The Goodenough Blog

Today I went and helped my dad give a lecture on teamwork and leadership in Camarillo for the church he belongs to.  It was a great lecture and I really came away with a lot of knowledge, great teams are about having people with the right talent and the right attitude and having a clear vision.  I got sad thinking about all the teams of people I used to manage, since now its just me and my husband.  I have no one to manage, no one to develop and no one to boss around.  I have no team.  

But then it occurred to me, I do have a team.  I have a team of people and they are helping me reach my vision.  In our mission statement it states, “for Amber to achieve, health, happiness and find her passion”.  My team includes my wonderful husband Eric who helps me stay motivated and has even changed his diet to help me be tempted less.  Eric is in charge of helping me find my passion and taking me outside of my box that I love to live in.  It also includes my therapist, who works on the happiness part.  She keeps me accountable for my health issues as well which really is part of me being happy.  And the final person is my trainer Melody, she is a wonderful motivator, a great friend and someone that truly gets excited about every single pound and small achievement.  

I have the perfect team to reach my goals and vision.  I don’t have to manage them, but they are on my side they have “bought in” to the vision and they are helping me become the better version of myself that I truly want to be.  

So today I ate:

• banana and pineapple
• avocado
• leftover adzuki bean bake
• salad with sprouts and cabbage
• turkey burgers with leeks and garlic
• hummus and veggie crudites 
• carrot juice
• small piece of dark chocolate. . . a moment of weakness