Q & A with Dawn Alison

[Fit Body]

Mar 3, 2013
pt of the day

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again,
but expecting different results.”

if you do what you have always done
you will get what you've always got
if you want change
you gotta be willing to change
if not, guess what?
YOU'RE STUCK

“It is better to be hated for what you are
than to be loved for what you are not.”

“To laugh often and love much;
to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children;
to earn the approbation of honest citizens
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty;
to find the best in others;
to give of one’s self;
to leave the world a bit better,
whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition;
to have played and laughed with enthusiasm
and sung with exultation;
to know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived
this is to have succeeded.”

to thine own self be true
Dawn

[Fit Body]

Mar 4, 2013
pt of the day

"There is no achievement without goals."

"People with goals succeed because
they know where they're going."

Goals in writing are dreams with deadlines.

"This one step
choosing a goal and sticking to it
changes everything."


just do it
Dawn

[Fit Body]

Mar 5, 2013
pt of the day

Rocky quote:
IT'S NOT HOW HARD CAN HIT !
BUT ITS HOW HARD YOU CAN GET HIT AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD

well couple days into prep and what happens?
up all night with a urinary tract infection in excruciating pain
at 1am thought i can't take it anymore
woke hubby up and said "i'm taking myself to Emergency"
got dressed and of course had to go,
actually try to go to bathroom on way out of door
and on sitting on toilet thinkin…
"1 am i'll be in the hospital at least 6 hrs,
but then the clinic will be almost open,
and whats hard is most of the time you are sitting on toilet trying to pee,
and eeeek the toilets in hospital emergency wards
and if i'm in emerg by myself and i'm in the bathroom and don't hear my name called
then i'll be there even longer"
so decided to tough it out
had hot bath
wrapped myself up in lots clothes, took some Codiene painkillers,
and finally passed out from sheer exhastion somewhere after 2am
got a few hrs sleep then up to clinic got antibiotics....
my online client who's prepping for BC's Tony Tomra texted me
he came down with flu day before and still wrecked
i told him what i was going thru
and he's like "theres always something going on"
and i'm like "yep there's ALWAYS something !
and he said this which i love...
"Isn't that what half of meet/contest prep is.....
battling the obstacles that get thrown in our way.

and he's sooooooooo right
there's always something
and you can either succumb to the road blocks
or you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off and GO AGAIN....

and what alot of people don't get is...
its ALWAYS FUKCING HARD, AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE HARD
there's no perfect time, theres no good time
there's always shit coming down the pipeline
life throws curve balls at you
PERFECT EXAMPLE.... TEAM Fit Body's Sherri (the WARRIOR) Tappert
during her prep for this upcoming Kelowna show gets diagnosed with cervical cancer
NOW THATS A CURVE BALL LADIES AND GENTLEMAN
freaks, cries, goes thru the gaumet of emotions and YEAH FUCKED UP ON HER DIET AND MISSED SOME WORKOUTS
but she had surgery, took necessary bit of time off, but lucky her surgeon had a sis that had competed so understood
and told her to go ahead and she how she felt
and guess what ?
yep she's on the road to recovery, doc says everything looks good, AND THE WARRIOR MARCHES ON TO HER SHOW
amazing true story which will be out on the next TEAM Fit Body' video log

pic attached is: Sherri (the WARRIOR) Tappert
not long after she recovered from surgery

[Fit Body]

Mar 6, 2013
pt of the day

Most people never run far enough on their first wind
to find out they've got a second.

The race is not always to the swift,
but to those who keep on running.

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on
after others have let go.

just do it
Dawn

[Fit Body]

REMINDER THERES NO POSING PRACTICE THIS FRIDAY AS I'M OUT OF TOWN

Mar 7, 2013
pt of the day

“The curious paradox is'
that when I accept myself just as I am,
then I can change.”

“The possibility of stepping into a higher plane
is quite real for everyone.
It requires no force or effort or sacrifice.
It involves little more than changing our ideas about what is

when you open your mind
wonderous things can happen
give up control
and surrender
live in the now
and enjoy the ride

just f'in do it
Dawn....

[Fit Body]

Mar 9, 2013
pt of the day

“The most difficult battle you ever fight is
the battle to be unique
in a world that will marshal its every force
to keep you the same.

“Act the way you want to be
and soon you’ll be the way you act.”
in other words...
FAKE IT UNTIL YOU CAN MAKE IT
or...
ACT AS IF !

“Take the first step in faith.
You don’t have to see the whole staircase.
Just take the first step.”
you don't have to know how its gonna happen
you just need to focus on what you want
and hold that focus
and believe
and it will come to pass


to thine own self be true

just do it
Dawn

[Fit Body]

CLOCK GO AHEAD 1 HOUR TONIGHT
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
SPRING FORWARD

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Mar 10th, 2013
pt of the day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to TEAM Fit Body's LeeAnn Harper

“Your life does not get better by chance,
it gets better by change.”

“Fear, uncertainty and discomfort
are your compasses toward growth.”

“All our dreams can come true
if we have the courage to pursue them.”

just do it
Dawn

pic TEAM Fit Body's Ron Dyck
only 6 weeks and 24 lbs down
with 10 wks to go till Kelowna show in Mens Physique

[Fit Body]

Mar 11, 2013
pt of the day

“Choose the positive.
You have choice,
you are master of your attitude,
choose the positive,
the constructive.
Optimism is a faith that leads to success.”

“Don’t fear failure.
Not failure, but low aim, is the crime.
In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.”

"Only those who dare to fail greatly c
an ever acheive greatly."

don't let YOU be YOUR biggest obstacle
have COURAGE & faith to believe in yourself

just do it
Dawn

[Fit Body]

went in to get my Vitamin shot today at
my Naturopath Dr. Navi Badesha's Mediworks Clinic here in Surrey....
He's going to be helping me this contest prep....
sent blood in for more allergy testing to get my skin eczema cleared up for the show
check him out & let him know i sent you
http://www.mediworks.ca/

[Fit Body]

Mar 12. 2013
pt of the day

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

You have to put in many, many,many tiny efforts
that nobody sees or appreciates
before you achieve anything worthwhile.

Obsessive is just a word the lazy use
to describe the DEDICATED

A dream doesn't become reality through magic;
it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

just do it
Dawn

[Fit Body]

Mar 14th, 2013
pt of the day

The saddest summary of a life contains
three descriptions:
could have, might have,
and should have.

twenty years from now you will be
more disappointed by the things you didn't do
than by the things you did.

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

Live life to its fullest
Dawn

[Fit Body]

Mar 14, 2013
pt of the day

"The longer I live,
the more I am certain that the
great difference between the great and the insignificant,
its energy
invincible determination
a purpose once fixed,
and then death or victory."

"Every worthwhile accomplishment,
big or little,
has its stages of drudgery and triumph;
a beginning,
a struggle
and a victory."

just do it anyway
you will be glad you did
live life with no regrets
Dawn....

[Fit Body]

me 16 wks and 4 days out of CANADIAN NATIONALS 2013
173 lbs at 5' 2 3/4"
Nationals this yr in Halifax, Nova Scotia
literally the other side of the country
so i will fly from west coast to east coast
always wanted to see the eastern seaboard so now i will get my chance
flights booked, hotel booked
training this yr with my longtime friend of over 20 yrs...
and my leg day training partners for last 3 yrs
IFBB Pro CARLOS RABIEI

[Fit Body]

Mar 15, 2013
pt of the day

“Successful people aren't born that way.
They become successful by
establishing the habit of doing things
unsuccessful people don't like to do.
The successful people don't always like these things themselves;
they just get on and do them.”


Be who you are and say what you feel,
because those who mind don't matter
and those who matter don't mind.

to thine own self be true
Dawn....

[vancouverchick]

lookin great dawn!!!

[Fit Body]

Originally Posted by vancouverchick

lookin great dawn!!!

thanx lori
see you soon
xo

[Fit Body]

Mar 16, 2013
pt of the day

“Some are destined to succeed,
some are determined to succeed.”


“There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,
that can circumvent or hinder or control
the firm resolve of a determined soul.”

make a plan and stick to it
that's determination
which carries over to every aspect of your life
just do it
Dawn

pix: TEAM Fit Body's Lauralee Cheng gunning for
World Qualifier in Winnipeg April

& TEAM Fit Body's Brandon Best training hard
putting on size for 2014 showdown

[Fit Body]

Mar 17, 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.”

“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.”

find the strength within you
you are much stronger than you know
just do it
Dawn

[Fit Body]

Mar 18, 2013
pt of the day

“Never, never, never, never give up.”
“Courage doesn’t always roar.

Sometimes courage is the little voice
at the end of the day that says
I’ll try again tomorrow.

fall...
get up...
dust off and....
get going again....
just friggin do it
Dawn

[Fit Body]

COMPETITOR INFO & SERVICES
2013 IFBB International Events Qualifier
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
Winnipeg, MB

Host Hotel: Greenwood Inn & Suites
1715 Wellington Avenue
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Weigh-In and Competitors meeting April 26th in the Evergreen Ballroom.
Weigh-In from 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Competitors meeting from 6:00pm to 8:30pm

Competition Location: McPhillips Station Casino
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Pre judging at 9:00am, Finals at 5:00pm

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