2024 was a year dedicated to updating my book – Your Journey to Aging Well – Drink Move Eat Sleep.
In order to update the book, I took the Food Revolution Network’s (FRN) Plant-Based Coaching Certification program. That was the first half of 2024 with completion by end of July. Meanwhile, I was reviewing the 2020 publication for update areas. There were two primary areas – Eat, in which I wanted to reflect more of the plant based eating impacts and because of COVID years, add a 5th section on the importance of human connection. All of this effort took time with the updated version – Your Journey to Aging Well – Drink Move Eat Sleep Connect – being published by Christmas.
With that goal achieved, it is now time to revisit the work I attempted during the COVID years – small group presentations with the book. I must admit that this interim time had definitely impacted my passion to share, as I couldn’t share in person from 2020 to 2022; and in 2023, I lost momentum – only one or two presentations with a couple of book signings.
2025 is now my year to run flat out…it is my year to dedicate to “planting wellness seeds” for both people and planet… a modern-day Johnny Appleseed, of sorts. So, I am starting with my business background and developing my 90- day work plan – for goals and actions to achieve. While doing this, I have also scheduled continuing health/wellness education courses, as this is a dynamic and changing field. In order to provide presentations, I must be current!
I have registered on the Plantrician network and although not a medical professional, my certifications (FRN, IIN) provide an enthusiast, like me, to be included. I also have four presentations and one author event scheduled and its only the 13th day of January.
2025 is a transforming year for me which not only includes the book focus, it also covers my community presence. There will be areas that I will cut back and areas that I will look to get involved…transform/reinvent will be my mantra.
Wellness – people and planet – is now my priority.