinating on those not-so-magnificent days. Committing to a morning and evening self-care routine can be a great first step to set us up for confronting and overcoming procrastination in our lives.

To give you some fresh ideas and inspiration for creating your new springtime skincare self-care routine I am running a special discount on skincare self-care products on my site from April 2-8. ALL NuSkin products will be at wholesale pricing for the first seven days of April. Check out these products and be inspired here.

Self-Development: Learn A New Skill or Sign up for a Course

Sometimes, our procrastination is caused by not having the skills or knowledge we need to achieve our goals and/or overcome our weaknesses. Consider what steps you need to take for self-development to gain the knowledge and skills to break through obstacles in your own habits and behavior and achieve your goals. Where can you learn these skills? Who are the people you can talk to and seek advice from? The process of learning and obtaining the knowledge you need is incredibly MO’tivating and propels you to make progress towards your goals.  For me, I always seek to learn from my mentors, and I’m blessed to have many. I am MO’tivated by deadlines to renew both my license to practice physiotherapy (yes, I am still a licensed physiotherapist 😊) and various fitness certifications.   Continuing education and training fuels my passion as a leader and teacher and keeps me MO’ving forward. 

I’m looking forward to increasing my knowledge and being inspired by learning something new at two upcoming events: canfitpro ASPIRES Women’s Health and Fitness on May 3 and the canfitpro Global Conference and Trade Show on August 9 and 10. Both events are going to offer fantastic sessions with rich learning. In addition, investing in personal and professional development and leadership training, committing to my community and profession by showing up for my peers and my profession, being seen, heard, and involved are all essential as professionals.  On a personal level planning for and investing in events like the two mentioned here help hold us accountable in beating procrastination and MO’ving towards our goals.    

Self-Empowerment: Practice Humility and Embrace Your Procrastination Tendencies

Let’s face it – we all tend to procrastinate. It’s part of being human. Once you honestly confront this fact, you will experience a newfound level of self-empowerment and freedom.  Taking this step of releasing and acknowledging is crucial for us to start MO’ving forward and getting past our procrastination. It helps us become more proactive and focused on finding solutions, which is the change we need to make. Identifying your weaknesses and dedicating time to improve them will lead to long-term improvement and help you MO’ve forward faster and further.

This requires us to set aside time and detach ourselves from distraction. So, my challenge to you this week or MO’nth is to set aside time, even if it is just 15 minutes in the morning to reflect on what your goals and priorities are and confront your biggest distractions.  From here you can decide on a plan that will help you spring into MO’tion and keep MO’ving!If you are not sure where to start and are looking for a way to get focused on figuring out your goals to MO’ve you forward this year, I encourage you to check out my 2024 Guide to MO’ve your Self-care, Self-development and Self-empowerment Forward and Create Change. In this resource, you will find my MO’st effective strategies to get you MO’ving.  Getting into MO’tion begins with one step.  Remember “Every great journey starts with a single step” (Maya Angelou).

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Inspire Inclusion, Empower Yourself and Practice Self-care to Achieve MO’re

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #InspireInclusion.  When we inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, we will forge a better world.  When women feel inspired to be included, they experience a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment. The campaign theme urges us to “Invest in women: Accelerate progress” (International Women’s Day, 2024). Despite progress in gender issues globally, it is still an unfinished business, and setbacks are still of concern. Canada is estimated to need another 160 years to achieve gender equality, and the challenges intensify as we get closer to that goal.

In the first episode of my podcast this month, I had a conversation with Dwayne Smith, who is the Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at GoodLife Fitness. We explored the topic of women’s leadership and delved into the powerful theme of the 2024 International Women’s Day campaign, #InspireInclusion. We discuss the significance of breaking barriers and promoting a collective effort for a more equitable and inclusive future. However, fear impedes us from addressing biases and stereotypes to create a gender-inclusive world. A highlight from this episode is when we discuss ways we can work towards cultivating our courage to confront our fears and create CHANGE.

In my second podcast this month, join Meghan Jarvis and Debbie Bellanger as we explore empowering ourselves through knowledge of upcoming trends and utilizing our skills to achieve MO’re and create MO’re positive change worldwide. Three crucial ingredients from this conversation that I am going to focus on in this blog because they can help us take action and collectively #InspireInclusion are: 1) Career innovation (change) 2) Women’s empowerment and 3) Self-care (which just happen to align with my 2024 Power Words – CHANGE, POWER, and CARE 😊). Reflect upon these three points and how you can use them to #InspireInclusion.

  1. Career Innovation (Change)

At its core, innovation is about intentional change, whether it be through new products, systems, processes or profession. We should consider innovating not only our actions and procedures, but also our approach to connecting with people to build community. Building a community to create a sense of belonging for women is extremely important. We are much stronger and can do so much more together than we can on our own. Being in a community is where you find support and inspiration to achieve your goals. Where #InspireInclusion and Innovation converge, powerful positive CHANGE happens!

Enter the “All Inclusive Fitness Professional”, or the innovation of fitness professionals becoming wellness pros. Becoming a wellness pro means approaching your work using a holistic approach. You have to recognize that client success is more than the number of sets and reps and exercise science techniques. We have to be mindful of, develop and innovate our coaching language, listening, and leadership skills. Since I began teaching group fitness classes four decades ago, there have been a multitude of changes from what and how we teach to what we wear. Change is constant if we want to keep getting better and it is important to embrace and recognize this. The ongoing drive to innovate and improve by embracing a change mindset offers hope for advancing #InspireInclusion. By meeting people where they are, we can inspire and offer hope, support, and encouragement.

Whether you’re a fitness professional or not, consider your current role and activities and identify opportunities for change and innovation where you need it the MO’st. How will you create innovation in your workplace to build community and #InspireInclusion?

  1. Women’s Empowerment

Women’s empowerment specifically refers to supporting women’s self-worth and affirming that women have the “ right to influence social change for themselves and others” (World Vision Australia, 2024). In our podcast, Meghan shares how female fitness professionals need to celebrate and support women MO’re in order to create a sense of belonging for women. Meghan specifically mentions three groups of women to focus on to support: business owners, athletes and fitness professionals, saying that the best way to support these groups of women is by becoming a safe harbour (place for women to come for support, training, mentorship) and creating a non-judgemental space by meeting women where they are at (acceptance vs judgement).

There are many ideas and initiatives that have been developed to support women’s empowerment. It is crucial that we empower ourselves to utilize all available skills to advance our businesses, particularly in relation to technology. Technology is allowing us to accelerate and progress our business at rapid speeds. Knowing what is coming and at your fingertips is essential to help you work more creatively and efficiently, remain relevant and feel connected and included in this busier than ever, fast-paced world. I find it empowering! Knowledge is power and educating empowers us to MO’ve forward which is why we must continue learning and investing in continuing education.

The UN Global Compact and UN Women endorse 7 Women’s Empowerment Principles. While all of these seven areas are important, I find Principle 1 (Create high-level corporate leadership for gender equality), Principle 3 (Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women and men workers) and Principle 4 (Promote education, training and professional development for women) the MO’st striking. What are your thoughts?

What does empowerment mean to you? When was a time you felt empowered? What knowledge or skills do you need to learn to help you MO’ve forward in your life and career and empower others through your commitment to #InspireInclusion? 

  1. Self-Care is Essential

Addressing gender equity issues can be overwhelming. Many of us can be very driven by our desire to achieve MO’re and create positive change we forget about our personal needs as human beings for rest and recovery. However, we must learn and consistently remind ourselves to prioritize recovery and self-care in order to keep MO’ving and creating change. For women, this is especially important to remember and affirm. Many women have multiple and competing responsibilities caring for their families and children which can lead to a lot of stress. Juggling all of that while pursuing a career can be overwhelming. Caring for ourselves and caring for each other is essential and having that understanding can #InspireInclusion.

Debbie and Meaghan brilliantly shared their insights and strategies, reminding us to invest in ourselves and that self-care is more than luxury. It involves being inclusive of and caring for all aspects of your health, including sleep, mental health needs, nutritional, social, physical, and spiritual needs. I hope you will tune into our conversation on A MO’ment with MO!

What are your top needs for self-care? What is one area should you prioritize this month that will help you support yourself to achieve MO’re and commit to #InspireInclusion in the future? Let that be your focus, set a daily and/or weekly goal that will inspire you to act.

Last Words

If you are looking for MO’re ways to create change, improve your self-care, and empower yourself check out my “Guide to MO’ve Your Self-Care, Self-Development and Self-Empowerment Forward and Create Change in 2024”. Each year, I release a guide filled with my best insights and advice to help you have an amazing year. I invite you to download and fill out this guide for yourself. his workbook offers a chance to find your power words for 2024 and complete guided activities to help you achieve MO’re self-care, self-development and self-empowerment this year. Why not share the guide with a friend to #InspireInclusion – do the activities together to help each other achieve MO’re together!

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Increase your Self-EMPOWERMENT to Maintain Your MO’tivation and MO’mentum

With the first month of 2024 almost over, it’s a great opportunity to reflect on our goals and priorities and evaluate our current progress. You may either be excelling or require some extra support to give you a little boost. No matter where you are or what you need, this blog post – the last in my January series – is on self-EMPOWERMENT strategies which will provide the extra MO’tivation you need to stay on track in the direction of your goals starting now and throughout 2024.

My MO’tivation for writing my January blog series this year was to give you a source for MO’re purpose, guidance, and inspiration to help you MO’ve forward and create the change you want to manifest in 2024. I was inspired by my three power words for 2024 which are CARE, CHANGE, and POWER. In my first blog of the series, I reviewed and reminded us all of the foundational importance of finding and reflecting on our WHY and living in line with our WHY statement. In my second post, I wrote about self-care and the reasons self-care is important for supporting and sustaining our commitment to living our WHY. In my third post, I shared my tips for self-development (i.e., self-CHANGE) how this helps your growth, and why CHANGE is essential to help you realize your goals. In this final installment of my January 2024 blog series, as previously mentioned, I’ll provide tips on building and maintaining self-EMPOWERMENT in 2024.

What does self-EMPOWERMENT mean and why does it matter? The act of self-empowerment entails making purposeful decisions and assuming responsibility for your path. Self-empowerment includes making positive choices, taking action, and having confidence in your abilities to achieve your goals. When you become a self-empowered person, you recognize where you have strengths and what your opportunities for growth are, and actively look for ways to improve. Again, an important part of the process to building your self-EMPOWERMENT is continual learning which is something that I talked about in my third post in this series on self-development.

Below you will find four strategies I recommend for building your self-EMPOWERMENT.

Take actionable steps to build your confidence

Confidence and self-empowerment are closely intertwined. Although they are not the exact same, they build upon one another to assist you in advancing towards your goals. Confidence is an inner force that means you believe you can achieve your goals. Having confidence boosts self-empowerment and decisiveness, enabling you to make the changes you desire in life. Confidence is like a muscle, which I mean it requires time and dedicated practice and strategies to build and maintain. Since we are all unique, we will require different strategies to cultivate our confidence. Discover inspiration with my top tips from this blog I wrote to CREATE MO’RE CONFIDENCE IN BODY, MIND AND LIFE.

Looking for MO’re ways to to learn more and build your confidence and self-EMPOWERMENT? Check out the book THINK Yourself Successful which I co-authored with Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas and Tasha Hughes. This book will show you that you have the power to change and become whoever you aspire to be. This is a mindset shift that is critical for helping boost your confidence and self-empowerment.

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Surround yourself with other Confident and Self-EMPOWERED People

Surrounding yourself with powerful peoples is a sure strategy to improving your own self-empowerment. We learn by doing and seeing others in action. This is why attending events, especially in-person ones, is extremely important. I am eagerly anticipating various events this year where I will have the opportunity to connect with truly self-empowered individuals. The canfitpro Global Conference in Trade Show every August in Toronto is the flagship event. I am in the process of building the curriculum and recruiting some incredible fitness professional from around the world who will be presenting at this year’s event. I can’t wait to see them all in action and the EMPOWERMENT that is going to emanate from this event!

I would also like to invite you to join me at the All Women L.E.A.D. International Women’s Day event in London, Ontario on March 4, 2024. The mission and work of the All Women L.E.A.D. Organization has inspired me greatly, which is why I feel so honored to be speaking at this event. The acronym L.E.A.D. Stands for Leverage, Empower, Achieve, Do. This organization has a reputation for establishing safe spaces where women can connect, learn, network, and develop together. Get ready for an unforgettable event, as Jully Black, the incredible Canadian R&B legend, takes the stage as the keynote speaker! Learn more and register here: https://allwomenlead.ca/#events

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Stay tuned for my EMPOWERING conversation with the three co-founders of All Women L.E.A.D. – Melissa Maloney, Jennifer Slay and Courtney Hance – on my podcast “A MO’ment with MO” in February 2024.

To help you elevate your relationship building skills, so that you can connect and build a network check out the book and course I created with Nathalie Plamondon-Thomas called THINK Yourself a Relationships Pro.

Practice Feeling POWERful

If you’ve been following me, you’re aware of my strong belief in and advocacy for POWER Posing. The theory of POWER Posing is based on the research conducted by Dr. Amy Cuddy. If you haven’t already, I highly recommend watching Dr. Cuddy’s impactful TedTalk here on how your body language can change your life.

Feeling it and believing it is possible are one and the same. Power posing helps you build confidence in your body at a physical and psychological level. If you want to dive deeper into my thoughts on power posing, check out this post about POWER POSES TO BOOST YOUR CONFIDENCE.

Do an Achievement Audit

Take a moment and reflect on all your accomplishments in the past years – last year, the year before, in the past decade. Is there something you’ve done that you’re particularly proud of? Reaffirming our power to make things happen can strengthen our belief/confidence in ourselves. Try this exercise. Set a timer for 3 minutes and write down as many of your accomplishments as you can think of. Pay attention to how your body feels as you jot down as many things you can think of that you’re proud of accomplishing. Once you get going, if you can go longer than 3 minutes, then of course go for it! This exercise is great and simple for enhancing self-empowerment and MO’tivation, helping you keep MO’ving forward and achieve MO’re.

Final Thoughts

I hope you’ve learned and gained valuable insights from this post and my January 2024 blog series that will help you keep MO’ving toward your goals this year. In case you missed any of the earlier installments, here are the links to Blog #1, Blog #2,  and Blog #3.

Stay tuned because the month is not over yet! Next week, I’ll be sharing a bonus post with a gift that will assist you in implementing the principles I’ve discussed this month, allowing you to continue MO’ving forward and creating meaningful change in your life in 2024.

Keep an Eye out for a New Mo’ment with Mo!

Join me for the next episode of A Mo’ment with Mo on Monday, January 29th! I’ll be speaking with the incredible power couple of Gerry Visca and Angela Kontgen!

Listen wherever you find your favourite podcasts, or visit:
amomentwithmo.mohagan.com.

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Lean into 2024 with Curiosity and a Sense of Adventure

December is a month that never fails to spark inspiration within me, and for various compelling reasons. As it marks my birthday month, it becomes a poignant period for introspection, prompting me to assess the facets of my year and the dynamics of my relationships with friends, family, colleagues, and the community. Beyond reflection, December serves as my launchpad for recalibrating goals, ensuring a head start for the upcoming year— a practice I highly advocate. Traditionally, I set objectives across four vital domains crucial for my well-being: health, career, relationships, and adventure. However, 2024 brings an exciting addition: a fifth goal—to embrace living more in the ‘MO’ment. The rapid passage of this year, coupled with retirements among work colleagues and my husband, has offered profound reflections and newfound insights.

Episode #13 of my podcast, showcasing the remarkable Canadian sport and fitness icon, Helen Vanderburg, seamlessly aligns with the core of my message. Helen stands as a living embodiment of a life woven with diverse experiences, achievements, and impactful contributions—a true exemplar of living one’s legacy, the central theme of this episode. Immerse yourself in Helen’s compelling stories and profound life lessons on leadership; they are bound to ignite inspiration. Tune in to our episode for an enriching experience, accessible right here.

Join me for a special (BONUS episode) of “A MO’ment with MO,” where I’m joined by two cherished friends and esteemed fitness industry colleagues, Loredana Wainwright and Nathalie Lacombe. Excitingly, we unveil one of my 2024 adventures—a not-to-be-missed, all-inclusive wellness retreat and adventure in Antigua this April. Immerse yourself in a week led by onsite wellness champions at the newly renovated Verandah Antigua. Explore the details of this unique retreat and view the activity calendar here for an unforgettable self-care experience. Thrilled to co-create this with our national airline, this is the 1st Air Canada Vacations Wellness Retreat of its kind. Join us for a journey to refresh, recharge, and rejuvenate your mind, body, and spirit!

Learn about the Air Canada Vacations Wellness Retreat here. (en Français)
View the Wellness Retreat Promotional Flyer here. (en Français)

As we step into the final 31 days of 2023, I extend a heartfelt invitation for you to embrace your personal well-being and happiness. Take intentional moments each day, if possible, for self-care, or designate specific days each week to indulge in the gift of well-being. Remember, self-care is not selfish; it’s a unique gift only you can bestow upon yourself. Starting December 12th, join me for the “12 Days of Holiday Care,” where I’ll be sharing my favorite wellness practices and activities that contribute to my health and happiness throughout the holiday season and beyond. I’m thrilled to share these with you (and offer you over $500 in free gifts with purchase).

Happy & Healthy Holidays to all.

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Help Support Nourish the Children

Please join me in helping to support an amazing organization that is near and dear to my heart…Nourish the Children!

Nourish the Children (NTC) is an initiative that applies business principles to address the problem of childhood hunger in a sustainable manner. The program begins with a highly nutritious food developed by Nu Skin’s nutritional scientists, known as VitaMeal.

Each bag of VitaMeal will feed one child a daily highly nutritious vegetarian and non-dairy meal for 30 days!

While the VitaMeal itself is very important in impacting the lives of children, the donations go beyond just the meal to impact the lives of many others. These meal donations create opportunities to improve lives through education, jobs, and teaching self-sufficiency.

My goal is to sell 61 bags of VitaMeal in honour of my birthday on December 10th!

DONATE NOW BY BUYING A VITAMEAL!

I will be giving special recognition to every person who supports my fundraiser on my website and on my social media platforms AND on December 20th. I will draw 3 names from the list of donors and each will win a NuSkin gift pack valued at $50.00!

This program is so meaningful to me because we are at a critical moment. The United Nations reports that world hunger dramatically worsened since COVID-19 pandemic. The second UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is to End Hunger and Achieve Food Security and Improved Nutrition. According to the UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022, there are 828 million people worldwide suffer from hunger and 2.3 billion people are moderately or severely food insecure. Children are especially vulnerable. Children who become malnourished suffer from wasting and their growth and development are stunted. In 2022, there were 149 million children under the age of 5 were affected by stunting. This will have serious ramifications for the rest of their lives. Taking action is needed now more than ever.

Here is a video about NuSkin’s Nourish the Children program that shows how the program is creating change and a turnaround to reach Sustainability Development Goal #2.

Children are the future, and this is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the world. Small movements and collective efforts add up and will help re-direct the trajectory of the future.

With combined action we can make a difference by paying it forward! I know I cannot do this alone and this is where I’m seeking your help. 

I want to thank my husband who is my biggest supporter who is supporting my fundraiser 2023 is just around the corner. Let’s put MO’re ACTION behind our ATTITUDE to MO’ve the world forward together!

DONATE NOW BY BUYING A VITAMEAL!
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