Q & A with Dawn Alison

Oct 2, 2013
pt of the day

Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.

THINK FROM THE END:
Envisioning the end is enough to put the means in motion.
You can vitally influence your life from within by auto-suggestion.
The first thing each morning, and the last thing each night,
suggest to yourself specific ideas that you wish to embody
in your character and personality.
Address such suggestions to yourself, silently or aloud,
until they are deeply impressed upon your mind.

SEE IT, BELIEVE IT, JUST DO IT, BE IT !

pic is Me in the middle,
flanked by 9 x Ms.Olympia Iris Kyle on the left
and 2nd Place at the 2013 Ms.Olympia Alina Popa...
i was at work the day after the Olympia
and texted hubby to ask him to put my backshot from the North Americans this yr
in between Iris and Alina JUST FOR FUN....
in between the 2 best female bodybuilders in the world....

Oct 3, 2013
pt of the day

Nothing great ever comes without sacrifice.

“Goals determine what you’re going to be.”

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.”

“Let others lead small lives, but not you.
Let others argue over small things, but not you.
Let others cry over small hurts, but not you.
Let others leave their future in someone else’s hands, but not you.”

“Don’t let the opinions of the average man sway you.
Dream, and he thinks you’re crazy.
Succeed, and he thinks you’re lucky.
Acquire wealth, and he thinks you’re greedy.
Pay no attention. He simply doesn’t understand.”
AND HE NEVER WILL
SO SAVE YOUR BREATH
DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT HE/SHE THINKS OR SAYS
and live your life your own way
be who you want to be
NO REGRETS

JUST DO IT
Dawn

10-4-13
PT OF THE DAY


LIFE... One step at a time.
Those steps whether big or small
will find their way along this journey we call LIFE....
But...as long as you keep taking them...

A man sooner or later discovers that
he is the master-gardener of his soul,
the director of his life.

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That's why it's called the present.

Live with no excuses
and love with no regrets

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Oct 5, 2013
pt of the day

A goal without a plan is just a wish.
In the absence of clearly-defined goals,
we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia
until ultimately we become enslaved by it.

Before you begin a thing,
remind yourself that difficulties and delays
quite impossible to foresee are ahead.
If you could see them clearly,
naturally you could do a great deal to get rid of them but you can't.
You can only see one thing clearly and that is your goal.
Form a mental vision of that and cling to it through thick and thin.

Energy is the essence of life.
Every day you decide how you're going to use it
by knowing what you want and what it takes to reach that goal,
and by maintaining focus.
The key is action.
PERSEVERENCE is essential... no matter what.....

The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
It's a very mean and nasty place
and I don't care how tough you are
it will beat you to your knees
and keep you there permanently if you let it.
You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain't about how hard you're hit.
It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward.
How much you can take and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done!
Now if you know what you're worth
then go out and get what you're worth.
But ya gotta be willing to take the hits,
and not pointing fingers
saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody!
Cowards do that and that ain't you!
You're better than that!

so get on with it and...
JUST DO IT
Dawn

Dawn

Oct 6, 2013
pt of the day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUBBY BRANDON

There comes a point in your life when
you realize who really matters,
who never did,
and who always will.

“Love is friendship that has caught fire.
It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving.
It is loyalty through good and bad times.
It settles for less than perfection
and makes allowances for human weaknesses.”

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have,
and one of the best things you can be.

Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest...
It's about who came, and never left your side...

PIC: is Brandon Best the BIRTHDAY BOY

Oct 7, 2013
pt of the day


Happy Birthday Bruce,
today was my baby brother Bruce's birthday,
gone but not forgotten.
He died in 1991 at 21 yrs old from injuries sustained in a car accident....
and this saturday i will be going to my best friend since i was 8 yrs old
her brother Micheals funeral...
i've known the Creighton family for 41 yrs..
i grew up with them, they were like my 2nd family....
WE MISS YOU BROTHERS...

when sad things like this happen it makes you think ABOUT LIFE ,
and how fleeting and precious it is...
this poem called "THE DASH" captures these thoughts....

"I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on his tombstone from the beginning…to the end.
He noted that first came the date of his birth
and spoke of the following date with tears,
but he said what mattered most of all was
the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time that he spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved him know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own,the cars…the house…the cash.
What matters is how we live and love
and how we spend our dash.
So, think about this long and hard.
Are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
that can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough to consider what’s true and real
and always try to understand the way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger
and show appreciation more
and love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect
and more often wear a smile,
remembering that this special dash might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy is being read,
with your life’s actions to rehash…
would you be proud of the things they say about how you spent YOUR dash?"

PICTURE is of family a long time ago...
yah thatz me with my arms around my baby brother Bruce,
my brother Nick in the window of the motorhome
and my parents

Oct 8, 2013
pt of the day

Cherish your visions and your dreams
as they are the children of your soul,
the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined.

“Adopt the pace of nature:
her secret is patience.”

“Security is mostly a superstition.
It does not exist in nature...

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

“Mind is all that counts.
You can be whatever you make up your mind to be.”

JUST DO IT
Dawn

THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO GENERATION IRON LAST NIGHT
it was an amazing night to spend it with so many you share the same passion
to have 7/8's of a movie theatre full of people i know, clients, friends, others in fitness
it was amazing to share this night with you

REMEMBER MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDER
AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING TO THE YEAR END ANNUAL TEAM Fit Body Brunch
(i need to reserve tables and seats)
Nov 17th at Newlands Golf and Country Club in Langley at 10:30am - 11amish to start
friends, family, partners all welcome
BEST FOOD EVER
GREAT TIMES, GREAT FOOD, GREAT PEOPLE

Oct 9, 2013
pt of the day

THE REASON I FELL IN LOVE WITH BODYBUILDING IS....
IT GIVES YOU BACK WHAT YOU GIVE
the more you give the more you get
PERIOD !

THE IRON
"I believe that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts.
Time spent away from the Iron makes my mind degenerate.
I wallow in a thick depression. My body shuts down my mind.
The Iron is the best antidepressant I have ever found.
There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength.
Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's
impossible to turn back.
The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get
told that you're a god or a total bastard.
The Iron will always kick you the real deal.
The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver.
Always there like a beacon in the pitch black.
I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend.
It never freaks out on me, never runs.
Friends may come and go.
But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds."

Oct 10, 2013
pt of the day


It is often easier to become outraged by
injustice half a world away
than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.

Sometimes, people can be extraordinarily judgmental and closed-minded
to anyone different or special.

One reason if fell in love with BODYBUILDING WAS....
I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THE PRETTY ONE,
I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE THE POPULAR ONE...
I FINALLY FOUND THAT I COULD EMBRACE WHO I WAS
as i was always one even as a small girl to enjoy physical things,
i was strong, stronger than most of the boys even at a very young age...
i'd much rather be out building something with my dad outside,
building the barn, fences, digging a ditch in the rain...
i never played with dolls, i wasn't into that froo froo girly stuff,
was always out in the barn, i built muscle quickly...
and so when i found bodybuilding i finally went
" WOW THIS IS WHO I AM, I CAN BE GOOD AT THIS, THIS IS FUN" ....

It is very sad indeed to me that people are still so judgmental,
that they still discriminate,
especially large corporate companies...
but to you i say
"I'M PROUD TO BE A FEMALE BODYBUILDER
and I DO NOT NEED YOUR APPROVAL TO BE ME, BE WHO I AM"

PICTURE IS ME (Dawn Alison)
PROUD TO BE A FEMALE BODYBUILDER NOW & FOREVER...
PHOTOCREDIT:Vicky Lee of Satire Images

ps: LOOKING FOR AN OPEN MINDED COMPANY TO
SPONSOR FEMALE BODYBUILDING PRIZES AT BC LEVEL LOCAL SHOWS...
please contact me if you are interested in stepping up to the plate

Oct 10, 2013
pt of the day

“There's a difference between interest and commitment.
When you're interested in doing something,
you do it only when circumstance permit.
When you're committed to something,
you accept no excuses, only results.”

“I know the price of success:
dedication, hard work,
and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen”

CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS...
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice...

“There is no substitute for hard work.”

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Oct 12, 2013
pt of the day

“We are exactly what our history made us to be.”

“A thought is a Cosmic Order waiting to happen.”

WHAT WE THINK ABOUT
WE BRING ABOUT...
WE CREATE OUR OWN REALITY,
OUR OWN WORLD...
be careful what you think about,
because what you FOCUS ON EXPANDS...
so what you think about you get more of....
ie: if you want to lose FAT....
don't focus on BEING FAT....
FOCUS ON BEING LEAN...
THINK FROM THE END...
FAKE IT TILL YOU CAN MAKE IT....

“Reality is a projection of your thoughts or the things
you habitually think about.”

“When you stop blaming others for where you are in life,
that is when you can start to manifest your dream life!”

YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR SHIP,
YOU CONTROL YOUR DESTINY....

“Choice forms the divider which is
responsible for the formation of all futures that can be possible.”

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOURSELF,
your body, your happiness, your health....
it all comes down to CHOICE...
YOUR CHOICE...
SO CHOOSE WISELY YOUR THOUGHTS
AND WHAT YOU FOCUS ON... t
hen follow thru with ACTION !

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Oct 13, 2013
pt of the day

Last night i was gettin into bed just me and the cat,
feelin meloncoly after the funeral...
looked over at all the movie collection a
nd what jumped out at me right away was the movie "Little Miss Sunshine"...
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED...
if you have never seen it i wish i could get all my COMPETITORS TO WATCH IT...
and any and everyone...
so many great messages...
a few i love are:
"A LOSER IS... someone who's so afraid of winning they won't try."
and when some of the family try to stop the little girl from going out onstage the mom says to them
"YOU GOTTA LET OLIVE BE WHO SHE IS... SHE IS WHO SHE IS... LET OLIVE BE OLIVE"

this thing called LIFE we need to be who we are an not let anyone tell us otherwise...
CHASE YOUR DREAM....
take that leap of faith..
JUST DO IT

(below is the captions i put to the attached pix on Facebook lol)

MOVIE "LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE" Please watch....
great messages, great movie....
THE ROAD OF LIFE
CHASE THAT DREAM,
TAKE THE LEAP OF FAITH
BE WHO YOU ARE..
GO OUT ON TAKE STAGE OF LIFE AND ROCK IT
STRUT YOUR STUFF
AND DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU OTHERWISE
EXPOSE THE REAL YOU
I AM WOMAN ROOOOOOOARRRRRRR !!!!!!!!!!!!
FREEDOM IS BEING WHO YOU ARE !
SUPPORTIVE FAMILY...
ALLOWING EXPRESSION OF SELF
NO MATTER WHO THAT MAY BE
LOVELY

Oct 14, 2013
pt of the day

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
I am giving thanks not for having a great meal with family,
which i'm not doing this yr, actually by myself with the cat (by choice)...
but GRATEFUL FOR SO MUCH WONDERFULNESS IN MY LIFE:
my wonderful son Storm, my wonderful husband Brandon,
my adbundance of friends, family, clients, love, health, happiness,
to have found my passion, FITNESS,
and be able to share that passion with others,
to make them happier & healthier,
which in turn has a ripple effect and inspires others to also follow that path...
the great country i live in,
SO SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR

Oct 15, 2013
pt of the day

In the end,
it's not going to matter how many breaths you took,
but how many moments took your breath away.

When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is
going to determine how you're going to live your life.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
There is little difference in people,
but that little difference makes a big difference.
The little difference is attitude.
The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.

“Note to Self
Thoughts design my energy!
My thoughts WILLdesign the energy that moves me!”

Oct 16, 2013
pt of the day

“If you want to live a happy life,
tie it to a goal, not to people or things.”

“The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal,
the more assuredly the idea,
buried deep in our subconscious,
will direct us along the path to its fulfillment.”

“If you want to reach a goal,
you must ‘see the reaching’ in your own mind
before you actually arrive at your goal.”

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.”

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.”

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Oct 17, 2013
pt of the day

No road is too long for him who
advances slowly and does not hurry,
and no attainment is beyond his reach
who equips himself with patience to achieve it.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life
as by the obstacles which he has overcome

Oct 18, 2013
pt of the day

You cannot change what you refuse to confront.

No matter how many mistakes you make
or how slow you progress,
you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.

If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way.
If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.

Be happy. Be yourself.
If others don’t like it, then let them be.
Happiness is a choice.
Life isn’t about pleasing everybody.

Oct 19, 2013
pt of the day

"Courage is very important.
Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use."

The important thing is this:
To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are
for what we could become.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal
and not in reaching it.

Desire is the key to motivation,
but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal
a commitment to excellence
that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Oct 21, 2013
pt of the day


“It's always too early to quit.”

“There are only two options regarding commitment,
you're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in between.”


“There is no failure except in no longer trying.
There is no defeat except from within,
no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose.”

COMMITMENT, PERSEVERANCE, DEDICATION, SACRIFICE,
STAYING HONEST & TRUE TO YOURSELF, YOUR GOALS,
THIS IS HOW GOALS ARE REACHED...

need some motivation?
watch this video: http://youtu.be/hbkZrOU1Zag

http://youtu.be/hbkZrOU1Zag



AND TO ALL THOSE WHO GOT THEIR HEAD DOWN AND ARE CONTINUING ON,
HATS OFF TO YOU,
BIG RESPECT !

Oct 21, 2013
pt of the day

There'll be two dates on your tombstone.
And all your friends will read 'em.
But all that's gonna matter is that little dash between 'em..."

Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt have crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely
and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
This day is all that is good and fair.
It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on yesterdays.

Sow a thought, and you reap an act;
Sow an act, and you reap a habit;
Sow a habit, and you reap a character;
Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.

ON COMPETING....
WHEN IT COMES TO COMPETING I ENCOURAGE AN ATTITUDE OF
"COMPETING WITH" instead of "COMPETING AGAINST"
along with "THE ONLY ONE I'M COMPETING AGAINST IS MYSELF" and
"PRESENT THE PACKAGE YOU WANT THE BODY YOU WANT
BECAUSE REALLY THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT IN MY OPINION...
BEING THE BEST YOU YOU CAN BE"
and that way the whole experience of competing and the SHOW DAY
can be a positive experience for you and with the other people....

Oct 22, 2013
pt of the day

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

COURAGE is not the absence of FEAR,
but feeling the fear and doing it anyways.

The strongest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

Dreams are postcards from our subconscious, inner self to outer self,
right brain trying to cross that moat to the left.
Too often they come back unread: "return to sender, addressee unknown."
That's a shame because it's a whole other world out there
or in here depending on your point of view.

PIC: is TEAM Fit Body's Mina Ktaria
one of the bravest women i've had the chance to meet
this girl GOES AFTER HER DREAMS with
the FEROCITY of a STRAVING TIGERESS finally catching her prey...
pictured here currently in KOREA represently CANADA
in the MISS ASIAN PACIFIC PAGENT...
GO MINA !

Oct 23, 2013
pt of the day

The victory of success is half won when
one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them.
Even the most tedious chore will become endurable
as you parade through each day convinced that every task,
no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams.

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die,
life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake.

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Oct 24, 2013
pt of the day

Doing the best at this moment
puts you in the best place for the next moment.
YOU ARE NOW THE RESIDUAL EFFECT OF
ALL YOUR PAST THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS....
from MOMENT to MOMENT you make CHOICES....
and these CHOICES TAKE YOU CLOSER TO
or FURTHER FROM YOUR GOAL....
every moment, every choice puts you in a position for the next moment...
and the moments add up and become THE NOW....
it's like bricks in a wall.....

"Always Do Your Best.
Your best is going to change from moment to moment;
it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick.
Under any circumstance, simply do your best,
and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret."

GREAT MOTIVATIONAL VIDEO....
to all you competitors 16 days out of the SWFC....
keep going, keep your sights set
and don't let anything or anyone deter you....
i think i can, i think i can, i know i can, i know i can, I DID IT !!!!!!!
thats what you wanna say.... not, woulda, shoulda, coulda, but didn't !!!!!!

"If only.
Those must be the two saddest words in the world."

WATCH THIS: http://youtu.be/BLtMemBHbXo

http://youtu.be/BLtMemBHbXo

Oct 25, 2013
pt of the day


When you dance,
your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor.
It's to enjoy each step along the way.

“Focus on the journey,
not the destination.

Joy is found not in finishing an activity
but in doing it.”

“Success is not a place at which one arrives
but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.”

“It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,
who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again;
because there is not effort without error and shortcomings;
but who does actually strive to do the deed;
who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion,
who spends himself in a worthy cause,
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement
and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls
who know neither victory nor defeat.”

JUST DO IT
Dawn

watch this:
MOTIVATION Inspirational Training Video PAIN
http://youtu.be/MGRJrkapOkI

http://youtu.be/MGRJrkapOkI

Oct 26, 2013
pt of the day

Every accomplishment starts
with the decision to try.

‘Finished last’ will always be better than ‘Did not finish’,
which always trumps ‘Did not start.’

You don’t have to be great to get started,
but you do have to get started to be great.

Procrastinators who say, “There’s always tomorrow!”
deny the reality that one day, they will be wrong.

What you do every day matters more than
what you do every once in a while.
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.

JUST DO IT
Dawn

GREAT GREAT VIDEO watch this.....
Bodybuilding Motivation - Kai Greene This Is Your Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSGDZ-R8diw

Oct 27, 2013
pt of the day

Originality is... a by-product of sincerity.
He who trims himself to suit everyone
will soon whittle himself away.

To be nobody but yourself
in a world which is doing its best, night and day,
to make you like everybody else
means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight;
and never stop fighting.
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE...
be COURAGOUS. BE PROUD,
STEP OUT OF YOUR BOX & JUST DO IT....
Don't forget that your spirit-twinkle makes life's rainbow shine bright.
BEING UNIQUE, BEING THE BEST VERSION OF YOU,
IS THE GREATEST GIFT WE CAN GIVE OURSELVES & THE WORLD...
if everyone was the same the world would be a boring place,
CELEBRATE YOU,
CUZ YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE LIKE YOU THERE CAN BE NO OTHER....
so live your life on your lifes terms.....

PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Karen G's abs
2 weeks out of her 1st BODYBUILDING SHOW...
GO KAREN SO PROUD OF YOU !

Oct 28, 2013
pt of the day

Whatever course you decide upon,
there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.
There are always difficulties arising
which tempt you to believe that your critics are right.
To map out a course of action
and follow it to an end requires courage.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Oct 29, 2013
pt of the day

“You can’t control what others think.
The only thing you can control is yourself.
Some people will look down on you for your choices in life,
no matter what they are.
You can’t do anything about that.
The only thing you can do is decide how to live your own life.
And to hell with everybody else”

“Life is not a matter of chance...
it is a matter of choice.”

"we all make choices,
but in the end our choices make us"

Oct 30, 2013
pt of the day


“The only thing that stands between you and your dream is
the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.”

“Self confidence is the most attractive quality a person can have.
how can anyone see how awesome you are if you can’t see it yourself?”

“You’re braver than you believe,
and stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.”

Oct 31, 2013
pt of the day

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Fun is a state of mind.
If you have a zest for life,
you will never miss out on fun.
Don't be uptight all the time.
Drop your worries
and just learn to chill-out.

When attitude is changed
thought is changed.
When thought is changed
behavior is changed.
When behavior is changed
action is changed,.
When action is changed
result is changed.....

Nov 1st, 2013
pt of the day

“One of the most important keys to Success is
having the discipline to do what you know you should do,
even when you dont feel like doing it.

Do or Do Not. There is no Try.

You gain strength, courage and confidence
by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it.
The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid,
but he who conquers that fear.
JUST DO IT

Nov 2, 2013
pt of the day


When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! If you must-but never quit.
Life is queer, with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might of won if he'd stuck it out;
Stick to your task, though the pace seems slows-
You may succeed with one more blow.

Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt-
And you may never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worse that YOU MUSN'T QUIT.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS VID...
SUPER AWESOME Bodybuilding Motivation - CONQUER
http://youtu.be/w54xpbZKhsI

http://youtu.be/w54xpbZKhsI

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Nov 3, 2013
pt of the day

Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality.
It is the words that speak boldly of your intentions.
And the actions which speak louder than the words.
It is making the time when there is none.
Coming through time after time after time, year after year after year.
Commitment is the stuff character is made of;
the power to change the face of things.
It is the daily triumph of integrity over skepticism.

Nov 4, 2013
pt of the day

“If we’re growing,
we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.”

“The key to change… is to let go of fear.”

“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.”

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks
will accomplish nothing in life.”

A BIG BIG CONGRATS TO ALL OF YOU WHO STEP ONSTAGE THIS SATURDAY....
as that in itself is a MASSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT,
I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR ANYONE WHO CAN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE STAGE,
because most have overcome alot just to be there.... I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT....
what people see onstage in many cases is nothing compared to what that person may have accomplished,
massive fat loss, massive muscle gain, overcoming HUGE HEALTH ISSUES,
tragic personal issues and circumstances, financial hardships, FEAR, all sorts of hurdles...
but here you are 5 sleeps away...
i'll be there cheering you all on, knowing many of the battles you have faced and won,
i deeply respect and love you, and am grateful that you have let me share your journey,
GO OUT THERE AND SHINE LIKE THE STARS YOU ARE,
and ENJOY THIS GREAT NEW ADVENTURE,
that will forever change YOU xo

Nov 5, 2013
pt of the day



“The purpose of life is to live it,
to taste experience to the utmost,
to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”

“Don't exist. Live. Get out, explore. Thrive.
Challenge authority. Challenge yourself. Evolve. Change forever.
Become who you say you always will.
Keep moving. Don't stop.
Start the revolution. Become a freedom fighter. Become a superhero.
Just because everyone doesn't know your name doesn't mean you don’t matter
Are you happy? Have you ever been happy?
What have you done today to matter?
Did you exist or did you live? How did you thrive?
Become a chameleon-fit in anywhere.
Be a rockstar-stand out everywhere.
Do nothing, do everything.
Forget everything, remember everyone.
Care, don't just pretend to.
Listen to everyone. Love everyone and nothing at the same time.
Its impossible to be everything, but you can't stop trying to do it all.
All I know is that I have no idea where I am right now.
I feel like I am in training for something, making progress with every step I take.
I fear standing still.
It is my greatest weakness. I talk big, but often don't follow through.
That's my biggest problem.
I don't even know what to think right now.
It's about time I start to take a jump.
**** starting to take. Just jump-over everything. Leap.
It's time to be aggressive.
You've started to speak your mind, now keep going with it,
but not with the intention of sparking controversy or picking a germane fight.
Get your gloves on, it's time for rebirth.
There IS no room for the nice guys in the history books.
THIS IS THE START OF A REVOLUTION. THE REVOLUTION IS YOUR LIFE.
THE GOAL IS IMMORTALITY. LET'S LIVE, BABY. LET'S FEEL ALIVE AT ALL TIMES.
TAKE NO PRISONERS.
OLD NO SOUL UNACCOUNTABLE, ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR OWN.
IF SOMETHING DOESN'T HAPPEN, IT'S YOUR FAULT.
Make this moment your reckoning.
Your head has been held under water for too long
and now it is time to rise up and take your first true breath.
Do everything with exact calculation, nothing without meaning.
Do not make careful your words,
but make no excuses for what you say. **** em' all.
Set a goal for everyday and never be tired.”

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.”

PIC: is ME (Dawn Alison)

Nov 6, 2013
pt of the day

Be the best version of you.
Do the best you can.
Being the best version of you may be a hard thing to do
for it takes great courage in this world to act completely as yourself.
In order to become the best version of you,
you must have an attitude that is done with living as everyone else.
In order to best appreciate the experience of really being alive,
you have to be willing to put aside everyone else's voice
and listen to your inner voice instead.


Search your heart to look for what you are passionate about,
to find out what you believe in,
and what you don't believe in,
to find your hopes, and your dreams.
After you begin to search for your soul,
and find out who you really are,
you must do the best that you can with who this person is.
Maintain a good work ethic,
and never lose sight on who you are as a person again.

JUST DO IT
Dawn

Nov 7, 2012
pt of the day

Goals are more action than talk

While it’s important to have dreams and aspirations,
there’s an even more crucial part to any goal.
Actually taking the necessary steps to achieve your goals takes
ample willpower, dedication, perseverance, and emotional and mental strength.
Anyone can dream and make hypothetical plans for their lives,
but it takes a special kind of person to make dreams a reality,
to make their life what they’ve always wanted it to be

Nov 10th, 2013'
pt of the day

“Live with intention.
Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness.
Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret.
Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn.
Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.”
JUST DO IT
Dawn

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TEAM Fit Body’s RESULTS
for SWFC Nov 9th, 2014

TEAM Fit Body's BODYBUILDING WOMEN results:
Karen Gillich Grandmasters Champ,
Rhondda Zondag 2nd Place Champ Grandmasters
Diana Place Masters 2nd Place Masters Champ
Open womens Bodybuilding Karen Gillich Champion
Rhondda Zondag 2nd Place Champ Open
Diana Place 3rd Champ Open

TEAM Fit Body's FIGURE RESULTS:
Raman Bains 3rd Place Champ A class
Christine Wallace Place 3rd Place Champ class
Brandi Philpot A class competitor

TEAM Fit Body's 6 BIKINI Girls Results;
Amethyst Lo Bikini B Champion
Carmen Enns 2nd Place Champ Figure D
Myrna Lew 3rd Place Champ Master B.
Marianne Ly and Janine Godfrey, Cheyenne Williams competitors.

TEAM Fit Body's Mens Results:
Mitch Klarner 5th Place Champion Mens Phys B.
Bob Cripps Mens Phys C competitor.
Taylor Normandeau Mens Light Hvy BBer Competitor

TEAM Fit Body 2013 SWFC Results
1st's x 3, 2nd's x 5, 3rd's x 3 and 5th x 1
15 amazing competitors this year.
All WINNERS in my eyes !!

PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Amethyst Lo BIKINI CHAMP
PHOTOCREDIT: David Aboody www.twixpix.com

Nov 11, , 2013
pt of the day

“A person who doubts himself is like
a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies
and bear arms against himself.
He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.”

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
visualization
the law of attraction
what you think about you bring about
self-fullfilling prophecy
see it, belive it, BE IT

JUST DO IT
Dawn

pic is: TEAM Fit Body's RAMAN BAINS 3rd Place FIGURE CHAMP
she posted this pic last night after show sat with this...
Raman Bains > Dawn Alison
Mad Respect for you Dawn Alison!!
There are no words that could express how thankful I am for you !
I achieved and surpassed a goal I had set for myself with your support and guidance.
You are amazing and you give 10000% to your team.
You've taught me to trust in the process and to realize I'm stronger then I think!
Qualifying for BC's is an unreal feeling, thank you for helping get there!
Looking forward to the next journey! #madrespect — with Dawn Alison.

Nov 12, 2013
pt of the day

“The best day of your life is the one
on which you decide your life is your own.
No apologies or excuses.
No one to lean on, rely on, or blame.
The gift of life is yours;
it is an amazing journey;
and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.”

2013 SWFC Nov Show TEAM Fit Body
(missing Taylor Normandeau)