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July 26, 2014
pt of the day
Every choice carries a consequence.
For better or worse,
each choice is the unavoidable consequence of its predecessor.
There are not exceptions.
If you can accept that a bad choice carries the seed of its own punishment,
why not accept the fact that a good choice yields desirable fruit?
July 27, 2014
pt of the day
Don't listen to those who say, "It's not done that way."
Maybe it's not, but maybe you will.
Don't listen to those who say, "You're taking too big a chance."
Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor,
and it would surely be rubbed out by today.
Most importantly,
don't listen when the little voice of fear inside of you rears its ugly head and says,
"They're all smarter than you out there. They're more talented,
they're taller, blonder, prettier, luckier and have connections…"
I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you,
not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others,
but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts,
and do not make success or failure the criteria by which you live,
the chances are you'll be a person worthy of your own respect.
AMEN!
Aug 1, 2014
pt of the day
I define self-control, in the beginning of life,
as the choice of achieving what I really want by
doing things I really don't want to do.
Once this becomes a habit,
discipline becomes the choice of achieving what I really want by
doing the very things I now want to do!
I really believe that a disciplined life becomes a joy
but only after we have worked hard to practice it.
Aug 2nd, 2014
pt of the day
Strength does not come from winning.
Your struggles develop your strengths.
When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender,
that is strength.
Aug3, 2014
pt of the day
If you believe you can, you probably can.
If you believe you won't,
you most assuredly won't.
Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
Our limitations and success will be based, most often,
on your own expectations for ourselves.
What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.
PIC is Me Dawn Alison) the day after Canadian Nationals 2013
BCABBA ELECTIONS are underway by mail in ballot
they can be returned by printing off, scanning & emailing or fax or regular mail
details below
didn't get a BALLOT for the BCABBA election?
and you are a 2014 member....
if you didn't get one you can download one from here: http://bcabba.org/wp-content/uploads...-Elections.pdf
make sure you put your membership number or your vote won't count,
if you don't have it email: tzonefitness@telus.net
you can print off Ballot, scan and email to, or fax or mail to:
c/o: Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Attn: Corporate Services
P.O. Box 10057
2700 – 700 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8
E-mail: corporateservices@ahbl.ca
Fax: 604-484-9700
Pursuant to Bylaw 12.01(d), the results of the ballot will be made public on September 16, 2014.
ballots must be received Ballots NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
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TO SEE BIO's of CANDIDATEs
please go to the official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BCAmateurBodybuildingAssoc
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BCABBA ELECTION information: who gets to vote?
ONLY 2014 BCABBA MEMBERS GET TO VOTE
as per the bylaw update that was voted on and passed at the EGM June 29, 2014 and Filed & Registered July 23, 2014 at the Society Act Registry in Victoria, BC
Bylaw 14.01 (d) the member is up-to-date and has paid the current annual membership fee, or any other subscription or debt due and owing by the member to the Association.
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Aug 4, 2014
pt of the day
Attitudes are nothing more than habits of thoughts,
and habits can be acquired.
An action repeated becomes an attitude realized.
PIC: is me ( Dawn Alison - bodybuilder, powerlifter & coach)
Dawn Alison, current BCABBA President & Candidate
"My mission as your President of the BCABBA organization is to continue to uphold, and strive to keep our BCABBA association thriving, creating new opportunities to maximize all resources to enable all of our association’s competitive members and non-competitive members the right to fairness in every protocol related to the sport and it's reflective cause, and to make our BCABBA association a forerunner in Canada, giving back to the sport as it has given to me. We will lead with constant growth, with dignity and honesty, and keep the sport alive."
Current Accreditations/Positions & Titles
• BCABBA, President (February 2014 - Present)
• BCABBA, Vice President (2008-2014)
• Canadian National Champion Women's Bodybuilder 2013
• US National Champion Powerlifter 1991
• Competition Prep Coach & Personal Trainer
• Competitive Bodybuilder for 22 years.
BCABBA current updates and changes during my tenure with the BCABBA:
• New judging protocol; initiating fair judging for all athlete's
• New website created with ease of use for memberships; access to Executive Committee upheld, and access to Athlete Director's for individual classes and fitness categories. I enlisted the help of a webmaster, a current BCABBA member, Darren Clarke, who volunteers his time 100% to create and continually maintain the site
• Official Facebook page created, maintained, and updated continually
• •Widespread online presence via online bodybuilding communities (RX Muscle.com, MuscularDevelopment.com, Siouxcountry.com, Canadabodybuilding.com)
My agenda, for the future with the BCABBA:
• More athletes qualified to all qualifying events
• access to and information to help each athlete in our organization be successful.
• More BCABBA shows, including another drug tested show
• Posing clinics 3 times year: spring, summer, fall
• More information and education provided
• More competitor and show coverage in magazines, social media, web, bio's on our industry's best, and BC athletes
• Year end awards banquet, fundraising, and social events
• More funding to athletes, provide more opportunities to BCABBA athletes
• More sponsorships
• More camaraderie & create an organization with a positive environment
In good health and sportsmanship,
Dawn Alison BCABBA President
Election info:
Email out ballots July 31, 2014
Deemed receipt: Aug.15, 2014
Final Deadline to receive ballots: Sept.15, 2014 at midnight
Voting results: Sept.16, 2014
Ballots must be received NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 by:
SEND BALLOTS TO:
c/o: Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Attn: Corporate Services
P.O. Box 10057
2700 – 700 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8
E-mail: corporateservices@ahbl.ca
Fax: 604-484-9700
Pursuant to Bylaw 12.01(d), the results of the ballot will be made public on September 16, 2014.
please make sure you have your membership number, if you cannot find your member number please email: tzonefitness@telus.net
BCABBA ELECTION information: who gets to vote?
ONLY 2014 BCABBA MEMBERS GET TO VOTE
as per the bylaw update that was voted on and passed at the EGM June 29, 2014 and Filed & Registered July 23, 2014 at the Society Act Registry in Victoria, BC
Bylaw 14.01 (d) the member is up-to-date and has paid the current annual membership fee, or any other subscription or debt due and owing by the member to the Association.
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didn't get a BALLOT for the BCABBA election? and you are a 2014 member.... if you didn't get one you can download one from here: http://bcabba.org/wp-content/uploads...-Elections.pdf
make sure you put your membership number or your vote won't count, if you don't have it email: tzonefitness@telus.net
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you can print off Ballot, AND EITHER: scan and email to, or fax or mail to:
c/o: Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP
Attn: Corporate Services
P.O. Box 10057
2700 – 700 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1B8
E-mail: corporateservices@ahbl.ca
Fax: 604-484-9700
Pursuant to Bylaw 12.01(d), the results of the ballot will be made public on September 16, 2014.
ballots must be received Ballots NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
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running for PRESIDENT
1. Dawn Alison
2. Tamara Knight
3. Michelle Krack
4. JP Cross
running for Vice President
1. Grace Bukowsky
2. Dean Brandt
3. Scott Welch
running for Treasurer
1. Ross Webb
2. Robert (Bobby) Thornton
3. Leslie Billings
running for Director
1. Jeni Briscoe
2. Krista Cowie
To see Bios of Candidates please scroll down the BCABBA Facebook page where they are posted
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BCABBA ELECTION BALLOTS... the ballots will be sent to the registered office of the BCABBA which is the Lawyer office "Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP"... and they will be handled and counted by their staff to maintain the integrity of the count, to ensure accuracy, fairness & total anonymity of the members vote
Aug 7, 2014
pt of the day
Bravery and adventure!
That's the ticket!
Don't sit and gather moss.
Get up, get out, do what you dream of doing,
and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work,
and you don't need to made that particular mistake again,
but at least you won't get old wondering what if you had.
Aug 11, 2014
pt of the day
DREAM YOUR DREAM and don't let anyone tell your otherwise.....
Dreaming is not an accident.
It is not a wistful idea you hope will come true.
Dreaming is not the stuff of long-haired hippies wistfully running along a beach. No!
Dreaming is a sophisticated tool used by the elite of our society
to make themselves and this world a better place.
People like Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity, Warren Buffet, Col. Sanders
and Walt Disney all started with a dream.
The dreams started small,
but like the trickle of water
that eventually formed the great Grand Canyon,
Dreams are powerful!
Aug 13, 2014
pt of the day
Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation,
because your character is what you really are,
while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened,
vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved
August 14, 2014
pt of the day
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability,
but comes through continuous struggle.
And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom.
A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
PIC:2013 Team Fit Body's Tony Tomra
POWERLIFTER, STRONGMAN & BODYBUILDER
Aug 15, 2014
pt of the day
Defining myself,
as opposed to being defined by others,
is one of the most difficult challenges I face.
By your own soul, learn to live
And if men thwart you take no heed.
If men hate you have no care.
Sing your song, dream your dream,
Hope your hope and pray your prayer.
PIC: is ME ( Dawn Alison) 2013.
Photocredit: Vicky Lee
August 16, 2014
pt of the day
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air.
You name them . . .
work, family, health, friends and spirit,
and you're keeping all of these in the air.
You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.
If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four balls . . .
family, health, friends and spirit . . .
are made of glass.
If you drop one of these,
they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered.
They will never be the same.
August 17, 2014
pt of the day
Every man who accomplishes things
sees first in his mind what he wishes to do.
He puts away all doubt.
It makes no difference
how small or how large the thing you want to do may be;
if you have an unlimited confidence in your ability to do it,
you will do it.
pic: YOUR THOUGHTS CREATE YOUR REALITY !
Aug 18, 2014
pt of the day
I do not ask to walk smooth paths
nor bear an easy load.
I pray for strength
and fortitude to climb the rock strewn road.
Give me such courage
and I can scale the hardest peaks alone,
And transform every stumbling block
into a stepping stone.
PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Amy Jesso
12 wks out of her 1st Bodybuilding show in November
GO AMY !
August 19, 2014
pt of the day
Cultivate your own capabilities,
your own style.
Appreciate the members of your family for who they are,
even though their outlook or style may be miles different from yours.
Rabbits don't fly. Eagles don't swim.
Ducks look funny trying to climb. Squirrels don't have feathers.
Stop comparing.
There's plenty of room in the forest.
TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE.
pic: my son STORM - HAPPY BIRTHDAY he's 13 yrs old today
Aug 20, 2014
pt of the day
The remarkable thing we have is a choice every day
regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
We cannot change our past...
We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is
play on the one string we have,
and that is our attitude.
August 21, 2014
pt of the day
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy,
the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.
The moment one definitely commits oneself,
then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents
and meetings and material assistance,
which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.
Aug 23, 2014
pt of the day
How big do you see YOUR WORLD?
Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl,
will only grow up to three inches.
When this same fish is placed in a large tank,
it will grow to about nine inches long.
In a pond koi can reach lengths of eighteen inches.
Amazingly, when placed in a lake,
koi can grow to three feet long.
The metaphor is obvious.
You are limited by how you see the world
Aug 24, 2014
pt of the day
Individual commitment to a group effort
that is what makes a team work
PIC: TEAM Fit Body yesterday
at FABRIC SELECTION for Nov Show
always so much fun & exciting
August 25, 2014
pt of the day
A man with a half volition goes backwards and forwards,
and makes no way on the smoothest road;
a man with a whole volition advances on the roughest,
and will reach his purpose,
if there be even a little worthiness in it.
The man without apurpose is like a ship without a rudder –
a waif, a nothing, a no man.
Have a purpose in life and having it,
throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.
PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Sunday Posing practice
or Womens Physique & Bikini...
(sorry forgot to take a Figure & Mens Physique pic)
Aug 26, 2014
pt of the day
Perseverance is the hard work you do
after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.
Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
The race is not always to the swift,
but to those who keep on running.
Aug 27, 2014
pt of the day
People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are.
I don't believe in circumstances.
The people who get on in this world are
the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want.
And if they cant,
make them.
PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Michelle Mcbeth
4 days out of the North American Championships in Pittsburgh,
GOOD LUCK MICHELLE
Aug 28, 2014
pt of the day
“We tend to forget that
happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have,
but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”
"In every single thing you do,
you are choosing a direction.
Your life is a product of choices."
Aug 29, 2014
pt of the day
Giving Our Best
Poet: Julie Hebert, © 2012
Every day that we are alive,
We should be asking ourselves whether we,
Are we giving our best to each day,
This is something we may not all see.
See each day we are given is a gift,
And to waste it would be very wrong.
But our lives are just that,
Ours to do with and hope our life's long.
But that's just it, our lives may not be long,
And come to an end before we are ready.
Don't be that person, who regrets,
Live your life full and steady.
Close your eyes and go to sleep,
Knowing you've conquer your day.
You'll life will be very successful,
And you'll be happy to look back when you're gray.
PIX: TEAM Fit Body's Matt Forch BEFORE PIX & MID POINT PIX Jan 2014 till Aug 2014
gunning for Nov show
CONGRATS & GO MATT !
ALSO: PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Michelle McBeth 2 days out of the North Americans
GO MICHELLE
Aug 30, 2014'
pt of the day
Letting go doesn’t mean
you don’t care about someone or something anymore;
it’s just realizing that the only thing you truly have control over is yourself,
right here, right now.
It’s a necessary process
of adapting to the ever-changing realities of life
leaving behind the past to make way for the present.
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES OTHERS OPEN…
OUT WITH THE OLD,
IN WITH THE NEW….
There’s one thing in life that is constant…
that is things will come & go
and there will always be CHANGE !
Aug 31, 2014
pt of the day
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know THE DIFFERENCE
Sept 1st, 2014
pt of the day
Limitations live only in our minds.
But if we use our imaginations,
our possibilities become limitless.
IN EACH MOMENT, WE MAKE CHOICES,
these take us closer to, or further from our GOALS...
which way do you want to go?
YOUR DESTINY depends on the choices you make,
moment to moment...
YOUR CHOICE
PICS: below is RECIPES for protein cookies & brownies
that you can eat when having a sweet craving PRECONTEST OR ANYTIME,
recipes credit of TEAM Fit Body's Stephanie Lawson who's doing the Nov Show,
Thanx Steph
COOKIE RECIPE:
1 scoop PB Choc Swirl Protein
½ tsp xanthan gum
1 tbsp cocoa
½ tsp baking powder
2 tbsp egg white
4 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp liquid stevia
In the oven at 350 for about 8 mins
Xanthan Gum :: Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods
www.bobsredmill.com
Gum, Xanthan is used by people who are allergic to gluten
to add volume and viscosity to bread and other gluten-free baked goods.
It is made from a tiny microorganism called Xanthomonas campestris
and is a natural carbohydrate.
Get it at the SuperStore! Organic aisle!
It comes in a bag and pretty much looks like baking powder (it costed me 11.99 for the bag)!!
BROWNIE RECIPE: Take cookie recipe and make it into a cake/loaf.
Then mix up protein pudding, and stuff your cake!
Or use pudding as icing!!
PIC: TEAM Fit Body from Posing Practice this long wkend
Sept 2. 2014
pt of the day
To be yourself
in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else
is the greatest accomplishment.
Be who you are
and say what you feel,
because those who mind don’t matter
and those who matter don’t mind.
PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Melissa Tofsrud
9 wks out of her 1st Physique Show
Sept 3, 2014
pt of the day
"You only achieve what you believe"
MENTAL IMAGERY...
“Peak performers develop powerful mental images
of the behavior that will lead to the desired results.
They see in their mind's eye the result they want,
and the actions leading to it.”
IF YOU CAN SEE IT,
YOU CAN BE IT !
YOUR imagination,
and the thoughts you think & believe
are WHAT YOU BRING INTO YOUR REALITY....
be mindful of your thoughts
because YOU CREATE YOUR OWN DESTINY !
SEPT 4, 2014 PT OF THE DAY
Let go of Anger and Bitterness
11. Feel it fully. If you stifle your feelings, they may leak out and affect everyone around you—not just the person who inspired your anger. Before you can let go of any emotion, you have to feel it fully.
12. Give yourself a rant window. Let yourself vent for a day before confronting the person who troubled you. This may diffuse the hostility and give you time to plan a rational confrontation.
13. Remind yourself that anger hurts you more than the person who upset you, and visualize it melting away as an act of kindness to yourself.
14. If possible, express your anger to the person who offended you. Communicating how you feel may help you move on. Keep in mind that you can’t control how the offender responds; you can only control how clearly and kindly you express yourself.
15. Take responsibility. Many times when you’re angry, you focus on what someone else did that was wrong, which essentially gives away your power. When you focus on what you could have done better, you often feel empowered and less bitter.
16. Put yourself in the offender’s shoes. We all make mistakes, and odds are you could have easily slipped up just like your husband, father, or friend did. Compassion dissolves anger.
17. Metaphorically throw it away. For example, jog with a backpack full of tennis balls. After you’ve built up a bit of rush, toss the balls one by one, labeling each as a part of your anger. (You’ll need to retrieve these—litter angers the earth!)
18. Use a stress ball, and express your anger physically and vocally when you use it. Make a scrunched up face or grunt. You may feel silly, but this allows you to actually express what you’re feeling inside.
19. Wear a rubber band on your wrist and gently flick it when you start obsessing on angry thoughts. This trains your mind to associate that type of persistent negativity with something unpleasant.
20. Remind yourself these are your only three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it. These acts create happiness; holding onto bitterness never does.
Sept 8, 2014
pt of the day
Life shrinks or expands
in proportion to one's courage.
It is not the mountain we conquer
but ourselves.
PIC: TEAM Fit Body at Sunday Posing Practice Yesterday
Sept 9th, 2014
pt of the day
“We are what we think.
All that we are arises with our thoughts.
With our thoughts, we make the world.”
WE CREATE OUR OWN REALITY...
“What we think, we become.”
Sept 10, 2014
pt of the day
Attitudes are contagious.
Are yours worth catching?
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather,
always bring your own sunshine.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Sept 11, 2014
pt of the day
Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice,
and is never the result of selfishness.
As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind.
I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him.
YOU GOTTA WANNA SUCCEED AS BAD AS YOU WANNA BREATHE !
PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Physique Girl: Dawn MacKay
LOOKIN GOOD in the offseason
GREAT VIDEO: Sacrifice - Motivational Video
http://youtu.be/c0ZzN6hxdzo
Sept 12. 2014
pt of the day
Welcome every morning with a smile.
Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator,
another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday.
Be a self-starter.
Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action
that is certain to echo through your entire day.
Today will never happen again.
Don't waste it with a false start
or no start at all.
You were not born to fail.
Sept 13, 2014
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.”
PIC: TEAM Fit Body's Amy Jesso
8 wks out of her 1st bodybuilding show
GO AMY
Sept 14, 2014
pt of the day
Life's problems wouldn't be called "hurdles"
if there wasn't a way to get over them.
It is never too late to be what you might have been.
When people say to me:
"How do you do so many things?"
I often answer them, without meaning to be cruel:
"How do you do so little?"
It seems to me that people have vast potential.
Most people can do extraordinary things
if they have the confidence or take the risks.
Yet most people don't.
They sit in front of the telly
and treat life as if it goes on forever.
GET ON & JUST DO IT !