Feb/Mar 2025 Aspire Magazine FULL Issue | Page 98

I can ’ t stress this enough . No one succeeds in a goal without some form of planning — and in some cases , like a first date , quite a bit of planning .

Often when we start something new , we are excited and eager for the experience . We imagine success : charming our date or getting into better shape with revitalized energy . But will our initial excitement , our good intentions , be enough to sustain us along the bumpy road ahead ? Do we know what we really want ? Do we know what our goals are ? Do we know why we ’ re doing what we ’ re doing ? Are we emotionally ready for change ?

Excerpted from the book from Reclaiming Wellness : Ancient Wisdom for Your Healthy , Happy , and Beautiful Life . Copyright © 2022 by Jovanka Ciares . Printed with permission from New World Library — www . newworldlibrary . com .

JOVANKA CIARES - Jovanka Ciares is a certified wellness expert , integrative herbalist , nutrition educator , and coach . She is the author of Reclaiming Wellness : Ancient Wisdom for Your Healthy , Happy and Beautiful Life and several other titles on clean food , cleansing + detox for weight loss . She ’ s a featured expert on People Magazine , Entertainment Tonight , NPR , CBS Radio , and Telemundo as well as many influential websites . She leads workshops in Spanish and English . Learn more at www . jovankaciares . com .